Japan H-beam Export Halves in 2005

Japanese annual H-beam export dropped by 53% to 128,511 tonnes in 2005 from 2004, decreasing for 3 straight years, according to the trade statistics by Ministry of Finance. The averaged unit value increased by 9,714 yen to 63,883 yen per tonne. The top destination of South Korea represented 64% of the total export.The export halved to 13,882 tonnes in December from a year earlier. The export was more than 1,000 tonnes for South Korea in the total 14 destinations.