【Skill 6】Understand the changes in the current account balance and the trade balance
Put these 5 skills together to understand the changes in the current account balance, trade balance, etc.
[Skill 1] Understand whether a balance is in a surplus or in a deficit from expressions such as 収支は (balance) and 黒字 (surplus)
[Skill 2] Understand how balances have changed from expressions such as 転化 (flip) and ぶり (for the first time in ...)
[Skill 3] Understand whether a balance increased or decreased from expressions such as 額 (amount) and 増加 (increase)
[Skill 4] Understand the difference in a balance from the previous year from expressions such as 前年比 (from the previous year) and ＋ (increased by)
[Skill 5] Understand whether a balance is the largest or the smallest from expressions such as 最大 (largest) and 以降 (since)