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According to the trade figures from the Ministry of Finance, in 2013 Japan's fastener export volume increased 3.9% to 352.32 thousand tons, and export value climbed 10.7% to 298.28 billion yens, both demonstrate positive growth for 2 running years. In nomenclature, excluding "Screws" (especially small screws), all other nomenclatures demonstrate positive growth, among which "Stainless Steel nuts" grows 33.9% to 1,950 tons and 19.9% to 2.97 billion yens achieving positive growth in both volume and value.

Export of the heaviest fastener, "bolts made of other stainless steel" reached 206.65 tons (up 3.6%) and 135.84 billion yens (up 14.4%). Export of the second largest "nuts made of other stainless steel" reached 84.51 thousand tons (up 7.8%) and 66.76 billion yens  (10.5%) .

In the trade statistics of Japan's major customs, Nagoya topped the rank for 19 consecutive years by 120.5 thousand tons (a share of 34.7%). Compared with the previous year, Nagoya and Osaka demonstrated posited growth, whereas Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Moji showed negative growths.