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Free AccessMNI DATA SURVEY: Japan March Trade Statistics, National CPI
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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Wed, Apr 18 0850/2350 Exports Mar 5.3 % y/y 1.8
Wed, Apr 18 0850/2350 Imports Mar 8.5 % y/y 16.6
Wed, Apr 18 0850/2350 Trade Balance Mar 440.2 bln yen 2.6
Fri, Apr 20 0830/2330 National Core CPI Mar 0.9 % y/y 1.0
Trade Statistics Forecast
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Exports Imports Trade Balance
y/y % y/y % (bln yen)
Median Forecast 5.3 8.5 440.2
High Forecast 7.2 11.9 880.0
Low Forecast 0.4 1.3 274.4
Previous Month 1.8 16.6 2.6
Standard Deviation 1.7 3.5 211.3
No. of Responses 13 13 14
Exports Imports Trade Balance
y/y % y/y % (bln yen)
BNP Paribas na na 594.7
Daiwa Institute of Research 7.2 11.9 340.0
Mizuho Research Institute 6.8 8.6 521.8
NLI Research Institute 6.3 4.0 794.0
Norinchukin Research Institute 6.0 10.0 382.1
Hamagin Research Institute 5.6 9.7 366.8
Barclays Securities 5.6 9.8 357.0
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting 5.3 1.6 880.0
Nomura Securities 5.0 1.3 875.2
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management 4.7 8.7 370.0
SMBC Nikko Securities 4.6 6.6 498.3
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities 4.3 8.5 350.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute 4.0 3.0 693.9
Japan Research Institute 0.4 5.4 274.4
Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)
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National % y/y
Median Forecast 0.9
High Forecast 1.0
Low Forecast 0.9
Previous Month 1.0
Standard Deviation 0.0
No. of Responses 14
National % y/y
BNP Paribas 1.0
Hamagin Research Institute 1.0
Norinchukin Research Institute 1.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management 1.0
Barclays Securities 0.9
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute 0.9
Daiwa Institute of Research 0.9
Japan Research Institute 0.9
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting 0.9
Mizuho Research Institute 0.9
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities 0.9
NLI Research Institute 0.9
Nomura Securities 0.9
SMBC Nikko Securities 0.9
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
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