Shipments of Copper Wire Decreased by 5.3%, January-June

Shipments of copper wire, total of 130 domestic manufacturers, decreased by 5.3% from the previous year to 179,263 tonnes in January-June, Japanese Electric Wire & Cable Makers’ Association announced on 20th. Last year, there were temporal rapid increase for construction and electricity and rapid decrease for automobile caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake,. Shipments for automobile increased substantially with its rebound due to demand increase by bounty system for eco-car in recent months. In contrast one for electricity and export fall.