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What were the top five exports and imports from Japan? What is the calculation of last month's US trade surplus, deficit, or balance with Japan? What five products were responsible for the development of this situation?

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List the top five exports and imports from Japan and cite them.

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What were the top five exports and imports from Japan?
Japan's imports from the United States include both raw materials and manufactured goods. United States agricultural products are a leading import made up of meat, fish, grains and soybeans. Imports of manufactured goods are mainly in the category of machinery and transportation equipment, rather than consumer goods. The largest component of machinery products are computers and computer parts. In the category of transportation equipment, aircrafts and aircraft parts comes the first. Automobiles and auto parts ...

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