Yet, as Japan entered the “lost decade” of the 1990’s, its exports continued to grow faster than its imports. Japan’s trade surplus peaked only in 1994, at $144 billion, just a few months before the yen’s April 1995 all-time high of 79.75.
然而，当日本进入“失去的十年”的九十年代，它的出口增速依然超过它的进口增速。日本的贸易顺差在1994年达到最高峰的1440亿美元，几个月后，日元兑美元的汇率也在1995年4月达到历史最高值，79.75日元兑1美元。