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MNI Japan Survey: Apr Trade Statistics, May Tokyo CPI

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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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Mon, May 21  0850/2350          Exports     Apr      8.7    % y/y        2.1
Mon, May 21  0850/2350          Imports     Apr     10.3    % y/y       -0.6
Mon, May 21  0850/2350    Trade Balance     Apr    411.1  bln yen       32.1
Fri, May 25  0830/2330   Tokyo Core CPI     May      0.6    % y/y        0.6
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                               8.7      10.3          411.1
High Forecast                                11.0      12.3          620.0
Low Forecast                                  6.3       6.8          189.4
Previous Month                                2.1      -0.6           32.1
Standard Deviation                            1.4       1.8          113.2
No. of Responses                               12        12             13
                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
BNP Paribas                                    na        na          579.7
Norinchukin Research Institute               11.0      11.8          484.0
Japan Research Institute                      9.8      12.3          374.1
Hamagin Research Institute                    9.6      12.3          363.8
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management              9.3      12.0          360.0
Mizuho Research Institute                     9.1      10.9          411.1
NLI Research Institute                        8.9       8.7          532.1
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting        8.5       6.8          620.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                8.1       9.6          430.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute              8.0       9.0          458.0
SMBC Nikko Securities                         6.7      12.1          189.4
Nomura Securities                             6.7       9.5          344.9
Daiwa Institute of Research                   6.3       8.7          370.0
Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)
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                                              Tokyo % y/y
Median Forecast                                       0.6
High Forecast                                         0.7
Low Forecast                                          0.5
Previous Month                                        0.6
Standard Deviation                                    0.1
No. of Responses                                       11
                                              Tokyo % y/y
Mizuho Research Institute                             0.7
Nomura Securities                                     0.7
SMBC Nikko Securities                                 0.7
BNP Paribas                                           0.6
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                      0.6
Hamagin Research Institute                            0.6
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                        0.6
NLI Research Institute                                0.6
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                      0.6
Japan Research Institute                              0.5
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting                0.5
--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-4670-5309; email: max.sato@marketnews.com
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,MAJDA$,M$A$$$,M$J$$$]

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