The Bank of Japan's Research and Statistics Department compiles real export and import data, excluding price fluctuations, with breakdowns by region and goods to help assess Japan's exports consistently with real GDP. For data from April 2026 onward, the figures will generally be released at 4:00 p.m., one business day after the Ministry of Finance publishes its provisional trade statistics, though the schedule may change. The data may be revised retroactively due to changes in underlying statistics, base years, annual revisions or compilation methods, and reproducing it for commercial purposes requires the Bank's permission.
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