Silk. (50)
Silk. (statistical code 50): imports in September 2026 were JPY 985,233,000 (+12.0% year on year), quantity 91,187 KG, unit price JPY 10,805 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (68.2%), Viet Nam (26.6%), Italy (1.8%), United States of America (1.0%), India (0.7%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 340,570,000, a trade deficit of JPY 644,663,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | preliminary | JPY 985,233,000 | 91,187 | JPY 10,805 | +12.0% |
| August 2026 | revised | 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% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 73,953,487,000; in 2025, JPY 10,793,278,000, about 15% of the 1988 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 8,560,877,000 | JPY 3,162,574,000 | deficit JPY 5,398,303,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 9,239,636,000 | JPY 4,163,994,000 | deficit JPY 5,075,642,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 7,689,840,000 | JPY 4,118,141,000 | deficit JPY 3,571,699,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 12,457,676,000 | JPY 5,091,698,000 | deficit JPY 7,365,978,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 15,151,389,000 | JPY 5,402,371,000 | deficit JPY 9,749,018,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 16,156,484,000 | JPY 6,013,327,000 | deficit JPY 10,143,157,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 13,568,499,000 | JPY 6,388,984,000 | deficit JPY 7,179,515,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 17,457,207,000 | JPY 7,199,341,000 | deficit JPY 10,257,866,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 18,385,247,000 | JPY 8,755,368,000 | deficit JPY 9,629,879,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 18,334,257,000 | JPY 9,322,846,000 | deficit JPY 9,011,411,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 14,341,741,000 | JPY 9,018,857,000 | deficit JPY 5,322,884,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 14,683,335,000 | JPY 8,958,390,000 | deficit JPY 5,724,945,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 13,072,815,000 | JPY 9,115,092,000 | deficit JPY 3,957,723,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 11,155,166,000 | JPY 9,398,241,000 | deficit JPY 1,756,925,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 17,162,784,000 | JPY 11,425,209,000 | deficit JPY 5,737,575,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 18,479,774,000 | JPY 13,028,551,000 | deficit JPY 5,451,223,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 26,084,515,000 | JPY 13,946,979,000 | deficit JPY 12,137,536,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 22,132,823,000 | JPY 15,036,805,000 | deficit JPY 7,096,018,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 19,788,590,000 | JPY 15,407,302,000 | deficit JPY 4,381,288,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 19,828,702,000 | JPY 13,273,350,000 | deficit JPY 6,555,352,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 22,288,478,000 | JPY 12,075,647,000 | deficit JPY 10,212,831,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 24,751,199,000 | JPY 12,444,116,000 | deficit JPY 12,307,083,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 28,058,425,000 | JPY 12,038,287,000 | deficit JPY 16,020,138,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 27,807,941,000 | JPY 10,500,090,000 | deficit JPY 17,307,851,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 31,285,720,000 | JPY 9,879,780,000 | deficit JPY 21,405,940,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 45,992,381,000 | JPY 9,837,154,000 | deficit JPY 36,155,227,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 58,355,328,000 | JPY 8,710,505,000 | deficit JPY 49,644,823,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 44,815,091,000 | JPY 7,947,945,000 | deficit JPY 36,867,146,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 56,794,761,000 | JPY 7,946,726,000 | deficit JPY 48,848,035,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 58,293,160,000 | JPY 8,024,130,000 | deficit JPY 50,269,030,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 65,056,629,000 | JPY 10,927,575,000 | deficit JPY 54,129,054,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 88,122,200,000 | JPY 12,161,058,000 | deficit JPY 75,961,142,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 92,598,787,000 | JPY 13,726,057,000 | deficit JPY 78,872,730,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 101,996,662,000 | JPY 16,652,294,000 | deficit JPY 85,344,368,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 73,953,487,000 | JPY 14,881,430,000 | deficit JPY 59,072,057,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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