Between 1980 and 2010, Japan had consistently posted annual trade surpluses, resulted in an increase in its exports. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, the country was compelled to boost its purchases of fossil fuels and gas due to the weakening yen. As a result, the trade balance went from positive to negative in 2011. Japan's trade balance returned to surplus in 2016 and 2017, however, in 2018 and 2019, the country's trade balance swung back into deficit as a result of ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China, as well as the weak global economy. In 2019, Japan had the largest trade surpluses with the United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and the Netherlands. The countries with the largest trade deficits were China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the JPY while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the JPY.

Category:  Balance of Trade
Units:  Billion
Details
Impact: High
Country:
Currency: JPY
Latest Release
Previous: -¥115.6B
Consensus: -¥893B
Actual: -¥637.6B
Next Release
Date: Jul 16, 23:50
Time left: 7 days
Consensus: -¥100B

Forex Sentiment (JPY)

Symbol Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) Symbol Popularity Avg. Short Price /
Distance From Price
Avg. Long Price /
Distance From Price
Current Price
USDJPY
143.8618
-243 pips
148.4383
-215 pips
146.290
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
USDJPY Short 44% 1426.55 lots 5183
Long 56% 1792.81 lots 7293
10% of traders are currently trading USDJPY.
GBPJPY
193.6785
-520 pips
197.8667
+101 pips
198.880
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPJPY Short 72% 741.69 lots 3128
Long 28% 290.36 lots 2218
5% of traders are currently trading GBPJPY.
EURJPY
166.2305
-521 pips
170.6833
+76 pips
171.443
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURJPY Short 85% 2266.58 lots 6695
Long 15% 393.09 lots 1764
6% of traders are currently trading EURJPY.
AUDJPY
93.3184
-237 pips
96.3430
-66 pips
95.686
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
AUDJPY Short 59% 260.75 lots 1351
Long 41% 182.24 lots 1411
3% of traders are currently trading AUDJPY.
CADJPY
104.5101
-232 pips
108.5204
-169 pips
106.832
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADJPY Short 42% 111.51 lots 986
Long 58% 155.78 lots 907
1% of traders are currently trading CADJPY.
NZDJPY
86.5133
-135 pips
89.0033
-114 pips
87.860
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NZDJPY Short 82% 316.98 lots 975
Long 18% 70.46 lots 800
1% of traders are currently trading NZDJPY.
CHFJPY
177.5180
-657 pips
181.3209
+277 pips
184.090
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CHFJPY Short 93% 840.18 lots 5408
Long 7% 66.62 lots 482
4% of traders are currently trading CHFJPY.
SGDJPY
114.0543
-22 pips
114.2763
+0 pips
114.277
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
SGDJPY Short 26% 1.18 lots 16
Long 74% 3.37 lots 14
0% of traders are currently trading SGDJPY.
NOKJPY
0
-1449 pips
13.9045
+59 pips
14.492
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NOKJPY Short 0% 0.00 lots 0
Long 100% 0.03 lots 2
0% of traders are currently trading NOKJPY.
ZARJPY
8.1890
-3 pips
8.0642
+16 pips
8.224
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
ZARJPY Short 51% 1.50 lots 1
Long 49% 1.44 lots 21
0% of traders are currently trading ZARJPY.