TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus dropped 65.9 percent in November from a year earlier, a little more than expected, government data showed on Tuesday, as exports shrank in the midst of the financial crisis that hit hard Japanese export destinations.
The data compared with a market median forecast for a fall of 61.9 percent.
The figure compared with a market median forecast for a surplus of 650.3 billion yen.
Following are details of the current account balance.
(Economists' median forecast in parentheses) (Unadjusted, billion yen) NOV OCT NOV YR AGO ---------------------------------------------------------------- Current account balance 581.2 (650.3) 960.5 1,705.8 Trade balance -93.4 145.8 907.6 Income balance 844.7 1,209.1 999.6 For the full tables, see the website of the Ministry of Finance at http://www.mof.go.jp/bpoffice/bpdata/pdf/bp0811.pdf (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Hugh Lawson)