Japan's steel imports in Sep hit monthly record high for this year
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Update time : 2024-10-18 16:16:52
Japan's Ministry of Finance reported that the country's steel imports in September reached about 641,000 tons, hitting the monthly record high for this year. This reflected a 21.8% increase from the previous month and a 0.6% rise year on year.
Among them, steel imports from Asia totaled about 564,000 tons, a 1.4% decline compared to last year. Imports from China increased by 7% to 126,000 tons, while those from South Korea dropped by 4.8% to 319,000 tons. Imports from ASEAN countries fell sharply by 46.6% to 22,000 tons. Imports from Russia decreased by 81% to 1,700 tons. Meanwhile, imports from the EU and the US were 6,100 tons and 400 tons, respectively, both down by 16.5%.
