Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
           at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 2005

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                                    August               January - August      
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Fishery Products                M.T     Yen/kg        M.T      %    Yen/kg   % 
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Grand total                   150,465      756    1,218,665    96     756   102 

Fresh:
Fresh, total                   68,566      726      514,076    98     769    99 
 Bluefin tuna                   1,087    2,348        8,651    97   2,367    99 
 Bigeye tuna                      785    1,248        6,504    93   1,144   101 
 Yellowfin tuna                 1,250    1,193       11,856    98     957    96 
 Skipjack                       3,715      336       24,490   113     419    80
 Salmon*                        2,026      702       12,165    99     762   102
 Sardine                        1,596      317        9,342    75     397   108
 Jack mackerel                  3,739      455       35,509   101     414    98
 Mackerel                       2,915      314       28,344   104     330    92
 Saury                          9,335      340       15,827    99     360    89 
 Yellowtail, cultured           3,508      794       34,029   101     794    91
 Flounder                         703    1,019       11,022    94     799   104
 Cod                              340      669        7,738   107     577    99 
 Red snapper                    3,232      818       29,912    95     790   105 
 Spanish mackerel                 582      700       12,506    99     553    96 
 Crab                           1,425    1,051        9,861   112   1,202    85
 Squid, common                  5,307      336       26,806    91     427   111 
 Scallop, with shell              921      454        6,763    85     498   109
 Oyster, without shell            136      647        5,577    87     786   101
            
Frozen:
Frozen, total                  35,818      847      305,096    93     795   105
 Bluefin tuna                   1,591    2,572       12,805    97   2,377   100
 Albacore                          65      948          547    85     982   100
 Bigeye tuna                    3,579      862       29,647   100     822    92
 Yellowfin                      1,788      646       12,970   104     648    93 
 Salmon*                        4,584      611       38,545    90     554   112
 Pink salmon                      645      674        6,440    81     608   113 
 Mackerel                       1,240      443       12,980   102     404   119 
 Sole                           2,075      653       16,579   104     610   103
 Shrimp, imports                3,137    1,213       26,446    98   1,153    99
 Squid, common                    661      352        6,761    80     365   125
 Octopus                        1,878      844       15,321    96     826    96 
 Surimi                         1,202      310        9,887   117     298   111

Processed, total               44,070      739      380,681    94     720   104 
Salted:                              
 Salmon*                        3,496      722       25,273    99     693    99
 Pink salmon                      560      498        3,025    97     564   107 
 Salmon roe                       795    2,200        5,340    90   2,297   103
 Pollock roe                      981    2,193        8,338    99   2,156    98 
 Herring roe                      301    1,577        1,215   102   1,513    83
                                        
 Surimi-based products          6,398      470       58,815    95     467   101 
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon

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