According to data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, Japan’s fastener exports in 2013 rose 2.4 percent year-on-year to 347,041 tons in volume and jumped 10.7 percent to 298.28 billion yen in value.As to imports, the volume increased 12.4 percent to 263,250 tons, and the value surged 28.2 percent to 90.79 billion yen. (…)
