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Japan Trade Balance

Latest Release

Apr 16, 2025

Actual

544.1B

Forecast

485.3B

590.5B

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 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
May 21, 2025 (Apr)	00:50		227.1B	559.4B
Apr 17, 2025 (Mar)	00:50	544.1B	485.3B	590.5B
Mar 19, 2025 (Feb)	00:50	584.5B	722.8B	-2,736.6B
Feb 19, 2025 (Jan)	00:50	-2,758.8B	-2,100.0B	132.5B
Jan 23, 2025 (Dec)	00:50	130.9B	-55.0B	-110.3B
Dec 18, 2024 (Nov)	00:50	-117.6B	-688.9B	-462.1B

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