In 2018, the import value of plastics to Japan amounted to approximately 1.1 trillion Japanese yen. Figures have increased substantially compared to around 347 billion Japanese yen in 2000. In 2018, plastics were one of the leading chemicals imported to Japan, behind drugs and medicines, and organic chemicals. That year, Japan's leading suppliers for chemical imports were Asian and Western European countries.
Import value of plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Japan Chemical Industry Association. (December 6, 2019). Import value of plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177475/japan-plastics-import-value/
Japan Chemical Industry Association. "Import value of plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177475/japan-plastics-import-value/
Japan Chemical Industry Association. (2019). Import value of plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177475/japan-plastics-import-value/
Japan Chemical Industry Association. "Import Value of Plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177475/japan-plastics-import-value/
Japan Chemical Industry Association, Import value of plastics to Japan from 2000 to 2018 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177475/japan-plastics-import-value/ (last visited January 25, 2021)