SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's July coal imports rose by 11.5% from a year earlier to 12.05 million tonnes, according to customs data released on Thursday.
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 2019
July 2018 Australia
4,108,902/ $112.86
3,201,117/ $124.01 Russia
3,201,149/ $ 86.18
2,120,828/ $113.13 Indonesia
2,345,142/ $ 57.98
2,578,057/ $ 72.05 Canada
963,726/ $105.85
991,600/ $116.75 Colombia
761,452/ $ 98.35
684,214/ $ 97.04 United States
274,871/ $178.16
535,176/ $174.36 South Africa
226,537/ $ 75.82
311,358/ $ 98.85 China
93,438/ $141.35
162,300/ $156.49 Latvia
72,000/ $ 78.81
- Mongolia
4/ $1000.00
- Mozambique
151,268/ $187.58 New Zealand
64,509/ $170.84 Philippines
42/ $451.31
TOTAL
12,047,221/ $ 94.42
10,800,469/ $110.52
Details of the January-July imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
January-July 2019
January-July 2018 Australia
27,186,981/ $121.59
23,116,178/ $132.31 Indonesia
17,553,622/ $ 60.14
18,685,960/ $ 69.43 Russia
14,168,815/ $ 99.77
14,233,494/ $112.69 Canada
6,677,996/ $143.72
7,236,809/ $138.55 Colombia
3,067,309/ $102.35
3,269,438/ $100.91 South Africa
1,874,264/ $ 93.68
5,623,146/ $ 99.27 United States
1,638,747/ $181.51
2,525,004/ $159.98 China
786,552/ $167.70
873,841/ $149.05 Mozambique
409,646/ $209.12
454,724/ $212.73 Latvia
393,521/ $102.33
- New Zealand
127,946/ $156.46
196,261/ $156.12 Switzerland
24,200/ $155.04
22,600/ $151.81 Mongolia
23/ $434.78
- Mexico
201,211/ $115.10 Singapore
150,898/ $106.62 India
57,900/ $ 72.45 Belgium
1,553/ $282.72 Philippines
195/ $395.48
TOTAL
73,909,621/ $105.58
76,649,210/ $111.67
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
July 2019
July 2018 Australia
2,839,092/ $ 85.41
2,181,145/ $ 97.60 Russia
2,550,730/ $ 72.87
1,652,893/ $ 99.42 Indonesia
2,345,142/ $ 57.98
2,550,557/ $ 71.11 Colombia
761,452/ $ 98.35
682,697/ $ 96.63 Canada
759,753/ $ 81.33
651,570/ $ 79.27 South Africa
226,537/ $ 75.82
311,358/ $ 98.85 Latvia
72,000/ $ 78.81
- China
68,138/ $112.40
73,252/ $108.57 Mongolia
4/ $1,000.00
- United States
57,332/ $ 98.06 Philippines
42/ $451.31
TOTAL
9,622,848/ $ 76.02
8,160,846/ $ 88.30