Japan trade surplus down nearly 89 percent

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• Japan's trade surplus in June fell 88.9 percent from a year earlier
  
• Fall marks the fourth straight month of decline
  
• Surplus shrank to 138.6 billion yen as imports grew amid soaring oil prices
  
• Overall imports grew 16.2% to 7.21 trillion yen in June, exports dipped 1.7%
  
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