SEOUL, Dec 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose 16.7 percent to 11.67 million tonnes in November from a year earlier, according to customs data released on Saturday.
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)
November 2018
November 2017 Australia
4,562,522/ $ 130.82
4,141,280/ $ 119.78 Indonesia
2,874,223/ $ 67.20
2,668,708/ $ 63.68 Russia
2,204,483/ $ 115.19
1,041,651/ $ 112.39 Canada
720,506/ $ 110.12
837,107/ $ 129.46 South Africa
596,518/ $ 104.04
725,853/ $ 89.13 Colombia
471,068/ $ 96.34
- United States
137,023/ $ 173.47
434,597/ $ 174.58 China
105,624/ $ 161.90
125,959/ $ 124.58 Mozambique
-
24,999/ $ 185.13
TOTAL
11,671,967/ $ 108.95
10,000,154/ $ 105.23
Details of the January to November imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
January-November 2018
January-November 2017 Australia
38,377,076/ $ 130.42
41,677,488/ $ 118.84 Indonesia
29,587,950/ $ 69.76
30,744,939/ $ 61.36 Russia
24,110,664/ $ 111.35
20,942,404/ $ 98.62 Canada
10,911,001/ $ 139.16
9,382,113/ $ 148.92 South Africa
6,918,523/ $ 100.14
6,948,996/ $ 91.84 Colombia
4,785,128/ $ 101.29
3,509,942/ $ 98.28 United States
3,556,137/ $ 159.80
4,109,237/ $ 168.54 China
1,435,843/ $ 151.63
1,727,273/ $ 131.97 Mozambique
837,301/ $ 200.92
808,866/ $ 155.84 New Zealand
262,261/ $ 157.81
63,987/ $ 132.64 Mexico
201,211/ $ 115.10
- Singapore
150,898/ $ 106.62
- India
57,900/ $ 72.21
- Switzerland
22,600/ $ 151.81
- Belgium
1,553/ $ 282.72
- Philippines
195/ $ 395.48
- Marshall Island
-
160,700/ $ 57.97 Austria
-
133,477/ $ 90.64 Saudi Arabia
-
111,061/ $ 119.56 Hong Kong
-
72,391/ $ 55.99 Liberia
-
70,179/ $ 61.16
- TOTAL
121,216,241/ $ 111.31
120,463,054/ $ 102.80
Of the total imports, details of steam coal imports last month are as follows:
(In tonnes / in $/T)
November 2018
November 2017 Australia
3,099,456/ $ 103.30
2,700,712/ $ 91.84 Indonesia
2,874,223/ $ 67.20
2,668,708/ $ 63.68 Russia
1,582,288/ $ 102.09
592,483/ $ 90.56 South Africa
596,518/ $ 104.04
725,853/ $ 89.13 Canada
547,045/ $ 84.99
498,229/ $ 68.36 Colombia
469,530/ $ 95.74
- China
51,724/ $ 115.86
92,962/ $ 92.72 United States
-
29,680/ $ 96.87
TOTAL
9,220,784/ $ 90.49
7,308,627/ $ 79.62