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Secondary battery sales statistics by value
(source: Machinery statistics released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

	Unit: million JPY

Calendar year	Total of secondary batteries	For vehicles	Other lead-acid batteries	Small sealed-type batteries	Nickel metal-hydride	Lithium ion	Other alkaline
1986	271,806	156,566	46,385	-	-	-	68,855
1987	288,132	152,776	51,790	-	-	-	83,566
1988	323,021	159,927	62,614	-	-	-	100,480
1989	336,362	160,447	65,049	-	-	-	110,866
1990	377,266	168,697	74,365	-	-	-	134,204
1991	381,406	146,707	79,555	-	-	-	155,144
1992	375,957	141,016	72,351	-	-	-	162,590
1993	368,135	124,467	45,444	25,914	30,511	-	141,799
1994	404,568	122,133	43,003	24,225	73,153	-	142,054
1995	449,718	121,413	42,578	21,820	93,430	37,582	132,895
1996	517,106	116,501	45,493	19,845	89,349	137,948	107,970
1997	591,867	107,891	44,103	18,460	102,962	205,515	112,936
1998	593,064	100,755	41,576	16,153	98,992	242,894	92,694
1999	608,003	100,442	39,546	15,401	108,217	262,935	81,462
2000	645,480	102,176	42,248	15,382	116,872	295,624	73,178
2001	540,472	96,271	44,875	12,120	76,538	248,207	62,461
2002	516,029	91,189	38,672	10,074	63,692	250,966	61,436
2003	533,605	83,081	38,275	9,477	49,575	305,548	47,649
2004	536,719	84,213	38,350	9,014	64,749	293,751	46,642
2005	542,973	82,465	40,816	8,647	77,089	289,148	44,808
2006	572,451	84,665	42,414	9,545	90,202	304,264	41,361
2007	666,838	105,456	45,338	9,783	122,684	333,421	50,156
2008	740,985	119,556	52,221	10,474	127,965	390,423	40,346
2009	550,902	77,386	44,499	8,857	115,213	280,883	24,064
2010	611,950	90,759	48,433	9,720	138,005	295,779	29,254
2011	565,310	94,562	64,729	-	130,575	250,579	24,865

Motorcycle batteries were included in “For vehicles” until 2008 and then moved into Other lead-acid batteries as of 2009.
Small valve regulated lead-acid batteries are included in Others of Lead-acid batteries as from 2011.
Other alkaline batteries include Industrial alkaline and Small sealed nickel-cadmium batteries.