SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports fell 11.7 percent to 11.6 million tonnes in September from a year earlier, according to customs data released on Monday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in September are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
September 2018
September 2017 Australia
4,343,871/ $130.53
4,367,111/ $110.48 Russia
2,601,944/ $106.42
2,180,432/ $ 88.47 Indonesia
2,573,680/ $ 71.73
3,765,240/ $ 62.81 Canada
805,851/ $151.21
1,519,334/ $107.61 United States
561,786/ $149.83
311,184/ $126.32 Columbia
309,597/ $ 98.08
382,398/ $100.62 Mozambique
301,686/ $186.17
75,454/ $145.85 China
143,705/ $168.68
315,985/ $124.74 South Africa
-
262,020/ $ 87.91
TOTAL
11,642,119/ $115.55
13,179,157/ $ 93.07
Details of the January to September imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
January-September 2018
January-September 2017 Australia
30,749,160/ $130.63
34,302,882/ $118.57 Indonesia
24,067,130/ $ 69.89
25,544,460/ $ 60.87 Russia
19,627,660/ $110.63
18,198,198/ $ 97.92 Canada
9,003,847/ $140.80
7,959,059/ $150.14 South Africa
6,204,941/ $ 99.36
5,204,922/ $ 92.65 Colombia
3,895,862/ $101.71
3,433,204/ $ 97.84 United States
3,223,514/ $157.65
3,110,151/ $174.10 China
1,217,753/ $152.46
1,533,148/ $132.34 Mozambique
776,410/ $202.18
783,867/ $154.90 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
-
160,700/ $ 57.97 Austria
-
133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
-
111,061/ $119.56 Hong Kong
-
72,391/ $ 55.99 Liberia
-
70,179/ $ 61.16
TOTAL
99,396,895/ $111.47
100,681,686/ $102.65
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
September 2018
September 2017 Australia
2,929,404/ $111.48
3,009,885/ $ 87.33 Indonesia
2,573,680/ $ 71.73
3,765,240/ $ 62.81 Russia
2,122,704/ $ 96.71
1,678,442/ $ 76.74 Colombia
308,042/ $ 97.17
381,373/ $100.16 Canada
304,087/ $ 78.10
843,005/ $ 68.59 United States
223,435/ $ 96.27
117,308/ $ 85.90 China
51,460/ $116.61
155,385/ $ 92.31 South Africa
-
262,020/ $ 87.91
TOTAL
8,512,812/ $ 93.70
10,212,658/ $ 75.56