Zinc and articles thereof. (79)
Zinc and articles thereof. (statistical code 79): exports in August 2026 were JPY 4,906,435,000 (-1.8% year on year), quantity 8,394,178 KG, unit price JPY 585 per KG. Main destinations: Thailand (34.2%), India (30.8%), Taiwan (10.9%), Indonesia (7.6%), People's Republic of China (5.3%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 5,761,006,000, a trade deficit of JPY 854,571,000. (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 4,906,435,000 | 8,394,178 | JPY 585 | -1.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 5,535,988,000 | 9,458,572 | JPY 585 | +7.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 5,100,964,000 | 8,978,011 | JPY 568 | +32.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 4,400,522,000 | 8,306,069 | JPY 530 | +58.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 3,684,040,000 | 6,831,961 | JPY 539 | -15.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 3,729,583,000 | 6,918,174 | JPY 539 | -40.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 3,301,682,000 | 6,155,098 | JPY 536 | -41.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,879,984,000 | 5,680,821 | JPY 507 | -56.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,886,830,000 | 7,432,001 | JPY 523 | -39.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,572,919,000 | 7,224,853 | JPY 495 | -40.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,187,618,000 | 6,953,670 | JPY 458 | -38.9% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,981,869,000 | 9,268,770 | JPY 430 | -26.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,994,437,000 | 12,028,124 | JPY 415 | -7.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,136,468,000 | 12,477,972 | JPY 412 | -17.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,860,139,000 | 9,663,919 | JPY 399 | -37.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,785,678,000 | 6,946,404 | JPY 401 | -40.1% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,331,654,000 | 9,776,317 | JPY 443 | -5.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,273,147,000 | 14,578,014 | JPY 430 | -28.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,652,607,000 | 12,419,291 | JPY 455 | -21.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,580,430,000 | 13,692,103 | JPY 481 | +25.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 6,422,112,000 | 13,409,616 | JPY 479 | +11.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 6,026,026,000 | 12,643,741 | JPY 477 | +1.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 5,218,136,000 | 11,928,459 | JPY 437 | -14.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 5,407,687,000 | 13,079,785 | JPY 413 | -14.4% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 6,054,852,000; in 2025, JPY 54,243,796,000, about 9.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 33,351,533,000 | JPY 33,539,198,000 | surplus JPY 187,665,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 25,243,045,000 | JPY 54,243,796,000 | surplus JPY 29,000,751,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 22,480,519,000 | JPY 71,224,687,000 | surplus JPY 48,744,168,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 21,379,035,000 | JPY 75,193,614,000 | surplus JPY 53,814,579,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 25,832,148,000 | JPY 83,689,520,000 | surplus JPY 57,857,372,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 55,915,097,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 47,788,375,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 40,088,598,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 44,971,247,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 43,369,143,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 30,906,095,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 42,211,026,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 28,995,617,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 29,684,652,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 27,848,721,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 22,549,928,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 26,429,771,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 28,281,828,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 27,699,404,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 41,542,827,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 36,552,409,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 12,687,084,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 11,414,124,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 10,287,586,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 13,429,827,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 10,931,881,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 10,199,904,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 12,586,748,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 11,170,756,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 7,006,220,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 5,814,005,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 5,637,977,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 6,911,755,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 7,514,378,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 9,758,621,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 7,560,164,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 9,317,127,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 8,073,005,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 6,054,852,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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