P510 510 TELEINF 03:32:54 real growth in the 3 months to June after rising a sharp 2.9 % in the preceding quarter. The dollar has come back from around 100 yen in September last year to be trading at around 110 yen. It hit 79.75 yjn on April 9, 1995. JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS DOWN IN AUGUST TOKYO - Japan's trade surplus shrank 31 % from a year earlier to 369.47 billion yen in August, the Finance Ministry said Wednjsday. Exports grew 8.7 % year on year to 3,471.7 billion yen, while imports jumped 16.6 % to 3,102.3 billion yjn. The surplus came in well above consensus forecasts for a surplus of around 280 billion yen. Japan's surplus with the United States shrank 16.9 % to 222.2 billion yen, with exports up 8.2 % to 911.9 billion yen and imports up 19.8 % to 689.7 see next page >>>