Five-year battery export and import statistics
(source: Trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance Japan)
Export
| |
Amount (100 million yen) |
Quantity (100 million pcs) |
| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Primary batteries |
| Zinc carbon |
42 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Alkaline |
53 |
63 |
43 |
33 |
24 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Silver oxide |
62 |
60 |
47 |
52 |
69 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
| Lithium |
214 |
189 |
132 |
160 |
146 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
| Others |
7 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Subtotal |
378 |
342 |
232 |
258 |
250 |
16.6 |
16.0 |
11.5 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
| Secondary batteries |
| Lead-acid |
102 |
113 |
52 |
75 |
82 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nickel cadmium |
286 |
227 |
113 |
168 |
133 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| Nickel iron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0 |
| Lithium ion |
2,613 |
3,152 |
2,184 |
2,236 |
1,959 |
10.3 |
11.5 |
10.1 |
11.9 |
10.6 |
| Nickel metal-hydride |
504 |
544 |
419 |
460 |
462 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.8
|
1.6 |
| Others |
322 |
312 |
266 |
167 |
223 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0
|
0.7 |
| Subtotal |
3,828 |
4,348 |
3,035 |
3,105 |
2,858 |
15.8 |
16.4 |
13.8 |
16.7
|
14.4 |
| Total |
4,206 |
4,690 |
3,266 |
3,363 |
3,108 |
32.4 |
32.4 |
25.2 |
29.2
|
26.3 |
Total values may differ because they are rounded off to the nearest whole number or decimal place.
Import
| |
Amount (100 million yen) |
Quantity (100 million pcs) |
| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Primary batteries |
| Zinc carbon |
12.3 |
34.4 |
28.8 |
25.4
|
35.9 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
| Alkaline |
71.3 |
60.9 |
64.9 |
59.1 |
116.6 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
9.2 |
| Silver oxide |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6
|
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Lithium |
47.0 |
30.2 |
27.0 |
23.7 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Others |
17.1 |
11.8 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Subtotal |
148.6 |
138.2 |
131.2 |
122.0 |
192.2 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
13.8 |
| Secondary batteries |
| Lead-acid |
270.9 |
299.7 |
205.8 |
248.5 |
276.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Nickel cadmium |
48.6 |
43.1 |
28.5 |
26.7 |
21.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Nickel iron |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Others |
507.5 |
482.3 |
383.7 |
499.9 |
526.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| Subtotal |
828.8 |
825.6 |
618.2 |
775.3 |
824.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Total |
977.4 |
963.8 |
749.4 |
897.3 |
1016.4 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
14.8 |
Total values may differ because they are rounded off to one decimal place.
