According to preliminary trade statistics for the first half of November, released by the Ministry of Finance on November 25, exports totaled 2,847.44 billion yen (up 6.3% year-on-year), and imports totaled 2,962.331 billion yen (up 14.0%).
The difference between exports and imports resulted in a deficit of 114.891 billion yen.
Ministry of Finance / November trade statistics: Exports up 6.1%, imports up 1.3%