1.   A trade surplus means more products are being exported than imported.

2.   At the time, the surplus meant a smaller national money supply.

3.   A declining trade surplus means Japanese exporters have fewer dollars to sell for yen to bring profits home.

4.   A Japanese trade surplus means a surplus of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

5.   A Japanese trade surplus means billions of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen when they bring revenue home.

6.   A cash surplus means more funds are deposited than new minted money is distributed in that region.

7.   A larger surplus means Japanese exporters and other companies will have more foreign currencies to sell for yen when bringing profits home.

8.   A shrinking Japanese trade surplus means fewer dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

9.   A shrinking trade surplus means Japanese exporters have fewer dollars to convert to yen, thus weakening the Japanese currency.

10.   A shrinking current account surplus means fewer dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen when bringing profits home.