Ministry of Finance Japan Revealed Steel Fastener Export Statistics in 2012

2013-04-05

In 2012, because of the boycott of Japanese goods in China due to the territorial dispute over the Diaoyu Islands, the monetary value of stainless steel fasteners exported from Japan to China plummeted by 14.6% to 55.9 billion yens. Also, the monetary value of fasteners exported from Japan to China comprised 20.8% of the total value of fasteners exported from Japan (down by 5%).
Regarding to Japan’s fastener export figure with respect to the US in 2012, the monetary value of stainless steel fasteners exported from Japan to the US grew by 29.3% to 60.8 billion yens. Also, the monetary value of fasteners exported from Japan to the US comprised 22.6% of the total value of fasteners exported from Japan (up by 3.8%).
  Regarding to Japan’s fastener export to Thailand in 2012, the monetary value of stainless steel fasteners exported from Japan to Thailand jumped by 32% to 43.6 billion yens. Also, the value of fasteners exported from Japan to Thailand comprised 16.2% of the total value of fasteners exported from Japan (up by 3%).