Japan's exports to the United States have continued their plummeting journey, dropping by 13.8 per cent in August, 2025, data released by the country’s finance ministry on Wednesday revealed.
This marks the fifth straight month of declines, especially in the auto sector, after US President Donald Trump slapped heavy tariffs on the country’s exports to the US.
US tariffs on Japanese automobiles and auto parts decreased from 27.5 per cent, the amount Trump initially levied, to 15 per cent this week, but that's still higher than the original 2.5 per cent.
The data showed that the rate of drop in exports to the US had worsened from a 10.1 per cent slip in July when compared to the same month in the previous year. But, imports from the US grew 11.6 per cent.
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Japan's overall exports, however, were little changed, having slipped 0.1 per cent only as exports grew to Europe and the Middle East. Its exports to China fell 0.5 per cent.
In food, Japan’s exports to the world have grown, gaining 18 per cent. In ships, the country’s exports grew nearly 25 per cent.
The provisional data for August also showed Japan’s imports from the world fell 5.2 per cent from a year-ago period.
Imports only grew from China by 2.1 per cent; in computers, imports added 25 per cent on-year; and in aircraft, they rose 21 per cent.
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