1st LD: Writethru: Japan's exports in December expand for first time since financial crisis

TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's exports rolex replica in December went up for the first time since the global financial crisis broke out in September 2008, further showing the export-oriented economy has been picking up.

The export went up 12.1 percent to 5,412.83 billion yen (60.82 billion U.S. dollars) on a customs-cleared basis, boosted by stronger demand from other Asian markets, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

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The country's imports shrank 5.5 percent to 4,867.51 billion yen (54.69 billion U.S. dollars), and the trade surplus amounted to 545.32 billion yen (6.13 billion U.S. dollars), the ministry said in a preliminary report

Exports to China, Japan's largest export market since 2009, expanded 42.8 percent to 1,070.97 billion yen,

Exports to other Asian regions swelled 31.2 percent to 3,031.30 billion yen.

But exports to the U.S. market slid 7.6 percent to 832.68 billion yen.

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Japan's exports to the European Union grew for the first time in 17 months, up 1.4 percent to 641.29 billion yen.

Trade figures are measured on a customs-cleared basis before adjustment for seasonal factors. (1 U.S. dollar=89 yen)