In June, Japan's iron and steel exports increased both as compared to the previous month and the same month of last year.
According to the customs statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the country's total iron and steel product exports in June this year amounted to 3.86 million metric tons, increasing by 7.3 percent month on month and up 34.4 percent compared to June 2009, generating a total of $4.02 billion in value.
Meanwhile, Japanese iron and steel product imports in June improved by 9.2 percent over May and were up 152.1 percent year on year to 702,411 metric tons, reaching a total value of $869.1 million.