JAPANESE
FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS*, DECEMBER 2012
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Country of Origin Metric Tons Million
yen
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Republic of Korea - -
China 1,198 1,000
Taiwan 37 40
Hong Kong - -
Vietnam 2,879 2,713
Thailand 3,524 2,743
Malaysia 607 427
Philippines 248 255
Indonesia 2,259 2,293
Cambodia - -
Myanmar 537 421
India 3,550 2,666
Pakistan - -
Sri Lanka 32 33
Bangladesh 259 191
Saudi Arabia - -
Denmark - -
Russia - -
Greenland 17 10
Canada 18 15
Mexico 104 129
Guatemala 34 24
Nicaragua
13 13
Costa Rica - -
Surinam 17 24
Ecuador 144 116
Peru - -
Brazil 16 24
Argentina 2,510 1,672
Nigeria - -
Mozambique 3 4
Madagascar 52 42
Australia 188 333
Papua New Guinea 28 34
Total 18,273 15,223
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M.T. = metric tons; Value = million yen; - = no
imports;
0 = more than zero but less than 0.5 metric ton
Total may not add due to rounding
*Excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns
Data Source: Japan Ministry of Finance
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