# Japan Trade Balance – Dec 21, 1998: 890.223

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1998-12-20
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 890.223 |
| Previous | 1,365.98 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 1998-11-30 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 1998-12-21 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 1998-12-20 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_1998-12-20 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 890.223 on Dec 21, 1998, compared with 1,365.98 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_1998-11-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_1999-01-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt