Total ( Census, not seasonally adjusted )

(Unit: millions of YEN, % )

	August 2026	August 2025	Percent Change
Exports	3,678,584	3,185,248	15.5
Imports	3,461,278	2,750,735	25.8
Balance	217,306	434,513	-50.0

(Notes )

1. The value of exports is based upon the F.O.B. value, while the value of imports is based upon the C.I.F. value. (The value of goods, which was imported by Authorized Importers or Authorized Customs Brokers, but not declared for duty payment yet, is based upon the value submitted at the declaration for release of goods.)
2. Statistical timing - Exports : Entry is made in the month within which falls the date when a ship or aircraft loading the goods concerned leaves a Japanese port. - Imports : Entry is made in the month within which falls the date of the import permit.
3. "Percent Change" means "Percent Change from the same term in the preceding year."

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Questions should be referred to :
Trade Statistics Section
Tariff Policy and Legal Division
Customs and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
Phone +81-3-3581-4111 Ex. 2518, 2515, 2514
(Sorry, we don't provide Statistical data over the telephone to avoid miscommunication. )

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