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View PricingDrop in Japanese Ball Pen Exports Slumps by 8% in November 2023 to $33M
Japan Ball Pen Exports
After two months of growth, overseas shipments of ball-point pens decreased by -9.6% to 85M units in November 2023. Over the period under review, exports continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in June 2023 when exports increased by 14% against the previous month. As a result, the exports attained the peak of 96M units. From July 2023 to November 2023, the growth of the exports remained at a somewhat lower figure.
In value terms, ball pen exports dropped to $33M (IndexBox estimates) in November 2023. In general, exports saw a mild decrease. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in June 2023 when exports increased by 17% month-to-month. The exports peaked at 41M units in December 2022; however, from January 2023 to November 2023, the exports stood at a somewhat lower figure.
| COUNTRY | Export Value of Ball Pen in Japan (million USD) | ||||||||||||
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| Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | |
| China | 8.3 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| United States | 14.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| France | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| South Korea | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Philippines | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Others | 12.1 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Total | 40.5 | 40.6 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 37.0 | 38.2 | 33.1 | 38.6 | 36.7 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 36.0 | 33.2 |
Exports by Country
China (24M units), the United States (23M units) and France (6M units) were the main destinations of ball pen exports from Japan, together accounting for 62% of total exports.
From November 2022 to November 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of shipments, amongst the main countries of destination, was attained by China (with a CAGR of +2.3%), while the other leaders experienced mixed trend patterns.
In value terms, the largest markets for ball pen exported from Japan were China ($10M), the United States ($8.8M) and France ($2.4M), with a combined 65% share of total exports.
China, with a CAGR of +1.9%, saw the highest growth rate of the value of exports, among the main countries of destination over the period under review, while shipments for the other leaders experienced a decline.
Export Prices by Country
In November 2023, the ball pen price amounted to $391 per thousand units (FOB, Japan), increasing by 2.1% against the previous month. In general, the export price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in December 2022 when the average export price increased by 3.2% against the previous month. As a result, the export price attained the peak level of $441 per thousand units. From January 2023 to November 2023, the the average export prices remained at a lower figure.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination: the country with the highest price was Taiwan (Chinese) ($612 per thousand units), while the average price for exports to India ($252 per thousand units) was amongst the lowest.
From November 2022 to November 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to the United Arab Emirates (+0.9%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced a decline.
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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- KEY FINDINGS
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3. MARKET OVERVIEW
Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects
- MARKET SIZE
- MARKET STRUCTURE
- TRADE BALANCE
- PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
- MARKET FORECAST TO 2030
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4. MOST PROMISING PRODUCT
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5. MOST PROMISING SUPPLYING COUNTRIES
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6. MOST PROMISING OVERSEAS MARKETS
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8. IMPORTS
The Largest Import Supplying Countries
- IMPORTS FROM 2012–2024
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- IMPORT PRICES BY COUNTRY
9. EXPORTS
The Largest Destinations for Exports
- EXPORTS FROM 2012–2024
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LIST OF TABLES
- Key Findings In 2024
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
- Market Value, 2012–2024
- Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2024
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2024
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LIST OF FIGURES
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
- Market Value, 2012–2024
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2024
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2024
- Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2024
- Trade Balance, In Value Terms, 2012-2024
- Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2024
- Market Volume Forecast to 2030
- Market Value Forecast to 2030
- Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
- Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
- Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
- Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
- Production Volume And Growth
- Exports And Growth
- Export Prices And Growth
- Market Size And Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports And Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
- Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2024
