TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus rose 76.9 percent in November from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, reflecting a pick-up in exports as the global economy recovers.
The rise was bigger than the median market forecast for a 62.8 percent increase from a year earlier.
The surplus stood at 1.1030 trillion yen, against a median forecast for 1.0154 trillion yen.
Japan's current account balance slipped to a rare deficit in January last year as the global financial crisis battered exports and reduced gains on overseas investments.
The balance of payments has been in the black since then as exports picked up amid signs of a recovery in the world economy.
Following are details of the current account balance; economists' median forecast is in parentheses:
(Unadjusted, billion yen)
NOV OCT NOV YR BEFORE -------------------------------------------------------------- Current account balance +1,103.0(+1,015.4) +1,397.6 +623.6 Trade balance +490.6 +949.0 -92.2 Income balance +732.8 +846.5 +845.3 --------------------------------------------------------------
For the full tables, see the MOF's website of at http://www.mof.go.jp/bpoffice/bpdata/pdf/bp0911.pdf (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto)