{
  "id": "402819",
  "title": "Balance of Trade",
  "country": "JP",
  "indicator": "Balance of Trade",
  "period": "Feb 2026",
  "referenceDate": "2026-02-28",
  "source": "Ministry of Finance, Customs and Tariff Bureau",
  "source_url": "https://www.customs.go.jp/toukei/latest/index_e.htm",
  "parent_publication": "Trade Statistics of Japan",
  "release_date": "2026-03-18T23:50:00Z",
  "status": "Provisional",
  "actual": 57.3,
  "previous": -1163.5,
  "forecast": -483.2,
  "actualRaw": 57300000000,
  "previousRaw": -1163500000000,
  "forecastRaw": -483200000000,
  "currency": "JPY",
  "unit": "¥",
  "scale": "B",
  "document_type": "pdf",
  "raw_file": "402819.pdf",
  "result_file": "402819_result.md",
  "date_retrieved": "2026-03-18",
  "verification": {
    "title_match": true,
    "domain_match": true,
    "full_body_extracted": true,
    "minimum_length_chars": 12847,
    "indicator_present": true,
    "structure_preserved": true,
    "numbers_verified": true,
    "artifact_complete": true
  },
  "notes": [
    "PDF successfully extracted to markdown with full commodity and regional breakdowns",
    "All three payload indicators (Balance of Trade, Exports YoY, Imports YoY) covered in single release",
    "Actual balance of trade ¥57.3B matches payload (positive reversal from -¥559.2B deficit YoY)",
    "Export growth +4.2% YoY confirmed; Import growth +10.2% YoY confirmed",
    "Comprehensive tables: trade by commodity, by country/region, trade indices",
    "Provisional status noted; first trade surplus after months of deficits"
  ]
}