
Secondary battery sales statistics by volume
(source: Machinery statistics released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Unit: 1,000(Figures in Small sealed-type batteries are converted value by weight until 2004)
| Calendar year |
Total of secondary batteries |
For vehicles |
Other lead-acid batteries |
Small sealed-type batteries |
Stationary nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries |
Nickel cadmium |
Nickel metal-hydride |
Lithium ion |
| Pocket-type |
Sintered-type |
| 1986 |
323,010 |
35,976 |
8,369 |
- |
270 |
167 |
278,228 |
- |
- |
| 1987 |
422,880 |
34,348 |
10,414 |
- |
324 |
185 |
377,609 |
- |
- |
| 1988 |
544,336 |
36,158 |
15,052 |
- |
270 |
195 |
492,661 |
- |
- |
| 1989 |
583,007 |
35,404 |
15,336 |
- |
303 |
189 |
531,775 |
- |
- |
| 1990 |
665,917 |
37,127 |
18,892 |
- |
285 |
173 |
609,440 |
- |
- |
| 1991 |
811,102 |
34,499 |
21,324 |
- |
247 |
178 |
754,854 |
- |
- |
| 1992 |
802,040 |
34,009 |
23,407 |
- |
221 |
156 |
744,247 |
- |
- |
| 1993 |
917,565 |
30,791 |
1,955 |
26,937 |
203 |
148 |
788,794 |
68,737 |
- |
| 1994 |
1,119,284 |
30,305 |
1,955 |
27,062 |
202 |
130 |
865,767 |
193,863 |
- |
| 1995 |
1,249,599 |
30,404 |
2,039 |
24,137 |
164 |
129 |
861,618 |
301,386 |
29,722 |
| 1996 |
1,235,740 |
29,950 |
2,278 |
20,258 |
157 |
143 |
711,067 |
358,079 |
113,808 |
| 1997 |
1,528,254 |
29,998 |
2,420 |
19,774 |
154 |
127 |
706,394 |
579,980 |
189,407 |
| 1998 |
1,556,263 |
29,435 |
2,309 |
16,660 |
129 |
100 |
598,120 |
647,566 |
261,944 |
| 1999 |
1,886,178 |
29,920 |
2,295 |
14,699 |
230 |
595,803 |
868,848 |
374,383 |
| 2000 |
2,154,685 |
30,836 |
2,699 |
15,426 |
246 |
614,906 |
1,010,581 |
479,991 |
| 2001 |
1,688,026 |
29,586 |
2,915 |
11,834 |
195 |
531,936 |
655,047 |
456,513 |
| 2002 |
1,655,470 |
29,431 |
2,581 |
9,443 |
410 |
492,726 |
549,535 |
571,344 |
| 2003 |
1,608,237 |
28,924 |
2,484 |
8,043 |
321 |
400,499 |
387,045 |
780,921 |
| 2004 |
1,588,302 |
29,234 |
2,604 |
7,338 |
163 |
401,518 |
319,113 |
828,332 |
| 2005 |
1,664,045 |
29,681 |
2,982 |
4,129 |
144 |
379,891 |
320,716 |
926,502 |
| 2006 |
1,758,865 |
30,071 |
2,859 |
4,666 |
152 |
318,102 |
330,513 |
1,072,502 |
| 2007 |
1,798,073 |
29,993 |
2,913 |
4,630 |
137 |
271,452 |
351,848 |
1,137,100 |
| 2008 |
1,931,671 |
26,899 |
2,968 |
4,350 |
134 |
233,504 |
407,705 |
1,256,111 |
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