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Japan Trade Balance

Latest Release

Sep 16, 2025

Actual

-242.5B

Forecast

-513.6B

-118.4B

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 trade surplus). A negative number indicates that fewer goods and services were exported than imported (a trade deficit).
A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the JPY , while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the JPY Anyways.

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Currency: JPY

Source: Ministry of Finance Japan

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct 22, 2025 (Sep)	01:50			-242.8B
Sep 17, 2025 (Aug)	01:50	-242.5B	-513.6B	-118.4B
Aug 20, 2025 (Jul)	01:50	-117.5B	196.2B	152.1B
Jul 17, 2025 (Jun)	01:50	153.1B	353.9B	-638.6B
Jun 18, 2025 (May)	01:50	-637.6B	-893.0B	-115.6B
May 21, 2025 (Apr)	01:50	-115.8B	227.1B	559.4B

News

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Updates at 00:00 ET (04:00 GMT) with India open, Japan and HK stock moves Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Wednesday, with technology shares logging steep losses in...

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