A table indicates the aluminium inventories measured in tonnes at the major ports:
|
Ports |
September 2023 |
August 2023 |
September 2022 |
|
Yokohama |
153,000 |
160,200 |
157,600 |
|
Nagoya |
175,700 |
179,700 |
203,100 |
|
Osaka |
19,600 |
20,800 |
19,000 |
|
Total |
348,300 |
360,700 |
379,700 |
Japan, the world's third-largest economy, depends on imported aluminium to meet its demand due to limitations in domestic production, however, Japan's estimated per capita aluminium consumption has reached 13 kilograms annually.
