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Japan Trade Balance 2018-08-20 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Trade Balance came in at -227.384 on Aug 19, 2018, compared with 727.784 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-227.384
Previous
727.784
Forecast
--
Reference period
2018-07-31

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Japan Trade Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Japan Trade Balance chart through 2018-07-31
JPY Trade Balance readings through 2018-07-31. Latest: -227.384.

Trade Balance release read

Japan Trade Balance came in at -227.384 on Aug 19, 2018, compared with 727.784 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

The parent Trade Balance page shows the full time series for Japan. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For JPY event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID jpy_trade_balance_2018-08-19
API announcement ID jpy_trade_balance_2018-07-31
Release time
2018-08-19 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2018-07-31
Actual value -227.384
Previous value 727.784
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1534722600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Japan Trade Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2018-09-20 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · -448.086

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Japan Trade Balance.

What did Japan Trade Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Trade Balance was -227.384 JPY bn in July 2018. The previous reading was 727.784 JPY bn.

When was this Japan Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Aug 19, 2018 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Japan Trade Balance release?

The next Japan Trade Balance release is scheduled for Sep 16, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the official source for Japan Trade Balance?

Ministry of Finance publishes the official Trade Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1534722600,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_trade_balance_2018-07-31",
  "date": "2018-07-31",
  "previous_value": 727.784,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1534722600,
      "val": -227.384
    }
  ],
  "val": -227.384
}