Japan Trade Surplus Rises

Details of how the numbers are calculated:

1. The value of exports is based upon the F.O.B. value, while the value of imports is based upon the C.I.F. value. (The value of goods, which was imported by Authorized Importers or Authorized Customs Brokers, but not declared for duty payment yet, is based upon the value submitted at the declaration for release of goods.)
2. Statistical timing – Exports : Entry is made in the month within which falls the date when a ship or aircraft loading the goods concerned leaves a Japanese port. – Imports : Entry is made in the month within which falls the date of the import permit.
3. “Percent Change” means “Percent Change from the same month in the preceding year.”