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MNI Japan Survey: September 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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Thu, Oct 19  0850/2350        Exports    Sep    14.9    % y/y      18.1
Thu, Oct 19  0850/2350        Imports    Sep    14.6    % y/y      15.2
Thu, Oct 19  0850/2350  Trade Balance    Sep   565.1  bln yen     112.6
Trade Statistics Forecast
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                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
Median Forecast                            14.9     14.6          565.1
High Forecast                              18.4     16.2          696.9
Low Forecast                               12.2     12.1          468.7
Previous Month                             18.1     15.2          112.6
Standard Deviation                          1.6      1.2           64.5
No. of Responses                             14       14             14
                                        Exports  Imports  Trade Balance
                                          y/y %    y/y %      (bln yen)
Mizuho Research Institute                  18.4     16.2          696.9
Daiwa Institute of Research                17.9     16.0          680.0
SMBC Nikko Securities                      15.4     14.0          638.3
NLI Research Institute                     15.3     15.4          554.7
BNP Paribas                                15.0     15.0          560.1
Dai-ichi Life Research Institute           15.0     15.0          559.6
Norinchukin Research Institute             15.0     14.8          570.5
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management           14.8     15.5          520.0
Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting     14.6     14.4          570.0
Hamagin Research Institute                 14.2     14.3          549.9
Nomura Securities                          14.2     12.1          668.7
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities             13.7     13.9          560.0
Barclays Securities                        13.2     12.2          606.0
Japan Research Institute                   12.2     13.6          468.7
--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: beijing@mni-news.com
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