| TABLE 4 |
| JAPAN: MINERALS TRADE 1 |
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| (Million dollars) |
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Imports |
Exports |
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| Code |
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Commodity |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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| 25 |
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Salt, sulfur, earths and
stone, lime, plastering |
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|
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| |
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materials, cement |
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1,345 |
|
1,176 |
|
1,220 |
|
286 |
|
301 |
|
374 |
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| 26 |
|
Ferrous and nonferrous
metal ores, slag, ash |
|
6,486 |
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6,511 |
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7,482 |
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29 |
|
30 |
|
40 |
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| 27 |
|
Mineral fuels, mineral
oils, and products of their |
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|
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distillation; bituminous substances;
mineral |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| |
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waxes |
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|
|
70,368 |
|
65,664 |
|
81,054 |
|
1,508 |
|
1,403 |
|
1,555 |
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| 28 |
|
Inorganic chemicals;
organic or inorganic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
compounds of precious metals, of
rare-earth |
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|
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| |
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metals, of radioactive elements, or of
isotopes |
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2,941 |
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2,942 |
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3,458 |
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1,814 |
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1,934 |
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2,292 |
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| 31 |
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Fertilizers |
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|
|
482 |
|
526 |
|
530 |
|
81 |
|
84 |
|
86 |
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| 68 |
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Articles of stone,
plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, or |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| |
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similar materials |
|
|
1,062 |
|
1,085 |
|
1,150 |
|
831 |
|
855 |
|
1,016 |
|
| 69 |
|
Ceramic products |
|
|
643 |
|
647 |
|
760 |
|
1,100 |
|
860 |
|
912 |
|
| 70 |
|
Glass and glassware |
|
|
1,218 |
|
1,202 |
|
1,362 |
|
2,326 |
|
2,413 |
|
2,788 |
|
| 71 |
|
Natural or cultured
pearls; precious or semiprecious |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
stones; precious metals, metals clad with
precious |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| |
|
metals and articles thereof; imitation
jewellery; coins |
|
5,937 |
|
5,698 |
|
5,705 |
|
1,698 |
|
1,636 |
|
2,149 |
|
| 72 |
|
Iron and steel |
|
|
|
2,481 |
|
2,185 |
|
3,093 |
|
11,159 |
|
13,160 |
|
15,717 |
|
| 73 |
|
Articles of iron and
steel |
|
|
2,363 |
|
2,455 |
|
2,852 |
|
5,708 |
|
5,821 |
|
6,225 |
|
| 74 |
|
Copper and articles
thereof |
|
|
812 |
|
692 |
|
761 |
|
2,247 |
|
2,270 |
|
2,388 |
|
| 75 |
|
Nickel and articles
thereof |
|
|
905 |
|
927 |
|
1,384 |
|
311 |
|
324 |
|
458 |
|
| 76 |
|
Aluminum and articles
thereof |
|
|
4,879 |
|
4,533 |
|
5,447 |
|
1,323 |
|
1,434 |
|
1,722 |
|
| 78 |
|
Lead and articles thereof |
|
|
36 |
|
19 |
|
18 |
|
9 |
|
20 |
|
18 |
|
| 79 |
|
Zinc and articles thereof |
|
|
89 |
|
41 |
|
63 |
|
88 |
|
107 |
|
89 |
|
| 80 |
|
Tin and articles thereof |
|
|
115 |
|
113 |
|
156 |
|
46 |
|
53 |
|
56 |
|
| 81 |
|
Other base metals,
cermet, articles thereof |
|
766 |
|
622 |
|
840 |
|
619 |
|
540 |
|
643 |
|
| |
|
Total |
|
102,928 |
|
97,038 |
|
117,335 |
|
31,183 |
|
33,245 |
|
38,528 |
|
| |
|
Total trade |
|
349,099 |
|
337,550 |
|
382,761 |
|
403,121 |
|
416,538 |
|
470,650 |
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| 1Values have been converted from Japanese yen (¥) to U.S. dollars
at a rate of ¥121.5=US$1.00 for 2001,
¥125.4=US$1.00 for 2002, and |
| ¥115.9=US$1.00 for 2003. |
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| Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan Exports &
Imports, Commodity by Country, December 2001-03. |
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