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) |
| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Primary batteries |
| Zinc carbon |
43 |
52 |
49 |
42 |
24 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
| Alkaline |
49 |
47 |
46 |
53 |
63 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
| Zinc silver oxide |
50 |
52 |
54 |
62 |
60 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
| Lithium |
191 |
169 |
198 |
214 |
189 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
| Others |
9 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Subtotal |
342 |
325 |
353 |
378 |
342 |
19.0 |
17.9 |
17.1 |
16.6 |
16.0 |
| Secondary batteries |
| Lead-acid |
68 |
92 |
75 |
102 |
113 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nickel cadmium |
279 |
297 |
264 |
286 |
227 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| Nickel iron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lithium ion |
2,132 |
2,122 |
2,356 |
2,613 |
3,152 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
11.5 |
| Nickel metal-hydride |
230 |
309 |
355 |
504 |
544 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
| Others |
370 |
355 |
345 |
322 |
312 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
| Subtotal |
3,079 |
3,175 |
3,394 |
3,828 |
4,348 |
14.8 |
15.7 |
16.4 |
15.8 |
16.4 |
| Total |
3,422 |
3,501 |
3,748 |
4,206 |
4,690 |
33.9 |
33.6 |
33.5 |
32.4 |
32.4 |
(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) |
| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Primary batteries |
| Zinc carbon |
17.4 |
15.8 |
15.0 |
12.3 |
34.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
| Alkaline |
71.2 |
61.9 |
59.9 |
71.3 |
60.9 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
| Zinc silver oxide |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Lithium |
17.6 |
27.1 |
40.7 |
47.0 |
30.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| Others |
41.6 |
30.1 |
33.2 |
17.1 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Subtotal |
148.6 |
135.4 |
149.7 |
148.6 |
138.1 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
| Secondary batteries |
| Lead-acid |
180.0 |
202.9 |
218.4 |
270.9 |
239.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Nickel cadmium |
55.4 |
49.7 |
52.5 |
48.6 |
43.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Nickel iron |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Others |
264.2 |
402.4 |
395.7 |
507.5 |
482.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Subtotal |
502.6 |
658.0 |
669.2 |
828.8 |
825.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Total |
651.1 |
793.4 |
818.9 |
977.4 |
963.9 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
(Total values may differ because they are rounded off to one decimal place.)
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