# Japan Trade Balance – Aug 21, 2017: 406.623

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2017-08-20
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 406.623 |
| Previous | 433.246 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2017-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2017-08-21 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2017-08-20 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_2017-08-20 |

Japan Trade Balance came in at 406.623 on Aug 21, 2017, compared with 433.246 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_2017-07-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2017-09-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt