Photographic Chemicals in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $3.47B in Photographic Chemicals, making it the 1st largest exporter of Photographic Chemicals in the world. At the same year, Photographic Chemicals was the 49th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Photographic Chemicals exports from Japan are: China ($888M), Chinese Taipei ($837M), United States ($466M), South Korea ($436M), and United Kingdom ($195M).

The fastest growing export markets for Photographic Chemicals of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Chinese Taipei ($14.5M), United Kingdom ($13.4M), and France ($11.8M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $79.2M in Photographic Chemicals, becoming the 15th largest importer of Photographic Chemicals in the world. At the same year, Photographic Chemicals was the 626th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Photographic Chemicals primarily from: United States ($33.2M), South Korea ($15.1M), China ($11.8M), Chinese Taipei ($5.28M), and Singapore ($3.52M).

The fastest growing import markets in Photographic Chemicals for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Canada ($2.65M), Singapore ($707k), and South Korea ($637k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (20) were at the forefront of shipping Photographic Chemicals from Japan to the United States.

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Japan's Photographic Chemicals exports accounted up to ¥38.8B and imports accounted up to ¥739M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥38.1B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Photographic Chemicals have increased by ¥12.9B (49.8%) from ¥25.9B to ¥38.8B, while imports decreased by ¥-524k (-0.071%) from ¥739M to ¥739M.

Destinations In January 2024, Photographic Chemicals were exported mostly to China (¥12.5B), Taiwan (¥8B), United States (¥4.95B), South Korea (¥4.15B), and United Kingdom (¥3.45B), and were imported mostly from United States (¥412M), South Korea (¥102M), China (¥91.2M), Spain (¥53.8M), and Singapore (¥40.4M).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Photographic Chemicals's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Singapore (¥153M or 23%), Israel (¥72.5M or 46.2%), and Turkey (¥25.9M or 2.36k%). In January 2024, the decrease in Photographic Chemicals's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from China (¥-32.3M or -30.2%), Spain (¥-12.2M or -34.2%), and Thailand (¥-3.37M or -74.8%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

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Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

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Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥12.9B(49.8%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-524k(-0.071%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Chiba¥14.9B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)China¥12.5B

This section shows Photographic Chemicals's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Photographic Chemicals over time.

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