9月份，日本的出口增长依然强劲，芯片和汽车的出口量均有所增加。根据日本财务省周三发布的数据，出口额同比增长了16.7%，但低于经济学家们预测的16.3%的中位数。日本的出口已连续13个月保持增长趋势。进口额增长了18.9%，高于经济学家们预测的10.4%。贸易逆差为5360亿日元，而8月份的贸易逆差为1.1万亿日元。
Japan’s export growth remained solid in September, with shipments of chips and cars rising. The value of exports rose 16.7% from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday. That missed economists’ median forecast of a 21.3% increase. Exports have risen for 13 straight months. Imports rose 18.9%, compared with economists’ estimate of a 20.4% advance.
出口的增长凸显了与人工智能技术相关的持续需求：半导体和芯片制造设备的出口量分别增长了49.4%和43.9%；汽车出口额增长了15.1%。按目的地来看，对美国的出口增长了22.9%，对中国和欧盟的出口分别增长了8.6%和10.5%。
The trade balance was an unadjusted ¥536 billion deficit, compared with a ¥1.1 trillion deficit in August. The gain in exports highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence. Shipments of semiconductors and chip-making equipment surged 49.4% and 43.9%, respectively.
由于中东地区的紧张局势导致油价居高不下，原油的进口额按价值计算增长了51.1%，但进口量仅增长了3.1%。Norinchukin研究所首席经济学家Takeshi Minami表示：“对人工智能相关产品的需求依然强劲，半导体出口持续增长，预计这一趋势在可预见的未来不会因供应过剩而发生变化。中东地区的局势正在失控，因此高油价可能会持续一段时间。”
Car exports gained 15.1%.By destination, shipments to the US gained 22.9%. Those to China and the European Union advanced 8.6% and 10.5%, respectively. Imports of crude oil gained 51.1% by value, compared with a 3.1% increase in volume, as oil prices remained elevated due to tensions in the Middle East.“Demand for AI-related products remains strong, with semiconductor exports rising, and I expect this trend to continue without any oversupply for the foreseeable future,” said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at the Norinchukin Research Institute.
为减少对中东石油的依赖，日本一直在寻求替代能源来源。9月份，日本从美国的原油进口额按价值计算增长了820%，而从中东地区的原油进口额按价值计算增长了1.5%；但从数量上看，从中东地区的原油进口量减少了30%。
“The situation in the Middle East is spiraling out of control, so high oil prices are likely to persist for some time.”Japan has been reducing its dependence on oil from the region by cultivating alternative sources. Japan’s crude oil imports from the US jumped 820% by value in September, while shipments from the Middle East gained 1.5% by value.
日本与美国的贸易顺差为3930亿日元。特朗普政府为了缩小美国与日本的贸易逆差，对日本商品征收了更高的关税。
In volume terms, oil imports from the region fell 30%.Japan’s trade surplus with the US was ¥393 billion. The Trump administration has imposed higher tariffs on Japanese goods in an effort to narrow the US trade deficit with Japan.
两国去年达成了一项贸易协议，规定对大多数日本产品的关税上限为15%；作为交换，日本承诺增加对美国的投资。根据日本经济产业省的数据，9月份日元对美元的汇率平均为157.43日元，较去年同期贬值了6.7%。日元贬值意味着进口原材料的成本上升，但同时也为出口商在海外的竞争中提供了优势。
The two nations struck a trade deal last year that capped tariffs at 15% on most Japanese products in exchange for Tokyo’s pledge to increase investment in the US. The yen traded at 157.43 against the dollar on average in September, 6.7% weaker than a year earlier, according to the ministry. A weaker yen makes it more expensive to import materials while it gives exporters a competitive advantage overseas.
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