Japan Copper-Alloy Product Output Declines 1.3% in January

Japan’s output of copper and copper- alloy fabricated products, including sheets and tubes, dropped 1.3 percent in January from a year earlier, the Japan Copper & Brass Association said.

Production was 66,330 metric tons last month, compared with 67,178 tons a year ago, the industry group said today, citing preliminary data.

(Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/japan-copper-alloy-product-output-declines-1-3-in-january.html)