5月貿易収支、4か月ぶりの赤字　Trade balance in May, the first deficit in four months

財務省の貿易統計速報によれば、5月の貿易収支が9671億円と4か月ぶりの赤字となった。韓国や中国向けの半導体製造装置の輸出が減少が目立つという。中国向け輸出は前年比9.7％減となり、3カ月連続の減少。米中貿易摩擦の影響について、財務省幹部は「サプライチェーンが複雑に絡み合っており、影響を明確に言うのは難しい」とした。

According to the Ministry of Finance's report on trade statistics, the trade balance in May was a deficit of JPY967.1 billion. The deficit is the first in four months.Exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Korea and China decreased. Exports to China fell 9.7% YoY, for three consecutive months.With regard to the effects of US-China trade frictions, finance officials said, "The supply chains are intricately intertwined and it is difficult to say the effects clearly."