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Japan Trade Summary

2012

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR JAPAN 2012

Overall Exports and Imports for Japan 2012

Exports and imports of Japan in 2012 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 798,620 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 886,031 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 4,218 products were exported to 212 countries and 4,448 products were imported from 207 countries.

Japan top 5 Export and Import partners 2012

Top five countries to which Japan exported in 2012 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Japan exports to China worth US$ 144,185 million, with a partner share of 18.05 percent.
  2. Japan exports to United States worth US$ 142,085 million, with a partner share of 17.79 percent.
  3. Japan exports to Korea, Rep. worth US$ 61,528 million, with a partner share of 7.70 percent.
  4. Japan exports to Other Asia, nes worth US$ 46,017 million, with a partner share of 5.76 percent.
  5. Japan exports to Thailand worth US$ 43,708 million, with a partner share of 5.47 percent.

Top five countries from which Japan imported goods in 2012 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Japan imports from China worth US$ 188,500 million, with a partner share of 21.27 percent.
  2. Japan imports from United States worth US$ 78,216 million, with a partner share of 8.83 percent.
  3. Japan imports from Australia worth US$ 56,450 million, with a partner share of 6.37 percent.
  4. Japan imports from Saudi Arabia worth US$ 54,850 million, with a partner share of 6.19 percent.
  5. Japan imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 43,990 million, with a partner share of 4.96 percent.

Japan Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2012

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Japan along with trade value are:

  1. Japan exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 50,543,538.48 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Japan exported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 28,739,068.26 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Japan exported Monolithic integrated circuits, nes , worth 27,927,946.18 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Japan exported Cargo vessels nes and other vessels for the tra , worth 18,304,813.99 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Japan exported Tansmissions for motor vehicles , worth 18,118,223.63 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Japan along with trade value are

  1. Japan imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 153,107,428.72 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Japan imported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 75,251,800.75 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Japan imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 30,034,256.12 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Japan imported Bituminous coal, not agglomerated , worth 26,841,964.94 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Japan imported Monolithic integrated circuits, nes , worth 17,295,992.09 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2012

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2012 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2012

Tariffs imposed by Japan in 2012 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 3,000 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 3.80 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 2.27 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 695,603,078.84 and duty free tariff line items share was 53.28 percent.

Development Indicators 2012

Key Development Indicators of Japan in 2012 are below

  • Japan GDP in current US dollar was 6,272,363 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 50,060.00 .
  • Japan Trade balance: as % of GDP was -1.64.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -102,952.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 30.47 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 5.13 .

Trade Indicators 2012

Trade Indicators for Japan in 2012 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.08.
  • Index of export market penetration was 24.95.
  • World Growth in percentage was 0.17 and Japan Country Growth was -0.54 .