SEOUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose 8.9 percent in December from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Friday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in December are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Australia
5,739,618/ $66.40
5,020,962/ $89.19
Indonesia
2,332,939/ $44.05
2,861,269/ $59.70
Russia
2,032,963/ $64.56
1,382,215/ $84.42
Canada
415,536/ $95.83
445,339/$105.51
U.S.
219,570/$100.22
63,090/$131.04
China
85,807/ $86.50
173,023/$115.96
Colombia
2,068/$228.72
2,087/$249.64
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TOTAL
10,828,501/ $63.24
9,947,985/ $81.54
Details of the January to December imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Dec 2015
Jan-Dec 2014
Australia
55,793,890/ $77.68
50,528,147/$ 99.47
Indonesia
28,836,598/ $52.69
33,199,568/ $66.37
Russia
20,012,094/ $71.16
15,747,146/ $87.69
Canada
9,332,853/ $91.21
12,221,455/$108.96
U.S.
3,410,797/$103.04
3,894,237/$133.14
China
1,588,435/$ 99.30
1,605,795/$119.64
S.Africa
166,999/ $69.18
322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago
158,395/$115.86
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Mozambique
77,008/$100.31
197,202/$134.41
Colombia
14,928/$234.73
9,190/$251.14
Singapore
-
146,514/ $82.20
Belgium
-
1,041/$251.68
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TOTAL
119,391,997/ $72.69 117,873,046/ $90.97
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Australia
3,978,524/ $59.20
3,565,891/ $80.16
Indonesia
2,332,939/ $44.05
2,861,269/ $59.70
Russia
1,569,253/ $61.83
1,151,913/ $80.86
China
60,507/ $81.53
65,322/$108.94
Canada
-
128,735/$ 57.90
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TOTAL
7,941,223/ $55.44
7,773,130/ $72.60