Japan will release its February trade data on 18 March. Standard Chartered notes its forecasts as follows: We expect exports to have contracted by 1.0% y/y after they spiked 17% y/y in January, and imports to have increa…
Japan will release its February trade data on 18 March.
Standard Chartered notes its forecasts as follows:
We expect exports to have contracted by 1.0% y/y after they spiked 17% y/y in January, and imports to have increased 7.0% y/y after a 9.0% decline in January.
As a result, the trade deficit likely widened to JPY 1.3tn from JPY 1.1tn.
Exports declined 0.6% y/y in the first 20 days of February, while imports increased 9.9% y/y. Exports to China surged 20.8% y/y in January, and exports to the US grew 16.5% y/y. Exports to China likely slowed inFebruary on a slowdown in domestic demand in China, while exports to the US likely remained strong.
We expect import growth to have accelerated in February, mainly owing to a favourable base effect. We think the trade deficit will narrow this year.
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