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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $1.29B in Telephones, making it the 8th largest exporter of Telephones in the world. At the same year, Telephones was the 107th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Telephones exports from Japan are: China ($489M), United States ($240M), Hong Kong ($141M), Chinese Taipei ($120M), and Thailand ($53.6M).

The fastest growing export markets for Telephones of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($89.1M), India ($6.15M), and Macau ($4.81M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $1.23B in Telephones, becoming the 17th largest importer of Telephones in the world. At the same year, Telephones was the 122nd most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Telephones primarily from: China ($722M), Vietnam ($145M), Thailand ($96.5M), South Korea ($65M), and United States ($45M).

The fastest growing import markets in Telephones for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Hong Kong ($13M), Chinese Taipei ($10.2M), and Singapore ($5.39M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (40) and TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION (22) were at the forefront of shipping Telephones from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Japan's Telephones exports accounted up to ¥22.3B and imports accounted up to ¥351B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥328B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Telephones have decreased by ¥-4.64B (-17.2%) from ¥27B to ¥22.3B, while imports decreased by ¥-106B (-23.1%) from ¥456B to ¥351B.

Destinations In January 2024, Telephones were exported mostly to United States (¥6.2B), China (¥4.39B), Taiwan (¥2.72B), Thailand (¥1.3B), and Germany (¥1.18B), and were imported mostly from China (¥279B), Vietnam (¥27.2B), Thailand (¥9.09B), Taiwan (¥8.35B), and Czechia (¥5.6B).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Telephones's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Hong Kong (¥-1.01B or -68.7%), Vietnam (¥-587M or -73.5%), and Indonesia (¥-230M or -36.6%). In January 2024, the decrease in Telephones's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Thailand (¥-9.76B or -46.7%), Vietnam (¥-7.41B or -30.2%), and India (¥-6.52B or -92.7%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-4.64B(-17.2%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-106B(-23.1%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Chiba¥9.05B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United States¥6.2B

This section shows Telephones'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 Telephones over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$1.29B

IMPORTS (2022)$1.23B

NET TRADE (2022)$60.2M

In 2022, Japan exported $1.29B in Telephones. The main destinations of Japan exports on Telephones were China ($489M), United States ($240M), Hong Kong ($141M), Chinese Taipei ($120M), and Thailand ($53.6M).

In 2022, Japan imported $1.23B in Telephones, mainly from China ($722M), Vietnam ($145M), Thailand ($96.5M), South Korea ($65M), and United States ($45M).

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