TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus
rose 8.1 percent in January from the same month a year earlier,
compared with a market median forecast for a 9.5 percent rise,
government data showed on Wednesday. [JPCURA=ECI]

Following are details of the current account balance for
January. (Economists' median forecast in parentheses)
(Unadjusted, billion yen) JAN DEC JAN YR AGO
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Current account balance 1,235.8 (1,250.0) 1,697.2 1,142.9
Trade balance 85.8 1,013.4 113.0
Income balance 1,456.1 1,004.6 1,351.2

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(Reporting by Yoko Nishikawa; Editing by Rodney Joyce)