# Japan Trade Balance

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | -638.345 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-19 |
| Previous value | -412.258 |
| Change | -226.087 |

## Next release

The next Japan Trade Balance release is scheduled for Oct 21, 2026 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Japan Trade Balance printed -638.345 JPY bn in July 2026, a change of -226.087 from -412.258 JPY bn. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of JPY macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-19 | -638.345 | -412.258 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-08-19 |
| 2026-07-21 | -412.258 | -395.109 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-07-21 |
| 2026-06-16 | -395.109 | 282.326 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-06-16 |
| 2026-05-20 | 282.326 | 631.234 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-05-20 |
| 2026-04-21 | 631.234 | 36.568 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-04-21 |
| 2026-03-17 | 36.568 | -1,165.80 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-03-17 |
| 2026-02-17 | -1,165.80 | 94.749 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-02-17 |
| 2026-01-21 | 94.749 | 305.991 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-01-21 |
| 2025-12-21 | 305.991 | -242.91 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2025-12-21 |
| 2025-11-19 | -242.91 | -277.703 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2025-11-19 |
| 2025-10-19 | -277.703 | -294.09 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2025-10-19 |
| 2025-09-21 | -294.09 | -156.284 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2025-09-21 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/trade_balance?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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