# Japan Trade Balance – Aug 22, 2016: 504.525

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2016-08-21
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 504.525 |
| Previous | 686.471 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2016-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2016-08-22 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2016-08-21 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_2016-08-21 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 504.525 on Aug 22, 2016, compared with 686.471 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_2016-07-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2016-09-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt