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Japan Balance of Trade
Last Release
Aug 2021
Actual
-635.4 JPY Billion
Forecast
N/A
Previous
439.4 JPY Billion
Frequency
Monthly
Units In
JPY Billion
Next Release
N/A
Time to Release
N/A
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
1608.67 JPY Billion Sep 2007 | -2795.115 JPY Billion Jan 2014 | 342.62 JPY Billion | 1963 - 2021 | N/A |
Between 1980 and 2010 Japan had been recording trade surpluses every year due to rising exports. However, the trade balance swung to deficit in 2011, as the Fukushima nuclear disaster forced the country to increase its purchases of fossil fuels and gas in the wake of weaker yen. The surplus was back in 2016 and 2017, but in 2018 and 2019 Japan's trade balance shifted back into deficit amid persistent trade tensions between the US and China, and sluggish global growth. In 2019, Japan reported the biggest trade surpluses with the US, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and the Netherlands. The biggest trade deficits were recorded with China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
Latest Updates
Japan posted a trade deficit of JPY 635.36 billion in August 2021, compared with market consensus of a gap of JPY 47.7 billion and reversing from a surplus of JPY 227.98 billion in the same month a year earlier. This was the first trade deficit since May, as exports rose by 26.2 percent year-on-year to JPY 6,606 billion while imports rose at a steeper 44.7 percent to JPY 7,241 billion. Considering the first eight months of the year, the country registered a trade gap of JPY 807.85 billion, down sharply from a deficit of JPY 1,273.02billion in the same period of 2020.
Japan Balance of Trade History
Last 12 readings
Latest Releases and Calendar Events
News
All News| DATE | TIME | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | 00:26 | Japan Trade Gap Wider than Expected |
| Aug 18, 2021 | 00:17 | Japan Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts |
| Jul 21, 2021 | 00:12 | Japan Trade Surplus Below Market Estimates |
| Jan 23, 2020 | 09:57 | Japan Trade Gap Widens in December |
| Dec 18, 2019 | 10:25 | Japan Trade Deficit Narrows in November |
| Nov 20, 2019 | 10:34 | Japan Trade Balance Swings to Surplus |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 09:10 | Japan Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in September |
Calendar
ECONOMIC CALENDAR| DATE | TIME | EVENT | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | -635.4 B |
| Aug 17, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | 441 B |
| Jul 20, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | 383.2 B |
| Jun 15, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | -187.1 B |
| May 19, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | 255.3 B |
| Apr 18, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | 663.7 B |
| Mar 16, 2021 | 23:50 | Balance of Trade | 217.4 B |
Japan trade Indicators
All Japan indicatorsIndicator | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of Trade | -635.4 Aug 2021 | 439.4 Jul 2021 | -2,795.11 Jan 2014 | 1,608.67 Sep 2007 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1963 - 2021 |
| Capital Flows | 9,569 Jul 2021 | -6,738 Jun 2021 | -26,928 Mar 1993 | 51,996 Mar 2016 | JPY HML | Monthly | 1985 - 2021 |
| Crude Oil Production | 4 Nov 2019 | 4 Oct 2019 | 3 Oct 2018 | 13 Oct 1996 | BBL/D/1K | Monthly | 1994 - 2019 |
| Current Account | 1,910.8 Jul 2021 | 905.1 Jun 2021 | -1,456.11 Jan 2014 | 3,360.4 Mar 2007 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1985 - 2021 |
| Current Account to GDP | 3.2 Dec 2020 | 3.6 Dec 2019 | -1 Dec 1980 | 4.7 Dec 2007 | % of GDP | Yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
| Exports | 6,605.76 Aug 2021 | 7,356.05 Jul 2021 | 105.08 Jan 1963 | 7,681.69 Mar 2008 | JPY Billion | Monthly | 1963 - 2021 |
Balance of Trade across Asia
Balance of Trade global viewCountry | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | -5,760.9 Dec 2020 | -5,912.95 Dec 2019 | -8,517.9 Dec 2012 | -1,660.9 Dec 2005 | USD Million | Yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,548,839 Mar 2021 | 167,957 Jan 2021 | -306,551 Dec 1998 | 8,201,764 Jun 2008 | USD Thousand | Quarterly | 1998 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | -218.4 Jun 2021 | -77.6 Oct 2020 | -218.4 Jun 2021 | 0 Aug 1992 | BDT Billion | Monthly | 1976 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | -9,612.77 Mar 2021 | -5,286.51 Dec 2020 | -12,698.1 Dec 2015 | 7,255.77 Sep 2020 | BTN Million | Quarterly | 1991 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 210.3 Dec 2019 | 140.7 Nov 2019 | 34.1 Jul 2015 | 2,971.45 Sep 2008 | BND Million | Monthly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Cambodia | -1,422.4 Sep 2019 | -621.1 Aug 2019 | -3,753 Dec 2013 | 363.2 Aug 2017 | KHR Billion | Monthly | 2009 - 2019 |