Japan's sales & inventories at steel dealers

Japan’s sales & inventories at steel dealers

The Japan Iron and Steel Federation today (October 25) disclosed the sales and inventory levels of secondary steel dealers in September.

 Sales:  

(Unit 1'000 metric tons)

        Grand    Wide    Light   Plate  HR sheet  CR sheet  Gal.  Pipe  
        total   flange   bars           & strip   & strip  sheet  &tube 
                beams    

Sep-05  3.095     305     457     407      549       268     415    158

Sep-04  3.166     298     460     425      558       289     452    174

(+/-)%  -2.3      2.4    -0.5    -4.1     -1.6      -7.3    -8.3   -9.3 

 Inventories:  



        Grand    Wide    Light   Plate  HR sheet  CR sheet  Gal.  Pipe  
        total   flange   bars           & strip   & strip  sheet  &tube 
                beams    

Sep-05  3.193     245     236     568      685       323     527    190

Sep-04  3.062     300     294     525      530       283     485    178

(+/-)%  4.3      -18.3   -19.5    8.2     29.3     14.2      8.7    6.4