올해 일본 수출 연속 마이너스 기록..한국 수출규제로 인한 하반기 수출악화 우려 발생<br /><br />Japanese exports are faltering... due to slow global growth and falling outbound shipments to China.<br />There are also concerns that Tokyo's recent trade restrictions on Korea could worsen Japan's situation.<br />Seo Eunkyung help us look beyond the digits.<br />Japanese exports remained sluggish in May,... falling for the sixth-consecutive month.<br />According to the Korea International Trade Association on Tuesday,... Japan's outbound shipments were tallied at roughly 54 billion U.S. dollars in May,... down nearly eight percent on-year.<br />Tokyo's exports have been on a steady downward trajectory... since December of last year.<br />Although the country started the year off strong in 2018... with a 12-point-3 percent on-year surge in exports in January,... the figure dropped to minus 3-point-9 percent by December.<br />The downward trend has persisted in the new calendar year as well. Exports slumped 8-point 4 percent in January 2019, leading up to a 7-point-8 percent fall in the month of May.<br />A senior researcher at the Korea International Trade Association said... that sluggish sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, wireless devices and electronic components... have largely contributed to Japan's ailing exports.<br />The share of Japanese exports in world trade is shrinking as well.<br />Japanese exports accounted for 5-point-1 percent of the global volume in 2010,... but they have fallen short of the 5 percent mark for nearly a decade.<br />In 2016, the country's share of world trade hit 4-point-zero-7 percent,... further dwindling to 3-point-99 percent in 2017... and 3-point-75 percent last year.<br />Dark clouds are looming over its export forecast for the second half of the year as well,... due to Japan's trade spat with Korea, its third-largest trading partner.<br />On July 4th,... Tokyo slapped new export curbs on semiconductor-related materials bound for South Korea.<br />Analysts point out that Japan's export restrictions may be a self-harming measure.<br />"Japan's decision will initially have a negative impact on South Korean exports. But eventually, their decision will end up hurting both countries because Japan would have a hard time obtaining components for their electronic goods."<br />The researcher emphasized that Korean-made semiconductors are essential... in the production of Japanese electronics,... with Korea commanding a 60 percent share of the global chip market.<br />Seo Eunkyung, Arirang News.<br />
