MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan Jun Trade Statistics, CPI

     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts from MNI's economist

survey for key Japanese data due in this week.

Date           JST/GMT               Data  Month  Median           Previous

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Mon, Jul 20  0850/2350            Exports    Jun   -24.7    % y/y     -28.3

Mon, Jul 20  0850/2350            Imports    Jun   -17.5    % y/y     -26.2

Mon, Jul 20  0850/2350      Trade Balance    Jun   -35.0  bln yen    -838.2

Tue, Jul 21  0830/2330  National Core CPI    Jun    -0.1    % y/y      -0.2

                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance

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                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)

Median Forecast                           -24.7    -17.5          -35.0

High Forecast                             -19.8    -12.2          218.0

Low Forecast                              -25.6    -20.9         -360.7

Previous Month                            -28.3    -26.2         -838.2

Standard Deviation                          1.7      2.3          156.5

No. of Responses                             11       11             11

                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance

                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)

NLI Research Institute                    -19.8    -15.1          186.3

Mizuho Research Institute                 -23.8    -15.7          -36.5

Daiwa Institute of Research               -24.2    -15.6          -70.0

Nomura Securities                         -24.2    -18.4           93.8

Dai-ichi Life Research Institute          -24.5    -15.0         -125.7

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management          -24.7    -20.9          218.0

BNP Paribas                               -25.0    -18.0           21.3

SMBC Nikko Securities                     -25.5    -12.2         -360.7

Japan Research Institute                  -25.5    -18.1           -7.6

Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting    -25.6    -17.5          -50.0

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities            -25.6    -17.7          -35.0

                                        National % y/y

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Median Forecast                                   -0.1

High Forecast                                      0.0

Low Forecast                                      -0.2

Previous Month                                    -0.2

Standard Deviation                                 0.1

No. of Responses                                    11

                                        National % y/y

Daiwa Institute of Research                        0.0

Mizuho Research Institute                          0.0

Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                  -0.1

Japan Research Institute                          -0.1

Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting            -0.1

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                    -0.1

NLI Research Institute                            -0.1

Nomura Securities                                 -0.1

SMBC Nikko Securities                             -0.1

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                  -0.1

BNP Paribas                                       -0.2

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