Knives in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $187M in Knives, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Knives in the world. At the same year, Knives was the 335th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Knives exports from Japan are: United States ($56.9M), Canada ($26.6M), Germany ($13.3M), Sweden ($8.86M), and Australia ($8.3M).

The fastest growing export markets for Knives of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($2.97M), United Kingdom ($532k), and India ($507k).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $58.7M in Knives, becoming the 14th largest importer of Knives in the world. At the same year, Knives was the 684th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Knives primarily from: China ($40.7M), Vietnam ($5.34M), Switzerland ($2.4M), United States ($1.56M), and Portugal ($1.19M).

The fastest growing import markets in Knives for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Portugal ($690k), Vietnam ($396k), and United Arab Emirates ($337k).

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August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 Japan's Knives exports accounted up to ¥1.96B and imports accounted up to ¥554M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥1.41B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Japan's Knives have increased by ¥145M (7.96%) from ¥1.82B to ¥1.96B, while imports decreased by ¥-67.3M (-10.8%) from ¥622M to ¥554M.

Destinations In August 2024, Knives were exported mostly to United States (¥585M), Canada (¥187M), Sweden (¥145M), China (¥140M), and Germany (¥127M), and were imported mostly from China (¥434M), Vietnam (¥48.5M), India (¥20.2M), France (¥14.7M), and Portugal (¥6.87M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Knives's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Canada (¥152M or 228%), Netherlands (¥70.3M or 176%), and United States (¥69.2M or 16.4%). In August 2024, the decrease in Knives's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Germany (¥-21.3M or -91.3%), Sweden (¥-11.1M or -85.8%), and United States (¥-1.56M or -15.4%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥145M(7.96%)

IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥-67.3M(-10.8%)

MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Aichi¥953M

MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)United States¥585M

This section shows Knives'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 Knives over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$187M

IMPORTS (2022)$58.7M

NET TRADE (2022)$128M

In 2022, Japan exported $187M in Knives. The main destinations of Japan exports on Knives were United States ($56.9M), Canada ($26.6M), Germany ($13.3M), Sweden ($8.86M), and Australia ($8.3M).

In 2022, Japan imported $58.7M in Knives, mainly from China ($40.7M), Vietnam ($5.34M), Switzerland ($2.4M), United States ($1.56M), and Portugal ($1.19M).

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