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
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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