Lead and articles thereof. (78)
Lead and articles thereof. (statistical code 78): imports in August 2026 were JPY 768,232,000 (-39.6% year on year), quantity 2,006,880 KG, unit price JPY 383 per KG. Main origins: Republic of Korea (36.8%), Taiwan (19.8%), India (16.7%), Australia (11.7%), Mexico (5.2%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,482,730,000, a trade surplus of JPY 714,498,000. (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 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 1,308,337,000 | 3,381,987 | JPY 387 | +65.5% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 10,777,602,000; in 2025, JPY 12,304,582,000, about 1.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 6,930,667,000 | JPY 16,762,776,000 | surplus JPY 9,832,109,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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