{"id":173209,"date":"2025-09-24T12:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173209&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T03:06:07","slug":"kyushu-trade-surplus-despite-auto-slump","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-trade-surplus-despite-auto-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Trade Surplus Despite Auto Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moji Customs reported that the Kyushu economic zone\u2014including Okinawa and Yamaguchi\u2014recorded a trade surplus of \u00a5153.2 billion in August, its seventh straight month in the black. Exports rose 2.6% year-on-year to \u00a5999 billion, driven by strong demand for semiconductor components. However, shipments to the U.S. fell 24.6% to \u00a594.3 billion under ongoing Trump administration tariffs. Auto exports dropped 39.6% to \u00a547.3 billion, marking five consecutive months of decline. Imports grew 3.6% to \u00a5845.8 billion, led by aerospace-related goods. The recent tariff reduction from 25% to 15% raises questions about the outlook for regional trade. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250924\/5010030036.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_car-export-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C796&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Trade Surplus Despite Auto Slump\" width=\"1400\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_car-export-sep_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_car-export-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_car-export-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_car-export-sep_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moji Customs reported that the Kyushu economic zone\u2014including Okinawa and Yamaguchi\u2014recorded a trade surplus&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173209","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/173209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}