This year Japan has witnessed an uptick in both air and containerised ocean trade. But things are not always as they seem, with much of this growth a consequence of the depreciation of the Japanese Yen. Nevertheless, some sectors and markets are showing real growth and changing dynamics in the world trading system may bring opportunities in the medium term. This includes semiconductors and automotive, and trade with Southeast Asia and North and Central America.
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International air express, air freight and containerised ocean freight do not always move in sync – even though growth in all three is correlated to changes in economic activity. Part of this is due to how quickly each responds to changes in the inventory cycle or relative price differences, but also the underlying industry segments and customer profile that driven each segment. Consumer demand has performed better (or less worse) than manufacturing activity and as such containerised shipping and express have performed better than general airfreight. Air cargo traffic – which consists of a mix of express, cross border e-commerce and general air freight – has been strong, primarily because of e-commerce.