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TOKYO -- Japanese exports declined year on year for the first time in three months in November, preliminary data released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry shows.
The latest trade statistics show exports for the month decreasing 0.2% to 8.81 trillion yen ($61 billion). Automobile exports increased 16.3% but those of steel dropped 11.6% while chip manufacturing equipment shipments tumbled 10.6%.