Japan tin imports down

Japan tin imports down

TOKYO (Reuter): Japan imported 2,250 tons of refined tin in August, off 12.4 percent from 2,568 tons in the same month last year, Finance Ministry data released yesterday showed.

Tin imports from Indonesia, however, increased to 1,157 tons in August, from 878 tons in July and from 836 tons in August, 1995.

Cumulative imports in the first eight months of 1996 were 17,043 tons, versus 59,752 tons in the same period last year.