# Machinery Trade · Plover Analytics

> Japan's machinery trade — exports and imports by partner country, monthly, from Ministry of Finance customs data.

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## Machinery trade — exports and imports by partner

Latest reading, Aug 2026: People's Republic of China 430,826,086 ¥1,000; United States of America 393,992,720 ¥1,000; Taiwan 150,901,113 ¥1,000; Republic of Korea 141,943,651 ¥1,000; Thailand 57,537,330 ¥1,000.

_Exports of General machinery by partner, largest five in the latest month_

| Period | People's Republic of China (¥1,000) | United States of America (¥1,000) | Taiwan (¥1,000) | Republic of Korea (¥1,000) | Thailand (¥1,000) | People's Republic of China · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Aug 2026 | 430,826,086 | 393,992,720 | 150,901,113 | 141,943,651 | 57,537,330 | 18.8 |
| Jul 2026 | 466,621,556 | 448,685,582 | 174,628,036 | 151,383,864 | 71,314,373 | 23.1 |
| Jun 2026 | 410,080,490 | 427,005,264 | 183,677,065 | 150,498,731 | 70,381,826 | 6.9 |
| May 2026 | 349,555,683 | 378,722,153 | 157,121,231 | 121,822,235 | 55,436,697 | −2.7 |
| Apr 2026 | 354,799,855 | 445,987,343 | 152,808,294 | 135,678,040 | 64,526,767 | −4.2 |
| Mar 2026 | 482,446,021 | 444,215,645 | 186,462,736 | 165,068,270 | 70,468,871 | 8.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 281,495,755 | 410,067,561 | 130,732,199 | 127,883,155 | 58,304,139 | −22.5 |
| Jan 2026 | 319,180,546 | 327,067,740 | 115,454,153 | 126,817,781 | 57,290,059 | 33.4 |
| Dec 2025 | 416,057,937 | 415,546,399 | 154,240,179 | 125,347,398 | 73,978,693 | −2.0 |
| Nov 2025 | 354,537,967 | 386,245,052 | 138,373,776 | 112,108,579 | 57,274,132 | −6.6 |
| Oct 2025 | 385,342,932 | 406,554,065 | 132,822,295 | 110,546,507 | 61,674,222 | −5.0 |
| Sep 2025 | 397,621,802 | 381,006,796 | 107,503,987 | 103,624,073 | 56,061,270 | 4.1 |
| Aug 2025 | 362,552,096 | 313,075,299 | 127,015,753 | 95,856,213 | 53,037,873 | −3.1 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan — Trade Statistics of Japan. · Data through August 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/trade-machinery/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/trade-machinery/observations?series=exp.70100000.50105.val&format=csv

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