Cotton. (52)
Cotton. (statistical code 52): exports in August 2026 were JPY 2,472,031,000 (+4.0% year on year), quantity 863,886 KG, unit price JPY 2,862 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (24.9%), United States of America (18.4%), Viet Nam (15.3%), Italy (5.4%), Indonesia (5.0%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 4,397,075,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,925,044,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 2,472,031,000 | 863,886 | JPY 2,862 | +4.0% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,984,419,000 | 1,083,734 | JPY 2,754 | +6.2% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 3,246,673,000 | 1,152,324 | JPY 2,818 | +15.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,015,198,000 | 1,052,639 | JPY 2,864 | -0.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 3,373,949,000 | 1,212,760 | JPY 2,782 | +0.8% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 3,141,726,000 | 1,133,770 | JPY 2,771 | -7.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,480,450,000 | 919,463 | JPY 2,698 | -19.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,425,283,000 | 859,296 | JPY 2,822 | -3.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,816,173,000 | 1,346,652 | JPY 2,834 | -0.9% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,738,222,000 | 1,267,572 | JPY 2,949 | -4.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,684,339,000 | 1,402,776 | JPY 2,626 | -1.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,744,038,000 | 1,048,534 | JPY 2,617 | -6.5% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,375,859,000 | 898,998 | JPY 2,643 | -7.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,811,028,000 | 1,106,702 | JPY 2,540 | -17.0% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,802,504,000 | 1,047,767 | JPY 2,675 | -26.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,024,333,000 | 1,355,918 | JPY 2,230 | -5.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,346,348,000 | 1,407,645 | JPY 2,377 | +4.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,406,210,000 | 1,456,487 | JPY 2,339 | -3.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,074,096,000 | 1,274,749 | JPY 2,412 | -2.1% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,524,080,000 | 997,204 | JPY 2,531 | +12.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 3,849,540,000 | 1,483,598 | JPY 2,595 | -0.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 3,898,991,000 | 1,513,932 | JPY 2,574 | -1.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 3,725,041,000 | 1,473,702 | JPY 2,528 | -1.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,933,814,000 | 1,314,954 | JPY 2,231 | -9.7% |
Subcategories
- 5201
- Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock).
- 5203
- Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/㎡
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/㎡
- Other woven fabrics of cotton.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 105,159,406,000; in 2025, JPY 37,347,230,000, about 36% of the 1988 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 37,001,313,000 | JPY 23,139,729,000 | deficit JPY 13,861,584,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 55,277,474,000 | JPY 37,347,230,000 | deficit JPY 17,930,244,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 56,626,425,000 | JPY 39,460,537,000 | deficit JPY 17,165,888,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 59,342,425,000 | JPY 37,593,661,000 | deficit JPY 21,748,764,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 79,836,789,000 | JPY 40,493,941,000 | deficit JPY 39,342,848,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 36,430,828,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 33,648,231,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 46,531,722,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 49,435,116,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 54,438,961,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 55,854,603,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 67,213,556,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 62,583,591,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 62,941,655,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 57,323,583,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 62,310,757,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 58,856,276,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 62,193,937,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 90,073,240,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 110,169,857,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 117,078,378,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 117,371,254,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 128,064,744,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 118,412,817,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 123,240,839,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 113,191,040,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 105,931,218,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 100,226,882,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 95,576,661,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 100,318,201,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 90,323,816,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 80,844,645,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 88,468,698,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 99,790,537,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 135,459,706,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 137,665,420,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 131,836,607,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 111,203,725,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 105,159,406,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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