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Renewal of Trade Statistics (Data Download)

February 26, 2009
Ministry of Finance

 Due to the renewal of Trade Statistics System, the page for data download on this website will be improved.
 The new page will be available from 9:45 on Feb. 27th, 2009.

 On the new page, more statistics tables will be available, and a link to the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan (e-Stat) will be introduced.

(Points of Improvement)

  1. Increase of Statistics Tables and Revision of Data Formats
     17 types of statistics tables will be added on the page for data download: 11 types (paper-based)[i] have been available only at the Trade Statistics Reference Room, and 6 types [ii] will be newly created.
     Moreover, CSV file formats will be available in stead of PDF file formats in order to increase convenience for spread sheet software users.

    1. Value of Exports and Imports by Area, Value of Exports and Imports by Area(Country), Value of Exports and Imports by Special Classification of Commodity, Principal of Commodity, Value of Exports and Imports, Area by Special Classification of Commodity, Principal of Commodity by Area(Country), Exports and Imports, Air cargo by Principal commodity, Value of Exports and Imports by Port of Clearance, Monthly Data by Customs by Commodity by Country, Monthly Data by Commodity by Country, Monthly Data by Commodity
    2. Principal commodity by Commodity, Customs by Commodity, Customs by commodity by Country, Customs by Principal commodity, Customs by Principal commodity, Customs by Country by Principal commodity, Yearly Data for Trade Indexes

  2. Addition of “Special Trade” (Detailed) Data
    The monthly detailed data of “Special Trade” will be available each month on the page for data download, though only the monthly fixed data have been published once a year.

  3. Link to the e-Stat
    The statistics tables will be put on the e-Stat. We are transferring the statistics tables into the e-Stat, and all the data will be available on it by the end of this March.
    The page for data download on this website will be linked to the e-Stat, therefore data download service will be useable continuously on the e-Stat by clicking on the links.

[note] The e-Stat, launched on Apr. 1, 2008, delivers the one-stop service for official statistics of the Japanese government. The e-Stat provides various kinds of statistical information (such as statistical data, schedule of release, new information, information about questionnaires etc.) gathered from Japanese Ministries, and you can have access to the information which used to be published only on each responsible Ministry’s website.

e-stat(http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/eStatTopPortalE.do)
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