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Japan Trade Balance

Latest Release

Feb 18, 2025

Actual

-2,758.8B

Forecast

-2,100.0B

132.5B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the JPY , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the JPY Anyways.

Importance:

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Currency: JPY

Source: Ministry of Finance Japan

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 18, 2025 (Jan)	18:50	-2,758.8B	-2,100.0B	132.5B
Jan 22, 2025 (Dec)	18:50	130.9B	-55.0B	-110.3B
Dec 17, 2024 (Nov)	18:50	-117.6B	-688.9B	-462.1B
Nov 19, 2024 (Oct)	18:50	-461.2B	-360.4B	-294.1B
Oct 16, 2024 (Sep)	18:50	-294.3B	-237.6B	-703.2B
Sep 17, 2024 (Aug)	18:50	-695.3B	-1,380.0B	-628.7B

News

Japan trade balance shrinks more than expected in Jan as imports spike By Investing.com - Feb 18, 2025

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Japan trade balance grows more than expected in Dec on strong exports By Investing.com - Jan 22, 2025

Investing.com-- Japan’s trade surplus grew more than expected in December, boosted chiefly by resilient exports to the U.S. and China, although weaker-than-expected imports pointed to some softness in...

Japan trade balance unexpectedly improves in Nov on strong exports By Investing.com - Dec 17, 2024

Investing.com-- Japan’s trade balance unexpectedly improved in November on support from stronger-than-expected exports, as demand in the U.S. and China improved and as a softer yen also helped. Trade...

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