And it is decreasing by 4.4 percent year-on-year.
In the first ten months of this year, the country's steel production totaled 67.33 million metric tons, down 4.1 percent, while pig iron production totaled 48.80 million metric tons, down four percent year-on-year.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below.:
| Product | October 2025 (mt) | Monthly change (%) | Annual change (%) |
| Hot rolled | 351600 | 8,7 | -4,5 |
| Timber | 614400 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| Skating rink | 116,800 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| Thick sheet | 661 000 | 3.1 | -3.7 |
| Hot rolled wide strip | 2 834 200 | 2.7 | -2.5 |
| Cold-rolled wide strip | 1 120 100 | -1.3 | -6.9 |
| Galvanized sheet | 660,500 | -3.1 | -6.9 |
| Welded pipe | 243,600 | -1.8 | -4.8 |
