TABLE 6
JAPAN:  DEMAND FOR GOLD AND SILVER
Item			1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
Gold:
Dental and medical	kilograms		19,856		21,221		20,813		21,765		22,373
Electrical, electronic, and	do.
communication			82,485		106,086		70,916		80,415		85,112
Gold plating	do.		24,153		24,993		22,615		22,513		23,512
Jewelry	do.		45,042		43,119		37,512		37,128		20,489
Decorations and badges	do.		1,623		1,678		1,474		1,392		1,499
Pottery and porcelain	do.		1,210		1,005		975		1,149		1,532
Fountain pens	do.		15		12		14		15		15
Watches	do.		712		768		778		785		790
Industrial arts and crafts	do.		4,112		4,222		4,893		4,697		4,879
Private hoarding	do.		110,712		52,417		69,586		85,569		79,481
Other	do.		47,157		39,257		32,919		47,755		48,317
Total	do.		337,077		294,778		262,495		303,183		287,999
Silver:
Silver nitrate for photography	metric tons		1,633		1,726		1,663		1,531		1,364
Silver nitrate for other uses	do.		274		335		150		219		295
Electrical contacts	do.		199		313		202		152		218
Brazing alloy	do.		139		139		111		98		94
Electroplating	do.		76		--		--		--		--
Rolled products	do.		155		298		193		216		228
Jewelry and silverware	do.		50		--		--		--		--
Other	do.		569		1,215		636		455		474
Total	do.		3,095		4,026		2,955		2,671		2,673
Source:  Arumu Publishing Co. Ltd., Industrial Rare Metals Annual Reviews, nos. 118, 119, and 120.