# Japan Trade Balance – Apr 20, 1979: 195.693

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1979-04-19
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 195.693 |
| Previous | 72.295 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 1979-03-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 1979-04-20 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 1979-04-19 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_1979-04-19 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 195.693 on Apr 20, 1979, compared with 72.295 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-21 | -556.479 | -1,120.64 | -- |
| 2026-09-16 | -1,120.64 | -644.92 | -- |
| 2026-08-20 | -644.92 | -412.258 | -- |
| 2026-07-22 | -412.258 | -395.109 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | -395.109 | 282.326 | -- |
| 2026-05-21 | 282.326 | 631.234 | -- |
| 2026-04-22 | 631.234 | 36.568 | -- |
| 2026-03-18 | 36.568 | -1,165.80 | -- |
| 2026-02-18 | -1,165.80 | 94.749 | -- |
| 2026-01-22 | 94.749 | 305.991 | -- |
| 2025-12-17 | 305.991 | -242.91 | -- |
| 2025-11-21 | -242.91 | -277.703 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/trade_balance
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1979-03-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1979-05-20
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt