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): imports in August 2026 were JPY 969,437,000 (+17.9% year on year), quantity 1,175,109 KG, unit price JPY 824 per KG. Main origins: India (33.4%), People's Republic of China (15.7%), France (13.2%), Republic of Korea (12.7%), Spain (8.4%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 2,803,300,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,833,863,000. (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 969,437,000 | 1,175,109 | JPY 824 | +17.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,337,138,000 | 1,762,642 | JPY 758 | +28.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 789,660,000 | 1,021,510 | JPY 773 | +14.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,061,169,000 | 1,200,219 | JPY 884 | +117.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 940,722,000 | 1,173,149 | JPY 800 | +86.6% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 872,097,000 | 1,085,905 | JPY 802 | -1.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,088,110,000 | 1,384,636 | JPY 786 | +77.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 1,808,095,000 | 2,074,374 | JPY 870 | +128.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,024,283,000 | 1,103,309 | JPY 927 | -21.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 861,086,000 | 1,363,508 | JPY 631 | -20.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 927,718,000 | 1,220,861 | JPY 760 | -19.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,068,609,000 | 1,412,398 | JPY 756 | +47.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 822,242,000 | 1,119,256 | JPY 734 | -4.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,043,815,000 | 1,482,303 | JPY 703 | -14.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 687,779,000 | 1,059,925 | JPY 648 | -29.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 488,877,000 | 616,413 | JPY 791 | -56.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 504,220,000 | 649,203 | JPY 776 | -49.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 885,707,000 | 1,443,866 | JPY 608 | -22.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 614,833,000 | 872,693 | JPY 703 | -43.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 790,900,000 | 1,209,349 | JPY 653 | -33.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,308,106,000 | 2,607,249 | JPY 502 | +29.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,078,179,000 | 1,797,981 | JPY 599 | -19.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,153,871,000 | 2,051,689 | JPY 559 | -5.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 726,046,000 | 1,206,099 | JPY 595 | -28.6% |
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