Outbound shipments to US drop 11.1% in May, with motor vehicle exports down 25%
Containers at the port of Yokohama earlier this year: Japan has been hit particularly hard by tariffs imposed by Washington on steel, autos and auto parts. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
TOKYO -- Japan's exports declined for the first time since September as shipments to America, its biggest export destination, plunged after the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs kicked in.
Overall outbound shipments fell 1.7% year on year in May, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday. Those to the U.S. were down 11.1%.
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