Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes (8545)
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes (statistical code 8545): exports in August 2026 were JPY 2,803,300,000 (-29.3% year on year), quantity 2,219,990 KG, unit price JPY 1,256 per KG. Main destinations: United States of America (33.8%), People's Republic of China (8.7%), Philippines (8.6%), Canada (6.5%), Republic of Korea (5.6%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 969,437,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,833,863,000. (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 2,803,300,000 | 2,219,990 | JPY 1,256 | -29.3% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,592,958,000 | 1,599,131 | JPY 1,607 | -37.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,473,052,000 | 1,886,650 | JPY 1,310 | +13.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,919,010,000 | 1,214,095 | JPY 1,574 | -47.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,496,667,000 | 1,798,365 | JPY 1,388 | -17.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,545,978,000 | 1,894,555 | JPY 1,337 | -47.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 4,361,698,000 | 5,043,716 | JPY 865 | +22.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 3,098,635,000 | 3,262,486 | JPY 944 | +1.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,863,822,000 | 2,436,650 | JPY 1,174 | -26.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,255,108,000 | 1,703,382 | JPY 1,323 | -46.6% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,411,034,000 | 1,888,149 | JPY 1,270 | -53.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,334,053,000 | 3,354,097 | JPY 993 | -15.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,966,737,000 | 4,531,023 | JPY 873 | -19.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,125,166,000 | 4,524,552 | JPY 911 | -19.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,173,183,000 | 1,936,802 | JPY 1,118 | -53.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,633,178,000 | 3,996,776 | JPY 904 | -13.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,016,011,000 | 2,400,117 | JPY 1,256 | -39.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,853,271,000 | 5,620,050 | JPY 863 | -18.3% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,564,013,000 | 3,514,320 | JPY 1,014 | -37.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,054,867,000 | 3,170,063 | JPY 964 | -42.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 3,888,350,000 | 3,991,823 | JPY 973 | -23.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 4,222,129,000 | 4,417,293 | JPY 956 | -17.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 5,141,748,000 | 5,608,134 | JPY 917 | +5.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 3,928,111,000 | 4,235,699 | JPY 927 | -22.3% |
Subcategories
API and MCP
No API key required. An optional API key gives you a dedicated quota of 1,000 requests per day that is not affected by congestion (free at https://data.washutrading.com/register/).
Example API request for this item: https://data.washutrading.com/api/v1/series?code=8545&flow=export