In the first eight months of this year, steel consumption in the Japanese construction sector increased by 2.7% to 5.48 million metric tons, while in the automotive industry this figure reached 7.62 million metric tons, which is 4.4% more than a year earlier. During the same period, Japan's shipbuilding industry consumed 1.93 million metric tons of steel products, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period last year.
In Japan, domestic steel consumption increased by 4.9% in January–August 2026
According to data released by the Japanese Federation of Ferrous Metallurgy (JISF), in August of this year, domestic consumption of steel products in Japan amounted to 3.49 million metric tons. This is 10.0% less than in the previous month and 3.5% more year-on-year. Meanwhile, in the first eight months of 2026, domestic steel consumption in the country increased by 4.9% compared to the same period last year and reached 29.70 million metric tons.
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