# Japan Merchandise Imports, BoP basis (Goods Debit, BPM6)

Japan Merchandise Imports, BoP basis (Goods Debit, BPM6) was up 17.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 26.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 109,159 100 million JPY.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.9% (May 2020) to 57.1% (Oct 2022), averaging 7.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Japan
- Makrognosis code: `JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 100 million JPY
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/merchandise-imports-bop-basis-goods-debit-bpm6

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 109,159 100 million JPY | 17.8 |
| August 2026 | 105,500 100 million JPY | 26.7 |
| July 2026 | 116,560 100 million JPY | 25.9 |
| June 2026 | 106,261 100 million JPY | 24.4 |
| May 2026 | 93,682 100 million JPY | 8.2 |
| April 2026 | 97,487 100 million JPY | 9.9 |
| March 2026 | 100,019 100 million JPY | 10.2 |
| February 2026 | 91,124 100 million JPY | 9.7 |
| January 2026 | 96,555 100 million JPY | −8.0 |
| December 2025 | 98,330 100 million JPY | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 88,024 100 million JPY | −0.7 |
| October 2025 | 96,865 100 million JPY | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 92,672 100 million JPY | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 83,255 100 million JPY | −5.7 |
| July 2025 | 92,572 100 million JPY | −7.5 |
| June 2025 | 85,408 100 million JPY | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 86,561 100 million JPY | −6.9 |
| April 2025 | 88,725 100 million JPY | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 90,793 100 million JPY | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 83,029 100 million JPY | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 104,909 100 million JPY | 18.0 |
| December 2024 | 95,097 100 million JPY | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 88,638 100 million JPY | −5.2 |
| October 2024 | 96,037 100 million JPY | −0.00 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```