SEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports fell 0.2 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday.
Total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of total imports in October are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Oct 2015
Oct 2014
Australia
4,693,310/ $72.00
4,419,109/ $96.66
Indonesia
2,390,832/ $48.50
2,713,531/ $64.78
Russia
1,362,612/ $70.41
1,370,367/ $83.27
Canada
775,077/ $84.57
794,475/$104.84
U.S.
162,200/$102.44
129,217/$136.77
China
165,120/ $87.05
139,728/$109.96
Colombia
1,024/$229.49
1,031/$249.27
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TOTAL
9,550,175/ $67.70
9,567,494/ $87.13
Details of the January to October imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Oct 2015
Jan-Oct 2014
Australia
45,476,202/ $80.16
41,882,293/$101.25
Indonesia
24,805,887/ $54.01
28,018,433/ $67.36
Russia
16,430,303/ $72.77
13,105,619/ $88.31
Canada
8,558,699/ $91.57
11,025,137/$109.80
U.S.
2,935,458/$103.55
3,529,911/$133.87
China
1,362,009/$100.90
1,301,593/$120.15
S.Africa
166,999/ $69.18
322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago
100,435/$118.10
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Colombia
11,318/$236.44
7,104/$251.69
Mozambique
-
197,202/$134.41
Singapore
-
146,514/ $82.20
Belgium
-
1,041/$251.68
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TOTAL
99,847,310/ $74.43
99,537,597/ $92.37
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Oct 2015
Oct 2014
Australia
3,150,281/ $64.31
2,860,233/ $87.13
Indonesia
2,390,832/ $48.50
2,713,531/ $64.78
Russia
902,920/ $68.40
1,056,540/ $77.83
Canada
174,829/ $48.58
338,085/ $78.32
China
101,076/ $81.05
116,128/$105.60
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TOTAL
6,719,938/ $59.08
7,084,553/ $77.07