Silk. (50)
Silk. (statistical code 50): imports in August 2026 were JPY 883,811,000 (+31.3% year on year), quantity 88,639 KG, unit price JPY 9,971 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (63.8%), Viet Nam (17.8%), Brazil (10.2%), India (3.4%), Italy (1.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 345,107,000, a trade deficit of JPY 538,704,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | preliminary | JPY 883,811,000 | 88,639 | JPY 9,971 | +31.3% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,108,939,000 | 107,844 | JPY 10,283 | +24.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 1,117,432,000 | 109,625 | JPY 10,193 | +27.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 920,611,000 | 87,847 | JPY 10,480 | -20.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 844,612,000 | 83,633 | JPY 10,099 | -3.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 794,046,000 | 67,948 | JPY 11,686 | -16.7% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,003,163,000 | 102,286 | JPY 9,807 | +28.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 903,030,000 | 91,350 | JPY 9,885 | -17.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 918,758,000 | 89,113 | JPY 10,310 | +1.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 922,494,000 | 86,574 | JPY 10,656 | -23.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 772,287,000 | 72,991 | JPY 10,581 | -13.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 879,411,000 | 88,458 | JPY 9,942 | -8.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 673,230,000 | 73,073 | JPY 9,213 | -33.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 887,614,000 | 81,630 | JPY 10,874 | -36.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 875,670,000 | 100,810 | JPY 8,686 | -11.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,155,499,000 | 113,757 | JPY 10,158 | -4.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 877,316,000 | 87,307 | JPY 10,049 | +0.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 953,772,000 | 91,711 | JPY 10,400 | +2.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 782,455,000 | 65,418 | JPY 11,961 | -4.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,094,772,000 | 101,205 | JPY 10,817 | +3.2% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 907,791,000 | 75,079 | JPY 12,091 | +1.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,202,933,000 | 104,474 | JPY 11,514 | +0.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 889,194,000 | 91,846 | JPY 9,677 | -15.9% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 960,209,000 | 89,765 | JPY 10,697 | -14.0% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 13,265,024,000; in 2025, JPY 10,793,278,000, about 81% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 7,575,644,000 | JPY 2,822,004,000 | deficit JPY 4,753,640,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 10,793,278,000 | JPY 3,972,796,000 | deficit JPY 6,820,482,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 12,258,606,000 | JPY 4,079,171,000 | deficit JPY 8,179,435,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 12,672,389,000 | JPY 3,807,792,000 | deficit JPY 8,864,597,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 13,265,024,000 | JPY 4,168,151,000 | deficit JPY 9,096,873,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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