In October, Japan exported 97,641 tons of stainless steel products as well, which was at the same level with that of September. But it declined by 28 percent as compared with the same period of last year.

The export price on average was at US$4,557/ton, increased by 8.7 percent from last month. And the total export value of stainless steel in the month was at around US$445 million.

Meanwhile, Japan exported 20,856 tons of stainless steel scrap, increased by 71.6 percent from last month.

However, it is still 27.2 percent lower than that of the same month of last year. The export price on average was at ￥265,673/ton in October, up by 43.8 percent from that of September.