Overview In October 2022 Japan exported ¥9T and imported ¥11.2T, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥2.17T. Between October 2021 and October 2022 the exports of Japan have increased by ¥1.82T (25.3%) from ¥7.18T to ¥9T, while imports increased by ¥3.91T (53.9%) from ¥7.26T to ¥11.2T.
Trade In October 2022, the top exports of Japan were Cars (¥1.06T), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥697B), Integrated Circuits (¥434B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... (¥365B), and Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥350B). In October 2022 the top imports of Japan were Crude Petroleum (¥1.22T), Petroleum Gas (¥841B), Coal Briquettes (¥784B), Telephones (¥421B), and Integrated Circuits (¥410B).
Origins In October 2022 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥1.63T), Chiba (¥1.52T), Osaka (¥1.19T), Kanagawa (¥868B), and Tokyo (¥773B), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥2.77T), Tokyo (¥1.48T), Osaka (¥1.25T), Kanagawa (¥916B), and Aichi (¥902B).
Destinations In October 2022, Japan exported mostly to United States (¥1.78T), China (¥1.72T), South Korea (¥625B), Taiwan (¥602B), and Thailand (¥394B), and imported mostly from China (¥2.39T), Australia (¥1.21T), United States (¥1.06T), United Arab Emirates (¥603B), and Taiwan (¥505B).
Growth In October 2022, the increase in Japan's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to China (¥336B or 37.5%), Taiwan (¥73.9B or 21.7%), and South Korea (¥57.7B or 15.5%), and product exports increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥78.8B or 50.4%), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥56.9B or 17.8%), and Beauty Products (¥20.4B or 71.2%). In October 2022, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Ireland (¥20B or 33.1%), South Africa (¥10.6B or 21%), and Canada (¥9.51B or 10.6%), and product imports increase in Telephones (¥120B or 53.3%), Computers (¥52.8B or 30.3%), and Cars (¥39.2B or 37.6%).