BAJ Battery Association of Japan : Monthly battery sales statistics

Monthly battery sales statistics
(source: Machinery statistics released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

	Unit: 1,000 (Quantity), million JPY (Amount)

	November 2016				Accumulated total from January to November 2016
	Quantity	Amount	y-o-y change in quantity	y-o-y change in amount	Quantity	Amount	y-o-y change in quantity	y-o-y change in amount
Total of all batteries	440,270	78,361	116%	118%	4,186,534	761,264	108%	105%
Total of primary batteries	267,790	10,323	104%	104%	2,501,113	88,637	102%	101%
Silver oxide batteries	64,786	1,048	95%	90%	710,788	11,912	92%	88%
Alkaline batteries	129,415	6,417	112%	112%	929,335	42,772	107%	108%
AA size	67,804	2,816	113%	110%	502,702	19,557	110%	110%
AAA size	41,210	1,820	111%	113%	288,221	11,816	106%	109%
Others	20,401	1,781	111%	115%	138,412	11,399	100%	105%
Lithium batteries	73,589	2,858	98%	92%	860,990	33,953	106%	99%
Total of secondary batteries	172,480	68,038	144%	120%	1,685,421	672,627	118%	105%
Lead-acid batteries	3,070	17,116	109%	109%	28,176	156,739	100%	102%
For vehicles	2,382	11,157	110%	110%	21,186	97,576	101%	101%
Others	688	5,959	106%	106%	6,990	59,163	99%	102%
Alkaline batteries	45,451	15,170	120%	108%	492,209	165,256	102%	102%
Nickel metal-hydride batteries	40,497	14,135	124%	109%	431,601	153,822	109%	105%
Other alkaline batteries	4,954	1,035	98%	100%	60,608	11,434	68%	74%
Lithium-ion batteries	123,959	35,752	157%	134%	1,165,036	350,632	127%	109%
EV	74,243	23,868	226%	166%	584,112	214,408	148%	119%
Others	49,716	11,884	107%	96%	580,924	136,224	111%	95%

Zinc carbon batteries are included in Others of Primary batteries as from Jan. 2011.
Small valve regulated lead-acid batteries are included in Others of Lead-acid batteries as from Jan. 2011.
Sealed-type of Alkaline batteries are included in other alkaline batteries as from Dec. 2009.
Motorcycle batteries are included in Others of Lead-acid batteries as from Jan. 2009.
In the 2011-2012 period, the 'Silver oxide batteries' category included other primary batteries as well.
'Lithium-ion batteries' are divided into EV and Others as from 2012.
Until end of 2011, the lithium-ion battery category did not include lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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