According to the data released by the
Japan Iron and Steel Association, ordinary steel product orders booked by domestic steel consuming sectors in
Japan in July this year amounted to 5.88 million metric tons, increasing slightly by 0.1 percent compared to July 2009 and up 1.6 percent month on month.
In July this year, ordinary steel product orders in
Japan booked by the domestic
construction sector decreased by 2.2 percent month on month to 765,000 metric tons - down 9.7 percent year on year, while steel product orders booked by the Japanese
automotive sector reached 855,000 metric tons, rising by 7.7 percent as compared to June this year and up 13.4 percent year on year.
Japan's
shipbuilding industry booked 475,000 metric tons of ordinary steel products in July, declining by one percent month on month and up 5.2 percent as compared to the same month of 2009.