# Japan Trade Balance – Apr 21, 1997: 800.212

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1997-04-20
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 800.212 |
| Previous | 680.72 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 1997-03-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 1997-04-21 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 1997-04-20 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_1997-04-20 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 800.212 on Apr 21, 1997, compared with 680.72 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_1997-03-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1997-05-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt