Japan exports in June jump 19.3% year/year

July 21, 2026 8:00 PM EDT

A Japanese national flag flutters in front of cargo containers at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO, July ‌21 (Reuters) - ​Japanese ​exports rose 19.3% year-on-year ‌in June, up for ⁠a 10th straight month, ‌data from the ‌Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.

The ​result compared with an 18.6% increase ⁠expected by economists in a ​Reuters poll.

Imports grew 25.4% in June from ​a year ‌earlier, versus a 21% increase ⁠expected by economists.

As a result, the ⁠trade balance stood at a ​deficit of 406.9 billion yen ($2.49 billion), compared with ‌the forecast of a deficit of ‌120 billion ⁠yen.

($1 = 163.2000 ‌yen)

(Reporting by ​Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Jacqueline ‌Wong)



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