Japans Actual Level Of Exports - 1184 Words

Country: Japan Company: Buffalo Wild Wings Trade and FDI Analysis What are levels (amounts) of trade (exports and imports) in your target country? Japan’s actual level of exports is 6417.36 billion Japanese Yen. In the past 5 years, exports have ranged from 4513.66 billion Japanese Yen, up to 6926.83 billion Japanese Yen (Japan Exports). Japan’s actual level of imports is 6531.14 billion Japanese Yen. In the past 5 years, imports have ranged from 4952.03 billion Japanese Yen, up to 8047.03 billion Japanese Yen (Japan Imports). Exports constitute what percentage of GDP? Exports constitute for approximately 15% of the GDP in the past few years. Before the recession of 2008, exports were up to 17.7% of the GDP. The most recent count from†¦show more content†¦Assess each of the above for a few selected years over the last decade: Have there been any important changes in the level of trade, types of trade, or trade partners? Any ideas for the reason for the changes? (When you select years, start with the most recently available – then go back 10 years, and then pick at least one year in the middle. If there was some important economic event in your country’s recent history, you might choose the year after that too to see if there were any important changes.) From 1990 to late 2008, Japan’s export increased from 2698.92 billion Japanese Yen, to 7681.69 billion Japanese Yen. After the Great Recession of 2008, exports went down to 3477.83 billion Japanese Yen. It has been increasing since then, but it has not recovered entirely (Japan Exports). From 1990 to late 2008, Japan’s imports increased from 2468.82 billion Japanese Yen, to 7542.58 billion Japanese Yen. After the Great Recession of 2008, imports went down to 3458.73 billion Japanese Yen. It has been increasing since, then but it has not recovered entirely. Also, in the past few years, Japan has had a trade deficit instead of the usual trade surplus. Japan started to import the most from China, since 2001. After the Great Recession of 2008, Japan trading partners did not change much. Imports went down, but trading partners stayed the same (Japan Imports) (Export destinations of Japan). Trade partners changed.