TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus in November 2025 expanded 10 percent from a year earlier to 3.67 trillion yen (23.2 billion U.S. dollars), driven by a larger surplus in the goods trade balance, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

Japan's goods trade recorded a surplus of 625.3 billion yen, as exports climbed 5.1 percent to 9.39 trillion yen and imports edged down 0.5 percent to 8.77 trillion yen, the ministry said in a preliminary report.

Among other key components, the country's primary income, including dividends and interest earnings from overseas investments, which reflects how much Japan earned from overseas investments, increased 0.2 percent to 3.38 trillion yen, the report said.

The current account balance is one of the widest gauges of international trade. ■