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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $1.39B in Computers, making it the 21st largest exporter of Computers in the world. At the same year, Computers was the 104th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Computers exports from Japan are: Germany ($336M), United States ($230M), China ($147M), United Arab Emirates ($86.8M), and United Kingdom ($76.8M).

The fastest growing export markets for Computers of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United Arab Emirates ($50.2M), United Kingdom ($31.9M), and Qatar ($18.6M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $13B in Computers, becoming the 6th largest importer of Computers in the world. At the same year, Computers was the 9th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Computers primarily from: China ($10.4B), Singapore ($728M), Chinese Taipei ($565M), United States ($543M), and Mexico ($161M).

The fastest growing import markets in Computers for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Singapore ($131M), Chinese Taipei ($129M), and United Kingdom ($29.4M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (620) and YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (120) were at the forefront of shipping Computers from Japan to the United States.

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Japan's Computers exports accounted up to ¥13.6B and imports accounted up to ¥220B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥207B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Computers have decreased by ¥-379M (-2.72%) from ¥13.9B to ¥13.6B, while imports increased by ¥1.23B (0.56%) from ¥219B to ¥220B.

Destinations In January 2024, Computers were exported mostly to United States (¥3.89B), Germany (¥2.63B), China (¥1.31B), United Kingdom (¥990M), and South Korea (¥508M), and were imported mostly from China (¥161B), United States (¥12.7B), Taiwan (¥9.65B), Vietnam (¥8.39B), and Singapore (¥6.96B).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Computers's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Singapore (¥-151M or -39.8%), Hong Kong (¥-132M or -38.7%), and China (¥-129M or -11.6%). In January 2024, the increase in Computers's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from United States (¥4.26B or 62.2%), Taiwan (¥2.3B or 36.4%), and Singapore (¥1.75B or 21.2%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-379M(-2.72%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥1.23B(0.56%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Osaka¥7.48B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United States¥3.89B

This section shows Computers'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 Computers over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$1.39B

IMPORTS (2022)$13B

NET TRADE (2022)-$11.6B

In 2022, Japan exported $1.39B in Computers. The main destinations of Japan exports on Computers were Germany ($336M), United States ($230M), China ($147M), United Arab Emirates ($86.8M), and United Kingdom ($76.8M).

In 2022, Japan imported $13B in Computers, mainly from China ($10.4B), Singapore ($728M), Chinese Taipei ($565M), United States ($543M), and Mexico ($161M).

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