March 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports fell 17.6 percent in February 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 February are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Feb 2016
Feb 2015 Australia
3,799,028/ $60.71
4,813,614/ $82.50 Indonesia
2,332,381/ $42.99
2,834,948/ $56.39 Russia
1,636,000/ $61.59
1,277,895/ $82.63 U.S.
274,697/ $46.79
305,481/ $96.54 Canada
145,000/ $90.02
876,742/ $99.23 Switzerland
118,159/ $67.11
- China
80,418/ $74.30
133,403/$117.28 Hong Kong
31,990/ $88.50
- New Zealand
19,800/ $68.03
- Colombia
1,559/$228.99
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TOTAL
8,439,032/ $56.40 10,242,083/ $77.59
Details of the January to February imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Feb 2016
Jan-Feb 2015 Australia
8,090,206/ $61.93
9,264,185/$100.60 Indonesia
5,156,650/ $43.50
5,356,338/ $57.33 Russia
3,495,604/ $62.14
3,089,065/ $80.54 Canada
1,034,653/ $88.53
- U.S.
542,160/ $72.59
608,283/$111.83 China
337,504/ $81.81
220,833/$113.14 South Africa
164,978/ $58.49
- Switzerland
118,159/ $67.11
- Hong Kong
31,990/ $88.50
- New Zealand
19,800/ $68.03
- Colombia
3,115/$228.89
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TOTAL
18,994,819/ $59.15
20,321,443/ $80.24
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Feb 2016
Feb 2015 Australia
2,666,707/ $53.32
3,481,668/ $72.41 Indonesia
2,332,381/ $42.99
2,834,948/ $56.39 Russia
1,284,506/ $58.81
1,010,667/ $78.11 China
55,118/ $67.06
51,204/$100.58 U.S.
274,688/ $46.76
132,550/ $64.50
TOTAL
6,613,400/ $50.59
10,242,083/ $66.86