Japan exports jump 16.8% year/year in January

February 17, 2026 6:58 PM EST

A cargo ship carrying containers is seen at an industrial port within Tokyo Port, Japan August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO, Feb ‌18 (Reuters) - ​Japanese ​exports jumped 16.8% year-on-year ‌in January, up for ⁠a fifth straight month, ‌data from the ‌Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.

The ​result compared with a 12% increase ⁠expected by economists in a ​Reuters poll.

Imports decreased 2.5% in January from ​a year ‌earlier, versus a 3% increase ⁠expected by economists.

As a result, the ⁠trade balance stood at a ​deficit of 1.15 trillion yen ($7.50 billion), compared with ‌the forecast of a deficit of ‌2.14 trillion ⁠yen.

($1 = 153.2800 ‌yen)

(Reporting by ​Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Chris ‌Reese)



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