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Japan Trade Balance 2026-05-21 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Trade Balance came in at 282.326 on May 20, 2026, compared with 631.234 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
282.326
Previous
631.234
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-04-30

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Japan Trade Balance release chart

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

Japan Trade Balance chart through 2026-04-30
JPY Trade Balance readings through 2026-04-30. Latest: 282.326.

Trade Balance release read

Japan Trade Balance came in at 282.326 on May 20, 2026, compared with 631.234 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_2026-05-20
API announcement ID jpy_trade_balance_2026-04-30
Release time
2026-05-20 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2026-04-30
Actual value 282.326
Previous value 631.234
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1779321000

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

2026-06-17 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · -395.109

Older release

2026-04-22 08:50 Asia/Tokyo · 631.234

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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 282.326 JPY bn in April 2026. The previous reading was 631.234 JPY bn.

When was this Japan Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on May 20, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

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": 1779321000,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_trade_balance_2026-04-30",
  "date": "2026-04-30",
  "previous_value": 631.234,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1779321000,
      "val": 282.326
    }
  ],
  "val": 282.326
}