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Japan Trade Balance 2027-01-21 08:50 Asia/Tokyo: data, chart, and analysis

Japan Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Jan 21, 2027. The previous reading was -638.345. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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Previous
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Forecast
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Reference period
2027-01-21

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Japan Trade Balance release chart

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

Japan Trade Balance chart through 2027-01-21
JPY Trade Balance readings through 2027-01-21. Latest: --.

Trade Balance release preview

Japan Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Jan 21, 2027. The previous reading was -638.345. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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_2027-01-21
Release time
2027-01-20 23:50 UTC
Reference period date 2027-01-21
Actual value --
Previous value -638.345
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1800489000

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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Common questions about this release

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

When is the next Japan Trade Balance release?

Japan Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Jan 21, 2027 at 08:50 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the forecast for this Japan Trade Balance release?

The previous reading was -638.345.

Where will the actual Trade Balance value be published?

The official value appears on this page and on /api/v1/announcements/jpy/trade_balance as soon as the publisher releases it, together with the surprise versus forecast and the updated chart.

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.

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