TABLE 8
JAPAN:  EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS, BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION
(Thousand metric tons)
Destinations		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
Asia:		20,729		22,405		23,037		30,339		29,093
China		2,960		4,062		4,566		6,532		6,435
Hong Kong		1,641		1,735		1,363		1,542		1,207
Indonesia		927		989		969		1,164		926
Korea, Republic of		5,366		6,029		6,537		9,198		8,978
Malaysia		1,616		1,464		1,515		1,704		1,741
Taiwan		3,080		2,557		2,528		3,263		3,280
Thailand		2,553		2,793		2,572		3,350		3,593
Singapore		900		776		700		760		598
Other countries		1,686		2,000		2,287		2,826		2,335
Middle East		1,283		1,090		1,523		1,074		1,172
Europe		1,004		854		1,193		715		742
Americas:		4,313		4,000		3,808		3,097		2,340
Argentina		90		8		55		62		6
Brazil		34		41		31		44		33
Canada		443		499		244		315		231
Colombia		110		176		246		190		183
United States		2,803		2,137		2,206		1,485		1,076
Venezuela		30		52		57		38		7
Other countries		803		1,087		969		963		804
Africa		339		371		365		432		364
Oceania:		544		441		553		666		700
Australia		483		382		498		593		639
New Zealand		57		50		43		63		65
Other countries		4		9		12		10		6
Grand total		28,212		29,161		30,478		36,323		34,411
Source:  The Japan Iron and Steel Federation, Monthly Report of the Iron and Steel Statistics, v. 47, no. 3, March 2004, p. 14-17.