Overview In December 2022 Japan's Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays exports accounted up to ¥377B and imports accounted up to ¥55.3B, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥322B. Between December 2021 and December 2022 the exports of Japan's Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays have increased by ¥31.8B (9.2%) from ¥345B to ¥377B, while imports increased by ¥14.4B (35.3%) from ¥40.8B to ¥55.3B.
Destinations In December 2022, Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays were exported mostly to China (Â¥111B), Taiwan (Â¥104B), South Korea (Â¥61.9B), United States (Â¥54.8B), and Ireland (Â¥13.2B), and were imported mostly from United States (Â¥17.8B), Singapore (Â¥11.5B), Netherlands (Â¥10B), South Korea (Â¥5.24B), and China (Â¥3.69B).
Growth In December 2022, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to United States (Â¥31.3B or 152%), China (Â¥7.3B or 8.53%), and Taiwan (Â¥6.86B or 16.6%). In December 2022, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Netherlands (Â¥5.93B or 136%), United States (Â¥5.27B or 53%), and South Korea (Â¥1.66B or 63.6%).