LCDs in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $893M in LCDs, making it the 6th largest exporter of LCDs in the world. At the same year, LCDs was the 135th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of LCDs exports from Japan are: United States ($203M), China ($155M), Chinese Taipei ($143M), Netherlands ($106M), and South Korea ($98.5M).

The fastest growing export markets for LCDs of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Mexico ($36.2M), Ukraine ($1.26M), and Switzerland ($767k).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $882M in LCDs, becoming the 8th largest importer of LCDs in the world. At the same year, LCDs was the 149th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports LCDs primarily from: United States ($286M), Germany ($140M), Thailand ($119M), Chinese Taipei ($90.8M), and China ($87.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in LCDs for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($39.5M), United Kingdom ($11M), and Canada ($2.66M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping LCDs from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Japan's LCDs exports accounted up to ¥5.57B and imports accounted up to ¥7.77B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥2.2B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's LCDs have decreased by ¥-586M (-9.52%) from ¥6.16B to ¥5.57B, while imports decreased by ¥-1.79B (-18.7%) from ¥9.56B to ¥7.77B.

Destinations In January 2024, LCDs were exported mostly to Netherlands (¥1.71B), United States (¥1.28B), China (¥819M), South Korea (¥691M), and Taiwan (¥338M), and were imported mostly from United States (¥2.05B), Thailand (¥1.63B), Germany (¥1.35B), China (¥1.15B), and United Kingdom (¥465M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in LCDs's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (¥-4.62B or -89.9%), Taiwan (¥-342M or -32.4%), and Hong Kong (¥-335M or -90.6%). In January 2024, the decrease in LCDs's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Taiwan (¥-195M or -68.3%), Vietnam (¥-116M or -81.8%), and China (¥-89.2M or -6.49%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-586M(-9.52%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-1.79B(-18.7%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Chiba¥3.39B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)Netherlands¥1.71B

This section shows LCDs's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of LCDs over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$893M

IMPORTS (2022)$882M

NET TRADE (2022)$11.1M

In 2022, Japan exported $893M in LCDs. The main destinations of Japan exports on LCDs were United States ($203M), China ($155M), Chinese Taipei ($143M), Netherlands ($106M), and South Korea ($98.5M).

In 2022, Japan imported $882M in LCDs, mainly from United States ($286M), Germany ($140M), Thailand ($119M), Chinese Taipei ($90.8M), and China ($87.2M).

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