Japan's Current Account Balance:
$187.8 billion (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 3
Japan's main export partners:
US 20.4%, China 15.3%, South Korea 7.6%, Taiwan 6.3%, Hong Kong 5.4% (2007)
Exports: $776.8 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 5
Exports - commodities: transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
Japan's primary import partners:
China 20.5%, US 11.6%, Saudi Arabia 5.7%, UAE 5.2%, Australia 5%, South Korea 4.4%, Indonesia 4.2% (2007)
Imports: $696.2 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 6
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials
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