Regarding Japan's major steel export markets, in May the country's steel exports to South Korea totaled 838,036 mt, up 0.15 percent; exports to China increased by 0.60 percent to 574,934 metric tons; the export volume to Taiwan amounted to 270,647 metric tons, down 8.8 percent; exports to Thailand totaled 387,033 metric tons, down by 7.7 percent; while exports to the US came to 142,672 metric tons, decreasing by 20.6 percent, all compared to the previous month.
In May this year, Japan imported 234,200 metric tons of steel from South Korea, up 14.7 percent, it imported 76.833 metric tons from China, climbing by 20.7 percent, while imports from Taiwan came to 74,048 metric tons, decreasing by 11.2 percent, all compared to April.
Exports |
Imports |
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May 2011 (mt) |
Change m-o-m (%) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
May 2011 (mt) |
Change m-o-m (%) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
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Semi-finished |
406,398 |
-2.6 |
19.55 |
8,027 |
-9.5 |
-84.2 |
|
Bars |
27,300 |
-15.2 |
-57.4 |
2,760 |
15.5 |
61.1 |
|
46,216 |
38.4 |
8.8 |
31,417 |
-22 |
-10 |
||
Heavy plate |
333,079 |
6.3 |
19.11 |
39,891 |
50.5 |
112.6 |
|
633,948 |
-8 |
-25 |
157,656 |
-5.1 |
9.5 |
||
302,162 |
-6.2 |
-12 |
69,469 |
16 |
20 |
||
Galvanized sheet |
438,690 |
4.9 |
-7.4 |
38,451 |
26 |
12 |
|
Special steel |
626,111 |
-4.2 |
-5.2 |
34,745 |
-13.4 |
65.9 |
|