Japan trade balance for December Y -152.5bn

  • expected Y -152.6bn, prior Y -85.2bn

Trade balance adjusted Y 102.5bn

  • expected Y -236.0bn, prior Y -60.8bn

Exports -6.3% y/y

  • expected -4.3%, prior -7.9%

Imports -4.9% y/y

  • expected -3.2%, prior -15.7%

Ugly set of numbers from Japan

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Japanese exports to:

  • the US -14.9% y/y
  • to China +0.8% y/y
  • to Asia -3.6% y/y
  • the EU -8.1% y/y