Tag: Japan: Domestic orders for ordinary steel fall 10% y-o-y in Jan’23

Japan: Domestic orders for ordinary steel fall 10% y-o-y in Jan’23

Mar 17, 2023

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by

Sakeena Rizvi

in HRC

According to Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data, domestic orders for ordinary steel products fell by 9.7% y-o-y to 2,782,000 t in Jan’23, Japan Metal Daily reported. Orders for automobiles remained flat y-o-y at 654,000 t whereas those from the other key consuming sectors such as industrial machinery, electrical machinery and ships registered a…