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Japan Current Account Balance 2019-11-08 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Current Account Balance came in at 14,147.69 on Nov 7, 2019, compared with 20,309.22 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
14,147.69
Previous
20,309.22
Forecast
--
Reference period
2019-09-30

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Japan Current Account Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Current Account Balance chart through 2019-09-30
JPY Current Account Balance readings through 2019-09-30. Latest: 14,147.69.

Current Account Balance release read

Japan Current Account Balance came in at 14,147.69 on Nov 7, 2019, compared with 20,309.22 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Current Account Balance page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_current_account_balance_2019-11-07
API announcement ID jpy_current_account_balance_2019-09-30
Release time
2019-11-07 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2019-09-30
Actual value 14,147.69
Previous value 20,309.22
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1573170600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Current Account Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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2019-10-08 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 20,309.22

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Current Account Balance.

What did Japan Current Account Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Current Account Balance was 14,147.69 JPY bn in September 2019. The previous reading was 20,309.22 JPY bn.

When was this Japan Current Account Balance release published?

This release was published on Nov 7, 2019 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

When is the next Japan Current Account Balance release?

The next Japan Current Account Balance release is scheduled for Oct 8, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the official source for Japan Current Account Balance?

Ministry of Finance publishes the official Current Account Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1573170600,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_current_account_balance_2019-09-30",
  "date": "2019-09-30",
  "previous_value": 20309.21515886,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1573170600,
      "val": 14147.69336896
    }
  ],
  "val": 14147.69336896
}