SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports fell 5.7 percent to 10.38 million tonnes in February compared with a year earlier, customs data showed on Thursday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in February are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
February 2018
February 2017 Australia
3,200,630/ $130.83
3,590,807/ $131.79 Indonesia
2,586,999/ $ 68.09
2,500,641/ $ 61.01 Russia
1,704,280/ $110.61
1,724,219/ $104.52 Canada
1,159,150/ $126.44
571,389/ $146.65 South Africa
1,046,758/ $101.71
1,277,556/ $ 89.18 United States
313,742/ $138.52
265,366/ $178.18 Colombia
306,151/ $100.28
515,521/ $ 88.23 China
65,594/ $154.59
167,953/ $ 69.08 Mozambique
-
153,286/ $141.24 Austria
-
133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
-
111,061/ $119.56
TOTAL
10,383,304/ $107.94
11,011,276/ $104.90
Details of the January to February imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
January-February 2018 January-February 2017 Australia
7,188,100/ $130.41
7,110,803/ $130.39 Indonesia
5,724,162/ $ 67.51
5,973,202/ $ 59.57 Russia
3,409,559/ $111.84
3,430,607/ $103.36 Canada
2,228,790/ $129.85
1,600,230/ $154.79 South Africa
1,638,550/ $100.84
2,059,030/ $ 90.92 Colombia
753,574/ $103.26
1,393,450/ $ 94.24 United States
745,249/ $135.18
611,255/ $175.02 China
245,433/ $136.74
364,338/ $ 80.08 New Zealand
65,752/ $138.82
- India
57,900/ $ 72.21
- Mozambique
-
230,283/ $153.32 Austria
-
133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
-
111,061/ $119.56
TOTAL
22,057,069/ $108.14
23,017,736/ $104.30
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
February 2018
February 2017 Indonesia
2,586,999/ $ 68.09
2,500,641/ $ 61.01 Australia
2,076,718/ $102.33
2,219,157/ $ 89.91 Russia
1,291,806/ $ 98.59
1,232,756/ $ 84.18 South Africa
1,046,758/ $101.71
1,277,556/ $ 89.18 Canada
734,094/ $ 75.11
319,594/ $ 72.10 Colombia
306,151/ $100.28
513,188/ $ 87.53 United States
180,845/ $102.03
58,000/ $118.83 China
40,573/ $ 93.36
167,953/ $ 69.08 Austria
-
133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
-
111,061/ $119.56
TOTAL
8,272,944/ $ 88.39
8,533,383/ $ 79.88