A worker rides a bicycle in a container area at a port in Tokyo, Japan January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Japan’s exports likely grew more than 30% year-on-year in April, the most in more than a decade, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but the base effect was a major factor after last year’s steep decline due to the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The world’s third-largest economy has recovered largely due to solid overseas demand that has boosted output and exports, even as a resurgence of coronavirus infections are dampening consumption.
Next week’s key data include machinery…
