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Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC)

[JFTC] New data book “Foreign Trade 2023”, full text is available online for free.

2023.04.05

JFTC publishes “Foreign Trade 2023”

~ Both exports and imports up for second consecutive year, highest on record. Largest trade deficit on record for sharp increase of imports due to depreciation of the yen and rising resource prices. ~


Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., JFTC (Chairman: KOKUBU Fumiya, Chairman- Marubeni Corporation) is pleased to announce the new release of “Foreign Trade 2023”, a data book with full coverage of Japan’s foreign trade statistics for the year 2022.

Using latest trade statistics released in January by the Ministry of Finance, “Foreign Trade 2023” features Japan’s foreign trade, by area and by commodity. It is abundant with graphs and charts, and concise comments so readers can quickly grasp the basic trend of Japan’s trade.

JFTC’s “Foreign Trade 2023” is available in an e-book at our website (https://www.jftc.or.jp/english/research/foreign_trade/index.html) for free or a book sold at large bookstores, government book centers, etc.

Please contact us for any inquiries.

 

【Foreign Trade 2023 Details】


● Release Date: March 31, 2023
Language: Japanese and English
● ISBN: 978-4-931574-38-0
● Price: 550 yen (tax included)
● Contents:

- (Main Chapter)  Overview of Trade (Exports; Imports; Trade Balance and Total Trade Value; Foreign Exchange and Trade Index Fluctuations; Quarterly Contribution)
Trade by Major Area and Country (Asia (China, Korea, Taiwan, ASEAN, Thailand, Indonesia, Other Asian Areas & Countries); USA; EU(Germany); UK; Oceania; Central South America (Brazil, Mexico); Russia; Middle East; Africa)
Trade by Major Commodity (Foodstuff; Mineral Fuels; Chemicals; Iron & Steel Products; Nonferrous Metals; Textile Yarn, Fabrics; Clothing & Accessories; Power Generating Machine; Computers & Units; Parts of Computer; Semiconductors etc.; Semicon Machinery etc.; Telephony, Telegraphy; Motor Vehicles; Ships and Aircraft; Scientific, Optical Instruments)
       

- (Data Chapter)  Japan's Trade in 2022; Trade Structure; Imports of Petroleum; Foreign Exchange Rate; Developments in the Japanese Economy; Balance of Payments; Outward/Inward Direct Investment breakdown by Region and Industry (2021); Economic Cooperation; Comparisons with Major Countries; Major Events of  2022; Major Political/Economic Events in 2023; Trade Statistics of Major Area/Country; EPAs etc. concluded or under negotiation by Japan; FY2023 Outlook for Japan's Trade Balance and Current Account


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【Inquiries】 Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC)
Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower 20F, 3-2-1,
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–0013, Japan
Contact: Research Group (e-mail: chosa@jftc.or.jp)

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