SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose 2.7 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, custom data showed on Tuesday.
The total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of the total imports in August are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Aug 2015
Aug 2014
Australia
4,290,101/ $73.39
3,926,158/ $96.47
Indonesia
2,248,892/ $50.42
2,324,710/ $66.08
Russia
1,895,877/ $65.00
1,535,442/ $83.69
Canada
927,612/ $76.40
1,341,105/ $112.40
U.S.
271,638/ $111.34
333,301/ $130.79
China
124,988/ $91.19
78,808/ $110.10
Trinidad Tobago
31,624/ $119.81
-
Colombia
1,119/ $234.14
-
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TOTAL
9,791,851/ $68.22
9,539,525/ $90.56
Details of the January to August imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Aug 2015
Jan-Aug 2014
Australia
35,881,132/ $82.35
33,633,683/ $102.34
Indonesia
20,461,995/ $55.08
23,116,563/ $67.73
Russia
13,718,035/ $73.73
10,110,092/ $89.49
Canada
7,104,582/ $92.74
9,153,947/ $111.35
U.S.
2,490,524/ $107.11
3,115,634/ $133.80
China
974,250/ $103.66
967,380/ $122.67
S.Africa
166,999/ $69.18
322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago
100,435/ $118.10
-
Colombia
9,269/ $237.57
6,027/ $251.98
Mozambique
-
124,902/ $141.58
Singapore
-
146,514/ $82.20
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TOTAL
80,907,221/ $75.96
80,699,542/ $93.28
Of the total imports, details of the steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Aug 2015
Aug 2014
Australia
3,169,680/ $66.40
2,544,025/ $86.87
Indonesia
2,248,892/ $50.42
2,324,710/ $66.08
Russia
1,545,244/ $61.12
1,353,442/ $81.04
Canada
483,353/ $53.31
467,655/ $86.84
China
69,088/ $81.39
78,808/ $110.10
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TOTAL
7,516,257/ $59.83
6,768,641/ $78.83