Mineral products (05)
Mineral products (statistical code 05): imports in August 2026 were JPY 2,898,816,510,000 (+33.8% year on year). Main origins: United States of America (21.6%), Australia (20.4%), Saudi Arabia (15.1%), United Arab Emirates (10.5%), Chile (3.9%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 252,494,660,000, a trade deficit of JPY 2,646,321,850,000. (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 2,898,816,510,000 | — | — | +33.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 3,134,946,052,000 | — | — | +50.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,537,169,023,000 | — | — | +34.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,050,212,045,000 | — | — | +4.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,016,559,476,000 | — | — | -11.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,245,729,811,000 | — | — | -2.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,148,831,195,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,491,247,271,000 | — | — | -11.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,432,679,636,000 | — | — | -12.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,937,247,109,000 | — | — | -13.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,180,572,095,000 | — | — | -6.8% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,066,159,413,000 | — | — | -12.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,166,683,083,000 | — | — | -14.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,082,259,974,000 | — | — | -20.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,886,283,543,000 | — | — | -16.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,967,779,292,000 | — | — | -20.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,284,844,479,000 | — | — | -12.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,292,304,256,000 | — | — | -11.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,249,531,609,000 | — | — | -12.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,828,494,056,000 | — | — | +4.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,769,012,757,000 | — | — | -6.9% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 2,244,434,273,000 | — | — | -14.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,339,193,384,000 | — | — | -8.6% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,368,511,257,000 | — | — | -1.0% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 38,013,728,793,000; in 2025, JPY 26,374,838,545,000, about 69% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 19,523,511,383,000 | JPY 1,430,548,538,000 | deficit JPY 18,092,962,845,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 26,374,838,545,000 | JPY 1,492,759,014,000 | deficit JPY 24,882,079,531,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 30,082,488,598,000 | JPY 1,619,746,650,000 | deficit JPY 28,462,741,948,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 31,309,326,294,000 | JPY 1,897,806,719,000 | deficit JPY 29,411,519,575,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 38,013,728,793,000 | JPY 2,524,043,065,000 | deficit JPY 35,489,685,728,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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