The quality report on Japan aluminum products in April 2007

Products (unit: ton) 

Type

March 2007

April 2007

Change from last month

Year-on-year change

Aluminum products 

Output

205,839

197,560

-4.0

-0.4

Shipment volume

157,149

149,832

-4.7

-1.1

Storage volume

78,339

80,903

3.3

4.1

Aluminum foil 

Output

12,331

11,959

-3.0

3.2

Shipment volume

12,562

11,902

-5.3

5.7

Storage volume

6,845

6,927

1.2

-0.9

Aluminum string 

Output

3,640

2,920

-19.8

-2.5

Shipment volume

3,540

2,394

-32.4

5.3

Storage volume

1,113

1,917

72.2

92.1

Aluminum alloy

Output

38,324

35,368

-7.7

1.7

Shipment volume

-

-

-

-

Storage volume

-

-

-

-

Industrial aluminum products

Output

1,657

1,368

-17.4

1.9

Shipment volume

1,521

1,260

-17.2

5.4

Storage volume

501

471

-5.8

-18.2

Aluminum jar 

Output

29,951

31,114

3.9

-3.1

Shipment volume

28,802

29,863

6.4

-6.5

Storage volume

26,014

27,308

4.7

5.1