1.   Imports of consumer goods fell sharply in December.

2.   This is matched by a current account surplus as exports rise and imports fall.

3.   But imports have fallen to a fraction of that, and the foreign food that is being shipped is being sold at skyrocketing prices.

4.   Copper fell to a one-month low after a report sparked concern that Chinese imports will fall short of expectations this year.

5.   Exports set a record, while imports fell for the first time in eight months.

6.   Imports fell, Kobayashi said, because Japanese consumer sentiment remains weak.

7.   Imports also fell for the first time in three years, it said, as a decline in goods imports countered a rise in services imports.

8.   Imports fell by a third in August.

9.   Imports fell a third consecutive month, but the drop in exports was larger.

10.   Imports fell as well, as businesses purchased less equipment from abroad and oil prices dropped another notch.