TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - Japanese shipments of aluminium products rose 14.5 percent in June from a month earlier to 158,605 tonnes, industry data showed on Tuesday.
From a year earlier, June shipments fell 21.6 percent, the Japan Aluminium Association data showed.
The global economic crisis has reduced demand for the metal as automakers and other manufacturers cut production. (Reporting by Miho Yoshikawa; Editing by Chris Gallagher)