Overview In June 2024 Japan's Sanitary towels (pads) exports accounted up to ¥5.48B and imports accounted up to ¥1.15B, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥4.33B. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of Japan's Sanitary towels (pads) have decreased by ¥-827M (-13.1%) from ¥6.3B to ¥5.48B, while imports decreased by ¥-43.3M (-3.63%) from ¥1.19B to ¥1.15B.
Destinations In June 2024, Sanitary towels (pads) were exported mostly to Chinese Taipei (¥1.71B), China (¥1.42B), Vietnam (¥691M), Hong Kong (¥435M), and Russia (¥291M), and were imported mostly from China (¥540M), Vietnam (¥165M), South Korea (¥115M), Netherlands (¥110M), and Chinese Taipei (¥104M).
Growth In June 2024, the decrease in Sanitary towels (pads)'s year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (¥-1.16B or -50%), Vietnam (¥-206M or -32.1%), and Malaysia (¥-131M or -63.9%). In June 2024, the decrease in Sanitary towels (pads)'s year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Germany (¥-2.77M or -15.5%) and China (¥-439k or -0.1%).