China News Service, Tokyo, January 19 (Reporter Zhu Chenxi) Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance of Japan on the 19th showed that Japan’s trade deficit in 2022 will be 19.9713 trillion yen, a record high since comparable data were available in 1979.
Data show that Japan's imports in 2022 will be 118.1573 trillion yen, an increase of 39.2% over the previous year, exceeding 100 trillion yen for the first time; exports will be 98.1860 trillion yen, an increase of 18.2% over the previous year. hit a record high.
According to a report by Japan Broadcasting Association TV on the 19th, affected by the sharp depreciation of the yen and the soaring energy prices, Japan's imports will expand in 2022, resulting in a new high in the trade deficit.
Data show that among Japan's imports in 2022, crude oil will increase by 91.5% over the previous year, and liquefied natural gas will increase by 97.5% over the previous year.
The initial value of trade statistics for December 2022 released by the Ministry of Finance of Japan on the same day showed that the trade balance of the month was in deficit of 1.4485 trillion yen, showing a deficit for 17 consecutive months.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said at a press conference on the same day that the operating income of Japanese companies is expanding.
In addition to exporting, Japanese companies are earning income through overseas investment.
At the same time, Hiroichi Matsuno emphasized that export is still an important way to stimulate Japan's economic growth, and the government will strongly support it.
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