The New York Times-20080124-Japan- Exports Growth Keeps Slowing- -Brief-

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Japan: Exports Growth Keeps Slowing; [Brief]

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Japan's export growth slowed for a second month in December as a weakening American economy stifled demand. Exports, which drove almost all the third-quarter expansion, rose 6.9 percent from the period a year earlier, after climbing 9.7 percent in November, the Finance Ministry said. Imports rose 12.1 percent in December, after climbing 13.2 percent in November.