Japan Plate Export Decreases by 7% in June

Japanese plate export decreased by 7% to 263,648 tonnes in June from a year earlier, which decreased for 2 consecutive months, according to Ministry of Finance. The export largely dropped for South Korea and China. Averaged export price was about 73,000 yen per tonne in June, down by about 10% from May and by about 20% from a year earlier.

Japanese plate import decreased by 65.8% to 8,401 tonnes in June from a year earlier, which decreased for 6 consecutive months due to dropped domestic demand. Averaged import price was about 80,000 yen per tonne.