SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports edged down 0.7 percent to 10.8 million tonnes in July compared to a year earlier, according to customs data released on Wednesday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in July are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
July 2018
July 2017 Australia
3,201,117/ $124.01
4,856,446/ $117.15 Indonesia
2,578,057/ $ 71.76
2,220,762/ $ 59.61 Russia
2,120,828/ $112.66
2,126,922/ $ 88.67 Canada
991,600/ $116.75
483,231/ $139.43 Colombia
684,214/ $ 97.04
330,353/ $ 94.57 United States
535,176/ $174.36
198,902/ $ 96.44 South Africa
311,358/ $ 98.85
378,066/ $ 80.99 China
162,300/ $156.51
127,505/ $154.84 Mozambique
151,268/ $187.58
86,416/ $151.81 New Zealand
64,059/ $170.84
63,987/ $132.64 Philippines
42/ $451.31
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TOTAL
10,800,469/ $110.36
10,872,590/ $ 99.30
Details of the January to July imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
January-July 2018
January-July 2017 Australia
23,116,178/ $131.72
25,874,194/ $122.24 Indonesia
18,685,960/ $ 69.32
18,996,045/ $ 60.51 Russia
14,269,994/ $111.94
13,662,116/ $102.20 Canada
7,236,809/ $138.16
5,698,002/ $166.92 South Africa
5,623,146/ $ 99.28
4,454,779/ $ 93.92 Colombia
3,269,438/ $100.90
2,760,286/ $ 97.81 United States
2,525,004/ $160.20
2,462,400/ $178.82 China
912,341/ $150.97
1,131,377/ $136.84 Mozambique
454,724/ $212.73
475,205/ $162.62 Mexico
201,211/ $115.10
- New Zealand
196,261/ $156.12
63,987/ $132.64 Singapore
150,898/ $106.62
- India
57,900/ $ 72.21
- Switzerland
22,600/ $151.81
- Belgium
1,553/ $282.72
- Philippines
195/ $395.48
- Marshall Island
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160,700/ $ 57.97 Austria
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133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
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111,061/ $119.56 Hong Kong
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72,391/ $ 55.99 Liberia
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70,179/ $ 61.16
TOTAL
76,724,210/ $111.34
76,126,198/ $106.04
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
July 2018
July 2017 Indonesia
2,550,557/ $ 70.82
2,220,762/ $59.61 Australia
2,181,147/ $ 97.60
3,122,430/ $86.89 Russia
1,652,893/ $ 98.82
1,622,344/ $78.78 Colombia
682,697/ $ 96.63
329,324/ $94.01 Canada
651,570/ $ 79.27
312,655/ $61.37 South Africa
311,358/ $ 98.85
378,066/ $80.99 China
73,252/ $108.61
41,730/ $91.73 United States
57,332/ $ 98.06
139,127/ $72.18 Philippines
42/ $451.31
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TOTAL
8,160,846/ $ 88.08
8,166,438/ $76.67