The value of goods exports in US dollars, as a change over twelve months. Japan's exports are a bellwether for capital goods demand in Asia and the United States.
Threshold source: worldstat.us construction: two months of falling export values, a plain sign that external demand has turned; it also fires on price and currency swings. How thresholds are chosen
Valued in dollars, so a weaker yen lowers the figure even when volumes hold. Two months' lag.