# Japan Trade Balance – Dec 8, 2026 (Preview)

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance/announcements/jpy_trade_balance_2026-12-08
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Scheduled (pre-release preview) |
| Actual | -- |
| Previous | -1,352.17 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-12-08 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-12-08 08:50 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-12-07 23:50 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_trade_balance_2026-12-08 |

Japan Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Dec 8, 2026. The previous reading was -1,352.17. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history the moment Bank of Japan data lands.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-09 | -1,352.17 | -1,352.17 | -- |
| 2026-08-09 | -1,352.17 | 68.748 | -- |
| 2026-07-07 | 68.748 | 3,957.06 | -- |
| 2026-06-07 | 3,957.06 | 8,207.17 | -- |
| 2026-05-12 | 8,207.17 | 2,667.38 | -- |
| 2026-04-07 | 2,667.38 | -6,126.99 | -- |
| 2026-03-08 | -6,126.99 | 1,177.12 | -- |
| 2026-02-08 | 1,177.12 | 5,950.42 | -- |
| 2026-01-12 | 5,950.42 | 104.367 | -- |
| 2025-12-07 | 104.367 | 2,465.69 | -- |
| 2025-11-10 | 2,465.69 | 1,137.98 | -- |
| 2025-10-07 | 1,137.98 | -1,877.04 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/jpy/trade_balance?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_2026-08-09
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt