Tokyo - Japan's current account surplus narrowed 67.4 per cent in June to 493.9 billion yen (4.5 billion dollars) from a year before, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

The nation's goods and services trade surplus plunged 99.8 per cent to 2 billion yen.

The goods trade surplus shrank 81.3 per cent to 252.1 billion yen.

The income surplus jumped 29.9 per cent to 593.4 billion yen.

The balance of services logged a deficit of 250.1 billion yen, down 23.1 per cent.

In the January-June period, Japan's current account surplus shrank 15.9 per cent from a year before to 10.46 trillion yen.

The balance of trade and services in the first six months of the year posted a surplus of 2.65 trillion yen, down 44.1 per cent from a year before.

The current account balance, which is considered the broadest gauge of trade, shows the gap between a nation's income from foreign sources and foreign obligations payable, excluding net capital investment. (dpa)