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MNI Japan Survey: November Trade Statistics

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     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts for the key Japanese
data due in this week provided by economists surveyed by MNI.
Date           JST/GMT           Data  Month  Median           Previous
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Mon, Dec 18  0850/2350        Exports    Nov    14.6    % y/y      14.0
Mon, Dec 18  0850/2350        Imports    Nov    18.8    % y/y      18.9
Mon, Dec 18  0850/2350  Trade Balance    Nov   -56.5  bln yen     284.6
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                            14.6     18.8          -56.5
High Forecast                              16.8     21.4          224.5
Low Forecast                               12.6     14.0         -313.1
Previous Month                             14.0     18.9          284.6
Standard Deviation                          1.2      2.3          130.3
No. of Responses                             13       13             14
                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
BNP Paribas                                  na       na           94.1
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management           16.8     21.4         -100.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities             16.2     18.9           10.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute           15.0     18.0           -5.8
Norinchukin Research Institute             15.0     18.0          -58.0
Barclays Securities                        15.0     14.0          224.5
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting     14.7     19.6         -120.0
Japan Research Institute                   14.6     18.8          -79.5
Hamagin Research Institute                 14.3     21.3         -236.2
Mizuho Research Institute                  14.3     19.0         -103.9
Daiwa Institute of Research                13.4     16.3           -2.3
SMBC Nikko Securities                      13.2     17.0          -54.9
Nomura Securities                          13.1     21.3         -313.1
NLI Research Institute                     12.6     15.6           -8.2
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: beijing@mni-news.com
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