As per Japan’s custom data, the monthly export fell by 3.4% and import by 2.6% in Sep’16 against Aug’16.
According to Japan’s custom data, the country’s steel export fell marginally by 3.4% to 3.39 MnT in Sep’16 as compared to 3.51 MnT in Aug’16’. However, yearly steel exports rose by 1.8% in Sep’16 against 3.33 MnT in Sep’15.
During the period of Jan-Sep’16, Japanese steel exports registered a marginal fall of 0.3% to 31.2 MnT in contrast to Jan-Sep’15.
Japanese Steel Import Down by 2.6% M-o-M
The country’s steel import fell by 2.6% in Sep’16 to 0.37 MnT against 0.38 MnT in Aug’16. But on Y-o-Y basis, the nation’s import remain stable at 0.37 MnT in Sep’16 and Sep’15.
During the period of Jan-Aug’16, Japanese steel import fell marginally by 1.5% to 3.15 MnT against the same time period of previous year.
Japan’s HS code-wise flat products export in 2016
| Months | Plates | HRC | CRC |
| Jan’16 | 0.21 | 1.03 | 0.22 |
| Feb’16 | 0.23 | 1.04 | 0.2 |
| Mar’16 | 0.28 | 1.18 | 0.24 |
| Apr’16 | 0.22 | 1.03 | 0.21 |
| May’16 | 0.25 | 1.26 | 0.22 |
| Jun’16 | 0.25 | 1.06 | 0.21 |
| Jul’16 | 0.32 | 1.04 | 0.25 |
| Aug’16 | 0.27 | 1.17 | 0.54 |
| Sep’16 | 0.2 | 1.04 | 0.22 |
| Total | 2.23 | 9.85 | 2.31 |
Source-Japan Customs Data
Quantity in MnT
Japan’s HS code-wise flat products import in 2016
| Imports | Plates | HRC | CRC |
| Jan’16 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.063 |
| Feb’16 | 0.036 | 0.14 | 0.076 |
| Mar’16 | 0.053 | 0.14 | 0.065 |
| Apr’16 | 0.035 | 0.14 | 0.061 |
| May’16 | 0.044 | 0.15 | 0.063 |
| Jun’16 | 0.046 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Jul’16 | 0.030 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Aug’16 | 0.054 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Sep’16 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Total | 0.33 | 1.11 | 0.55 |
Source-Japan Customs Data
Quantity in MnT
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