TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus shrank 48.8 percent in September from a year earlier, compared with a market median forecast for a 52.8 percent decline, government data showed on Tuesday.
Following are details of the current account balance.
(Economists' median forecast in parentheses) (Unadjusted, billion yen) SEPT AUG SEPT YR AGO ---------------------------------------------------------------- Current account balance 1,497.9 (1,380) 988.8 2,925.9 Trade balance 96.1 -236.0 1,770.7 Income balance 1,483.9 1,403.8 1,416.9 For the full tables, see the website of the Ministry of Finance at http://www.mof.go.jp/bpoffice/bpdata/pdf/bp0809.pdf (Reporting by Hideyuki Sano)