SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose
2.7 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, custom
data showed on Tuesday.
The total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power
generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of the total imports in August are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Aug 2015 Aug 2014
Australia 4,290,101/ $73.39 3,926,158/ $96.47
Indonesia 2,248,892/ $50.42 2,324,710/ $66.08
Russia 1,895,877/ $65.00 1,535,442/ $83.69
Canada 927,612/ $76.40 1,341,105/ $112.40
U.S. 271,638/ $111.34 333,301/ $130.79
China 124,988/ $91.19 78,808/ $110.10
Trinidad Tobago 31,624/ $119.81 -
Colombia 1,119/ $234.14 -
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TOTAL 9,791,851/ $68.22 9,539,525/ $90.56
Details of the January to August imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Aug 2015 Jan-Aug 2014
Australia 35,881,132/ $82.35 33,633,683/ $102.34
Indonesia 20,461,995/ $55.08 23,116,563/ $67.73
Russia 13,718,035/ $73.73 10,110,092/ $89.49
Canada 7,104,582/ $92.74 9,153,947/ $111.35
U.S. 2,490,524/ $107.11 3,115,634/ $133.80
China 974,250/ $103.66 967,380/ $122.67
S.Africa 166,999/ $69.18 322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago 100,435/ $118.10 -
Colombia 9,269/ $237.57 6,027/ $251.98
Mozambique - 124,902/ $141.58
Singapore - 146,514/ $82.20
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TOTAL 80,907,221/ $75.96 80,699,542/ $93.28
Of the total imports, details of the steam coal imports last
month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Aug 2015 Aug 2014
Australia 3,169,680/ $66.40 2,544,025/ $86.87
Indonesia 2,248,892/ $50.42 2,324,710/ $66.08
Russia 1,545,244/ $61.12 1,353,442/ $81.04
Canada 483,353/ $53.31 467,655/ $86.84
China 69,088/ $81.39 78,808/ $110.10
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TOTAL 7,516,257/ $59.83 6,768,641/ $78.83