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Japan's April-September imports hit a record ¥66.3 trillion
Japan's Finance Ministry released preliminary trade figures on October 21.
Imports totaled ¥66.3 trillion from April to September 2026.
That is the highest amount for a half-year period in records comparable from 1979 onward.
Rising crude oil prices contributed to the record.
The figures measure the value of goods Japan brought in from abroad, not the amount of goods alone.
The record shows how higher oil prices can increase the cost of imports.
The figures are preliminary, and no further steps or updates are specified.
Japan’s imports totaled ¥66.2753 trillion in the April-September 2026 fiscal half-year.
The amount was the highest for any half-year since comparable records began in 1979.
Rising crude oil prices contributed to the record.
Japan’s Finance Ministry announced the figures in preliminary trade statistics on October 21.
- Who
- Japan’s Finance Ministry released the figures.
- What
- Imports totaled ¥66.2753 trillion, a record for a half-year.
- When
- April-September 2026; the figures were announced on October 21.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- Rising crude oil prices contributed to the increase.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Japan’s imports totaled ¥66.2753 trillion during the fiscal half-year.
The Finance Ministry announced the figures in preliminary trade statistics.
- Import value
- ¥66.2753 trillion
- Period
- April-September 2026
- Record
- Highest half-year total since comparable records began in 1979
- Contributing factor
- Rising crude oil prices
- Source
- Japan’s Finance Ministry’s preliminary trade statistics