TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan posted a current account surplus for the 37th straight month in July, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report on Friday.
The surplus stood at 2.32 trillion yen (21.40 billion U.S. dollars) in July, the ministry said, with goods and trade registering a surplus of 566.6 billion yen.
Japan's current account surplus is one of the broadest measure of its trade with the rest of the world.