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MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan July Trade Statistics

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     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts for the key Japanese
data due this week provided by economists surveyed by MNI.
Date           JST/GMT           Data   Month   Median            Previous
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Thu, Aug 16  0850/2350        Exports    July      6.6    % y/y        6.7
Thu, Aug 16  0850/2350        Imports    July     15.2    % y/y        2.6
Thu, Aug 16  0850/2350  Trade Balance    July    -70.0  bln yen      720.8
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                               6.6      15.2          -70.0
High Forecast                                 8.1      16.1          101.7
Low Forecast                                  5.6      13.5         -199.0
Previous Month                                6.7       2.6          720.8
Standard Deviation                            0.8       0.8           87.3
No. of Responses                               12        12             13
                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
BNP Paribas                                    na        na          101.7
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                8.1      15.9          -30.0
Mizuho Research Institute                     7.7      13.5           88.2
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting        7.5      15.8          -70.0
NLI Research Institute                        7.2      15.2          -53.8
Norinchukin Research Institute                7.0      14.0            8.9
Hamagin Research Institute                    6.7      15.6         -107.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute              6.5      15.3         -102.7
Nomura Securities                             6.2      13.9          -32.4
Japan Research Institute                      6.0      14.9         -112.8
SMBC Nikko Securities                         5.8      16.1         -199.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management              5.7      15.2         -150.0
Daiwa Institute of Research                   5.6      14.5         -110.0
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
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