Japan: share of steel products consumed by market 2021

In the fiscal year 2021, the construction industry in Japan consumed around 46 percent of ordinary steel products, representing the largest market for such products. Overall, domestic consumption of ordinary steel products amounted to roughly 43.67 million tons.

Distribution of ordinary steel product consumption in Japan in the fiscal year 2021, by market

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

domestic consumption; estimation by Nippon Steel Corporation

Supplementary notes

As regulated by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), ordinary steel is carbon steel, which does not require heat treatment and contains silicon, manganese, phosphor, or sulfur. Special steel, in contrast, is steel alloyed with elements like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, or vanadium and has received heat treatment.

Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding by the source.

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