SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose
3.1 percent in November from the same month a year earlier,
customs data showed on Tuesday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power
generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in November are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Nov 2015 Nov 2014
Australia 4,578,069/ $67.07 3,624,892/ $93.16
Indonesia 1,676,988/ $45.74 2,319,866/ $62.67
Russia 1,497,353/ $63.71 1,259,312/ $84.78
Canada 358,618/ $77.29 750,980/$ 98.81
U.S. 255,769/ $99.48 301,236/$124.98
China 140,619/ $91.52 131,179/$119.42
Trinidad Tobago 57,960/$111.97 -
Colombia 1,543/$228.78 -
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TOTAL 8,643,927/ $64.75 8,387,465/ $85.53
Details of the January to November imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Nov 2015 Jan-Nov 2014
Australia 50,054,271/ $78.96 45,507,185/$100.60
Indonesia 26,432,875/ $53.60 30,338,299/ $67.00
Russia 18,047,656/ $72.04 14,364,931/ $88.00
Canada 8,917,317/ $90.99 11,776,116/$109.10
U.S. 3,191,227/$103.23 3,831,147/$133.17
China 1,502,628/$100.03 1,432,772/$120.08
S.Africa 166,999/ $69.18 322,714/ $89.34
Colombia 12,860/$235.69 7,104/$251.69
Mozambique 77,008/$100.31 197,202/$134.41
Trinidad Tobago 158,395/$115.86 -
Singapore - 146,514/ $82.20
Belgium - 1,041/$251.68
Kyrgyz 1,000/$ 1.00
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TOTAL 108,561,236/ $74.70 107,926,061/ $91.84
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last
month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Nov 2015 Nov 2014
Australia 3,126,386/ $58.95 2,860,233/ $81.96
Indonesia 1,676,988/ $45.74 2,319,866/ $62.67
Russia 1,278,897/ $62.07 1,259,312/ $81.57
Canada 157,510/ $51.01 750,980/$ 69.21
China 49,559/ $77.06 131,179/$107.79
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TOTAL 6,289,790/ $56.01 8,387,465/ $74.07