# Japan Trade Balance – Aug 20, 2008: 81.917

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2008-08-19
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 81.917 |
| Previous | 104.1 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2008-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2008-08-20 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2008-08-19 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_2008-08-19 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 81.917 on Aug 20, 2008, compared with 104.1 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 | -536.558 | -1,111.91 | -- |
| 2026-09-16 | -1,111.91 | -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_2008-07-21
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2008-09-21
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt