Overview In December 2022 Kansai exported ¥2.01T and imported ¥1.96T, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥52.4B. Between December 2021 and December 2022 the exports of Kansai have increased by $146B (7.82%) from ¥1.87T to ¥2.01T, while imports increased by ¥290B (17.4%) from ¥1.67T to ¥1.96T.
Trade In December 2022, the top exports of Kansai were Commodities not elsewhere specified (Â¥156B), Integrated Circuits (Â¥152B), Large Construction Vehicles (Â¥74.8B), Machines and apparatus of a kind... (Â¥69.1B), and Semiconductor Devices (Â¥57.4B). In December 2022 the top imports of Kansai were Crude Petroleum (Â¥254B), Petroleum Gas (Â¥188B), Coal Briquettes (Â¥79.5B), Integrated Circuits (Â¥57.6B), and Packaged Medicaments (Â¥53.1B).
Destinations In December 2022, Kansai exported mostly to China (Â¥483B), United States (Â¥291B), Taiwan (Â¥207B), South Korea (Â¥113B), and Hong Kong (Â¥91.8B), and imported mostly from China (Â¥492B), Australia (Â¥185B), United States (Â¥152B), Saudi Arabia (Â¥115B), and United Arab Emirates (Â¥112B).
Growth In December 2022, the increase in Kansai's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to United States (Â¥28.8B or 17.3%), South Korea (Â¥15.4B or 14.2%), and Belgium (Â¥11.4B or 163%), and product exports increase in Integrated Circuits (Â¥30.3B or 26.1%), Refined Petroleum (Â¥17.5B or 122%), and Large Construction Vehicles (Â¥13.8B or 35.8%). In December 2022, the increase in Kansai's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from China (Â¥131B or 31.1%), Saudi Arabia (Â¥46.6B or 116%), and Spain (Â¥40.8B or 987%), and product imports increase in Crude Petroleum (Â¥62.5B or 85.1%), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (Â¥40.4B or 259%), and Coal Briquettes (Â¥25.9B or 167%).