Japan Balance of Trade
Last Release
Sep 2019
Actual
-122.98 JPY Billion
Forecast
-440000000000 JPY Billion
Previous
-143.526 JPY Billion
Frequency
Monthly
Units In
JPY Billion
Next Release
Nov 19, 2019
Time to Release
7 Days 8 Hours
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Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
1608.67 JPY Billion Sep 2007 | -2795.115 JPY Billion Jan 2014 | 352.34 JPY Billion | 1963 - 2019 | N/A |
Between 1980 and 2010 Japan had been recording trade surpluses every year due to rising exports. Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, trade balance swing to deficit as the country had to increase purchases of fossil fuels and gas in the wake of weaker yen. The surplus was back in 2016 and 2017. Japan reports the biggest trade surpluses with United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Netherlands. The biggest trade deficits are recorded with: China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Japan unexpectedly posted a trade deficit of JPY 123 billion deficit in September 2019, shifting from a JPY 124.1 billion surplus in the same month a year earlier and missing market expectations of a JPY 54 billion surplus. This was the third straight month of shortfall, as exports slumped 5.2 percent, falling for the tenth month in a row, while imports decreased at a softer 1.5 percent, the fifth consecutive month of drop.
Japan Balance of Trade History
Last 12 readings
Latest Releases and Calendar Events
News
All News| DATE | TIME | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2019 | 09:10 | Japan Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in September |
| Sep 18, 2019 | 09:24 | Japan Trade Gap Narrows as Imports Slump |
| Aug 19, 2019 | 08:56 | Japan Trade Deficit Widens in July |
| Jul 18, 2019 | 11:59 | Japan Trade Surplus Shrinks as Exports Fall Further |
| Jun 19, 2019 | 10:27 | Japan Trade Deficit Widens as Trade Tensions Escalate |
| May 22, 2019 | 11:03 | Japan Trade Surplus Narrows Sharply |
| Apr 17, 2019 | 10:54 | Japan Trade Surplus Narrows in March |
Calendar
ECONOMIC CALENDAR| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| Sep 17, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| Jul 17, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| Jun 18, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| May 21, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
| Apr 16, 2019 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade |
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Indicator | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of Trade | -122.98 Sep 2019 | -143.53 Aug 2019 | -2,795.11 Jan 2014 | 1,608.67 Sep 2007 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1963 - 2019 |
| Capital Flows | 44,690 Sep 2019 | 15,281 Aug 2019 | -26,928 Mar 1993 | 51,996 Mar 2016 | JPY HML | Monthly | 1985 - 2019 |
| Crude Oil Production | 4 Jun 2019 | 4 May 2019 | 3 Oct 2018 | 13 Oct 1996 | BBL/D/1K | Monthly | 1994 - 2019 |
| Current Account | 1,612.9 Sep 2019 | 2,157.71 Aug 2019 | -1,456.11 Jan 2014 | 3,360.4 Mar 2007 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1985 - 2019 |
| Current Account to GDP | 3.5 Dec 2018 | 4 Dec 2017 | -1 Dec 1980 | 4.7 Dec 2007 | % | Yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
| Exports | 6,368.5 Sep 2019 | 6,141.24 Aug 2019 | 105.08 Jan 1963 | 7,681.69 Mar 2008 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1963 - 2019 |
Balance of Trade across Asia
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Country | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | -5,131.3 Dec 2018 | -6,254.3 Dec 2017 | -8,517.9 Dec 2012 | -1,660.9 Dec 2005 | USD Million | Yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Azerbaijan | 348,851 Jun 2019 | 2,486,149.5 Mar 2019 | -306,551 Dec 1998 | 8,201,764 Jun 2008 | USD Thousand | Quarterly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh | -105.4 Aug 2019 | -103.1 Jul 2019 | -209.8 May 2018 | 0 Aug 1992 | BDT Billion | Monthly | 1976 - 2019 |
| Bhutan | -8,687.5 Jun 2019 | -9,053.7 Mar 2019 | -20,835.3 Dec 2011 | 3,469.8 Dec 2007 | BTN Million | Quarterly | 1991 - 2019 |
| Brunei | 251.8 Jul 2019 | 39 Jun 2019 | 34.1 Jul 2015 | 2,971.45 Sep 2008 | BND Million | Monthly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Cambodia | -1,785 Jun 2019 | -2,892 May 2019 | -3,753 Dec 2013 | 363.2 Aug 2017 | KHR Billion | Monthly | 2009 - 2019 |