SEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports fell
0.2 percent in October from the same month a year earlier,
customs data showed on Monday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power
generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in October are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Oct 2015 Oct 2014
Australia 4,693,310/ $72.00 4,419,109/ $96.66
Indonesia 2,390,832/ $48.50 2,713,531/ $64.78
Russia 1,362,612/ $70.41 1,370,367/ $83.27
Canada 775,077/ $84.57 794,475/$104.84
U.S. 162,200/$102.44 129,217/$136.77
China 165,120/ $87.05 139,728/$109.96
Colombia 1,024/$229.49 1,031/$249.27
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TOTAL 9,550,175/ $67.70 9,567,494/ $87.13
Details of the January to October imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Oct 2015 Jan-Oct 2014
Australia 45,476,202/ $80.16 41,882,293/$101.25
Indonesia 24,805,887/ $54.01 28,018,433/ $67.36
Russia 16,430,303/ $72.77 13,105,619/ $88.31
Canada 8,558,699/ $91.57 11,025,137/$109.80
U.S. 2,935,458/$103.55 3,529,911/$133.87
China 1,362,009/$100.90 1,301,593/$120.15
S.Africa 166,999/ $69.18 322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago 100,435/$118.10 -
Colombia 11,318/$236.44 7,104/$251.69
Mozambique - 197,202/$134.41
Singapore - 146,514/ $82.20
Belgium - 1,041/$251.68
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TOTAL 99,847,310/ $74.43 99,537,597/ $92.37
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last
month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Oct 2015 Oct 2014
Australia 3,150,281/ $64.31 2,860,233/ $87.13
Indonesia 2,390,832/ $48.50 2,713,531/ $64.78
Russia 902,920/ $68.40 1,056,540/ $77.83
Canada 174,829/ $48.58 338,085/ $78.32
China 101,076/ $81.05 116,128/$105.60
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TOTAL 6,719,938/ $59.08 7,084,553/ $77.07