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MNI Japan Survey: October 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, Nov 20  0850/2350        Exports     Oct     16.0    % y/y       14.1
Mon, Nov 20  0850/2350        Imports     Oct     21.3    % y/y       12.1
Mon, Nov 20  0850/2350  Trade Balance     Oct    332.3  bln yen      667.7
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                              16.0      21.3          332.3
High Forecast                                19.5      25.3          853.0
Low Forecast                                 14.3      16.7          126.9
Previous Month                               14.1      12.1          667.7
Standard Deviation                            1.4       2.5          164.6
No. of Responses                               14        14             14
                                          Exports   Imports  Trade Balance
                                            y/y %     y/y %      (bln yen)
Mizuho Research Institute                    19.5      23.5          362.0
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management             18.3      21.8          380.0
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute             17.5      22.0          322.8
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting       17.2      22.1          300.0
Norinchukin Research Institute               17.0      19.0          455.2
Hamagin Research Institute                   16.5      25.3          853.0
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities               16.0      20.2          330.0
Daiwa Institute of Research                  16.0      17.6          472.0
Nomura Securities                            15.7      23.6          126.9
SMBC Nikko Securities                        15.7      20.8          281.9
NLI Research Institute                       15.5      19.6          334.5
Barclays Securities                          15.3      19.9          312.3
BNP Paribas                                  14.4      23.5          232.3
Japan Research Institute                     14.3      16.7          415.8
--MNI Tokyo Bureau; tel: +81 90-4670-5309; email: max.sato@marketnews.com
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: beijing@mni-news.com
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