<Basic figures>
＊Japan’s overall exports / imports (fiscal 2010): 67.79 trillion yen / 62.41 trillion yen
＊Exports to / imports from China (fiscal 2010): 13.40 trillion yen / 13.84 trillion yen
＊Exports to / imports from the whole of Asia (fiscal 2010): 38.17 trillion yen / 28.33 trillion yen
＊Exports to / imports from the United States (fiscal 2010): 10.40 trillion yen / 5.88 trillion yen
＊Exports to / imports from the EU (fiscal 2010): 7.71 trillion yen / 5.87 trillion yen
＊Japan’s balance of payments (2011): current account 9,629 billion yen, capital and financial account 5,998 billion yen (preliminary)
＊Bilateral Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with Japan (August 2011): Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, Chili, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, ASEAN, the Philippines, Switzerland, Vietnam and India
＊Foreign direct investment in Japan (2010): -1.36 billion US dollars
＊Foreign direct investment from Japan (2010): 57.2 billion US dollars, down 23.3% from 2009

<Links to the latest information>
Total Exports and Imports, Value of Japan’s Exports/Imports by Destination
Go to “Trade Statistics of Japan”, Ministry of Finance
Go to “Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics”, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Balance of payments
Go to “Balance of Payments”, Ministry of Finance
Go to “Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics”, JETRO

Balance of payments of other countries
Go to “Balance of Payments Statistics”, International Monetary Fund

Japan’s outward/inward foreign direct investment
Go to “Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics”, JETRO

Foreign Exchange Rates
Go to “Foreign Exchange Market”, Bank of Japan

Japanese Companies Overseas
Go to “Survey of Overseas Business Activities”, Ministry of Economy, Trade and　Industry

<Other useful information sources>
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Bank of Japan
Economic and Financial Data for Japan, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications