April 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose 5 percent in March 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 March are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
March 2016
March 2015 Australia
4,812,098/ $62.39
4,166,810/ $90.81 Indonesia
2,612,744/ $42.02
2,726,931/ $56.06 Russia
1,636,271/ $64.03
1,556,598/ $80.81 Canada
574,287/ $80.21
1,083,964/ $92.85 U.S.
310,491/ $94.88
82,506/ $120.52 China
177,183/ $84.43
139,581/ $110.17 Mozambique
76,999/ $95.98
- Switzerland
47,680/ $67.24
- Singapore
1,562/ $229.19
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TOTAL
10,249,315/ $ 60.12
9,758,471/ $80.29
Details of the January to March imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-March 2016
Jan-March 2015 Australia
12,902,304/ $62.10
13,431,023/ $87.69 Indonesia
7,769,394/ $43.01
8,083,269/ $56.90 Russia
5,131,875/ $62.74
4,645,663/ $80.63 Canada
1,608,940/ $85.56
2,866,675/ $98.75 U.S.
852,650/ $80.71
690,789/ $112.87 China
514,687/ $82.74
360,414/ $111.99 Switzerland
165,839/ $67.15
- S. Africa
164,978/ $58.49
- Mozambique
76,999/ $95.98
- Hong Kong
31,990/ $88.50
- New Zealand
19,800/ $68.03
- Colombia
3,115/ $228.89
2,081/ $249.40 Singapore
1,562/ $229.19
TOTAL
29,244,133/ $59.49
30,079,914/ $80.26
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
March 2016
March 2015 Australia
3,219,583/ $54.55
2,207,311/ $74.41 Indonesia
2,612,744/ $42.02
2,726,931/ $56.06 Russia
1,173,872/ $60.79
1,285,007/ $77.38 Canada
137,038/ $45.17
490,648/ $62.08 China
60,920/ $68.12
65,203/ $97.40
TOTAL
7,204,157/ $50.96
6,775,100/ $66.91