TABLE 7
JAPAN:  DOMESTIC ORDERS FOR ORDINARY AND SPECIALTY STEEL PRODUCTS, BY END USE
(Thousand metric tons)
End use		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
Automobiles:
Ordinary steel		8,211		9,310		9,430		10,310		10,580
Specialty steel		2,363		2,660		2,590		2,990		3,230
Total		10,574		11,970		12,020		13,300		13,810
Construction:
Ordinary steel		13,360		14,060		13,550		13,580		13,300
Specialty steel		714		780		720		640		710
Total		14,074		14,840		14,270		14,220		14,010
Conversion and processing:
Ordinary steel		3,079		3,090		2,910		2,790		2,760
Specialty steel		3,092		3,400		3,260		3,560		3,880
Total		6,171		6,490		6,170		6,350		6,640
Electric machinery and equipment:
Ordinary steel		1,954		2,190		1,940		1,840		1,940
Specialty steel		108		140		130		130		160
Total		2,062		2,330		2,070		1,970		2,100
Home and office appliances:
Ordinary steel		522		610		550		540		580
Specialty steel		175		200		210		200		200
Total		697		810		760		740		780
Industrial machinery and equipment:
Ordinary steel		1,171		1,330		1,290		1,360		1,650
Specialty steel		996		1,070		940		980		1,180
Total		2,167		2,400		2,230		2,340		3,830
Shipbuilding and marine equipment:
Ordinary steel		2,881		3,130		3,480		3,420		3,530
Specialty steel		69		120		140		180		210
Total		2,950		3,250		3,620		3,600		3,740
Steel dealers:
Ordinary steel		18,099		20,030		17,930		17,480		17,070
Specialty steel		1,077		1,280		1,230		1,210		1,350
Total		19,176		21,310		19,160		18,690		18,420
Tanks and containers:
Ordinary steel		1,750		1,740		1,620		1,560		1,600
Specialty steel		13		20		20		20		20
Total		1,763		1,760		1,640		1,580		1,620
Other:
Ordinary steel		488		610		570		500		410
Specialty steel		108		110		110		110		120
Total		596		720		680		610		530
Total domestic demand:
Ordinary steel		51,510		56,100		53,270		53,380		53,420
Specialty steel		8,715		9,780		9,350		10,020		11,060
Grand total		60,225		65,880		62,620		63,400		64,480
Source:  The Steel Industry of Japan 2002-2004, The Japan Iron and Steel Federation.