SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's coal imports rose 2.1 percent in September from the same month a year earlier, custom data showed on Thursday.
The total coal imports are composed of steam coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production.
Details of the total imports in September are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Sept 2015
Sept 2014
Australia
4,901,759/ $72.09
3,829,502/ $96.93
Indonesia
1,953,060/ $49.60
2,188,339/ $66.68
Russia
1,423,486/ $65.57
1,625,159/ $85.23
Canada
679,039/ $87.24
1,076,714/$100.25
U.S.
282,734/ $72.90
285,059/$133.33
China
222,639/ $99.06
194,485/$114.91
Colombia
1,024/$234.38
-
Mozambique
-
72,300/$122.01
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TOTAL
9,463,741/ $68.23
9,271,558/ $89.81
Details of the January to September imports are as follows:
(in tonnes/ in $/T)
Jan-Sept 2015
Jan-Sept 2014
Australia
40,782,891/ $81.12
37,463,184/$101.79
Indonesia
22,415,055/ $54.60
25,304,902/ $67.64
Russia
15,141,521/ $72.96
11,735,251/ $88.90
Canada
7,783,622/ $92.26
10,230,662/$110.18
U.S.
2,773,258/$103.62
3,400,693/$133.76
China
1,196,889/$102.81
1,161,865/$121.37
S.Africa
166,999/ $69.18
322,714/ $89.34
Trinidad Tobago
100,435/$118.10
-
Colombia
10,293/$237.25
6,072/$251.98
Mozambique
-
197,202/$134.41
Singapore
-
146,514/ $82.20
Belgium
-
1,041/$251.68
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TOTAL
90,370,963/ $75.15
89,970,101/ $92.93
Of the total imports, details of the steam coal imports last month are as follows: (in tonnes / in $/T)
Sept 2015
Sept 2014
Australia
3,305,943/ $63.64
2,642,339/ $89.05
Indonesia
1,953,060/ $49.60
2,188,339/ $66.68
Russia
1,198,478/ $62.67
1,197,976/ $78.97
United States
159,573/ $55.69
-
Canada
158,714/ $48.90
475,279/ $72.11
China
70,179/ $80.34
135,479/$107.85
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TOTAL
6,845,947/ $59.11
6,639,412/ $79.03