Lead and articles thereof. (78)
Lead and articles thereof. (statistical code 78): imports in September 2026 were JPY 896,360,000 (-14.9% year on year), quantity 2,280,362 KG, unit price JPY 393 per KG. Main origins: Australia (22.9%), Taiwan (16.5%), India (15.6%), Kazakhstan (15.1%), Republic of Korea (11.7%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,166,952,000, a trade surplus of JPY 270,592,000. (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 896,360,000 | 2,280,362 | JPY 393 | -14.9% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 768,232,000 | 2,006,880 | JPY 383 | -39.6% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 628,864,000 | 1,383,045 | JPY 455 | -55.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 670,106,000 | 1,807,024 | JPY 371 | -27.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,071,788,000 | 2,372,462 | JPY 452 | +35.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 1,103,553,000 | 2,853,313 | JPY 387 | +95.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 454,937,000 | 1,064,117 | JPY 428 | -47.7% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,302,094,000 | 2,306,080 | JPY 565 | +65.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 931,093,000 | 2,363,937 | JPY 394 | +10.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,038,414,000 | 2,704,212 | JPY 384 | +21.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,261,351,000 | 2,659,023 | JPY 474 | +54.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,484,654,000 | 3,875,804 | JPY 383 | +37.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,053,466,000 | 2,681,011 | JPY 393 | -19.5% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,272,174,000 | 2,776,313 | JPY 458 | +120.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,421,383,000 | 4,032,293 | JPY 353 | +41.4% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 918,575,000 | 2,478,813 | JPY 371 | -20.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 790,240,000 | 2,120,511 | JPY 373 | -6.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 565,299,000 | 1,275,590 | JPY 443 | -30.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 869,708,000 | 2,166,651 | JPY 401 | +19.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 787,791,000 | 2,250,020 | JPY 350 | +20.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 841,527,000 | 2,260,486 | JPY 372 | +8.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 853,550,000 | 2,133,739 | JPY 400 | -26.8% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 816,231,000 | 1,876,558 | JPY 435 | -18.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,079,806,000 | 3,065,505 | JPY 352 | -38.6% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 7,341,982,000; in 2025, JPY 12,304,582,000, about 1.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 7,827,027,000 | JPY 17,929,728,000 | surplus JPY 10,102,701,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 12,304,582,000 | JPY 20,150,822,000 | surplus JPY 7,846,240,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 10,618,668,000 | JPY 22,981,095,000 | surplus JPY 12,362,427,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 11,382,629,000 | JPY 20,732,814,000 | surplus JPY 9,350,185,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 10,777,602,000 | JPY 16,987,618,000 | surplus JPY 6,210,016,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 9,417,032,000 | JPY 12,356,451,000 | surplus JPY 2,939,419,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 8,375,856,000 | JPY 12,387,228,000 | surplus JPY 4,011,372,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 11,087,988,000 | JPY 6,974,322,000 | deficit JPY 4,113,666,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 16,202,479,000 | JPY 4,365,579,000 | deficit JPY 11,836,900,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 15,268,779,000 | JPY 2,608,497,000 | deficit JPY 12,660,282,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 8,305,772,000 | JPY 3,796,287,000 | deficit JPY 4,509,485,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 11,088,344,000 | JPY 3,525,777,000 | deficit JPY 7,562,567,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 9,216,581,000 | JPY 3,532,976,000 | deficit JPY 5,683,605,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 8,601,677,000 | JPY 6,023,543,000 | deficit JPY 2,578,134,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 9,108,122,000 | JPY 6,925,141,000 | deficit JPY 2,182,981,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 8,939,540,000 | JPY 11,455,370,000 | surplus JPY 2,515,830,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 5,019,208,000 | JPY 12,584,457,000 | surplus JPY 7,565,249,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 3,049,568,000 | JPY 12,762,237,000 | surplus JPY 9,712,669,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 8,494,676,000 | JPY 10,057,416,000 | surplus JPY 1,562,740,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 11,947,715,000 | JPY 10,600,481,000 | deficit JPY 1,347,234,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 8,945,514,000 | JPY 3,152,732,000 | deficit JPY 5,792,782,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 4,552,457,000 | JPY 2,618,011,000 | deficit JPY 1,934,446,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 2,843,633,000 | JPY 2,918,119,000 | surplus JPY 74,486,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 2,119,140,000 | JPY 2,143,144,000 | surplus JPY 24,004,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 2,339,815,000 | JPY 2,473,418,000 | surplus JPY 133,603,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 4,408,674,000 | JPY 1,034,245,000 | deficit JPY 3,374,429,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 2,936,213,000 | JPY 1,360,617,000 | deficit JPY 1,575,596,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 2,363,386,000 | JPY 1,335,953,000 | deficit JPY 1,027,433,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 3,979,373,000 | JPY 1,796,075,000 | deficit JPY 2,183,298,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 5,284,693,000 | JPY 1,996,263,000 | deficit JPY 3,288,430,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 5,804,158,000 | JPY 1,781,335,000 | deficit JPY 4,022,823,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 6,619,599,000 | JPY 1,002,736,000 | deficit JPY 5,616,863,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 4,795,527,000 | JPY 778,526,000 | deficit JPY 4,017,001,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 4,007,068,000 | JPY 1,243,917,000 | deficit JPY 2,763,151,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 6,934,442,000 | JPY 1,376,175,000 | deficit JPY 5,558,267,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 11,062,753,000 | JPY 1,487,627,000 | deficit JPY 9,575,126,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 13,309,109,000 | JPY 1,590,261,000 | deficit JPY 11,718,848,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 9,278,844,000 | JPY 1,456,095,000 | deficit JPY 7,822,749,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 7,341,982,000 | JPY 1,400,425,000 | deficit JPY 5,941,557,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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