BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - China raised its imports of iron ore from North Korea in April to the highest level since August 2014, but bought no coal for a second month after Beijing halted coal shipments from its increasingly isolated neighbour, data showed on Tuesday.
The data came as total imports of North Korean goods in April fell below $100 million to a multi-year low, accelerating a months-long decline. table below gives a breakdown of imports and exports of major commodities between the two nations:
April
m-on-m
yr-on-yr March
April
2017
% change % change 2017
2016 Imports
Coal
-
-
-
-
1.53 mln Iron ore
285,490 +10
+158.4
259,477 110,618
Exports
2,109
-12.1
163.0
2,398
803 Gasoline
13,496
-5.9
+10
14,336
12,302 Diesel
2,606
-59.96
-78.5
6,508
12,135 Jet fuel
191
+44.7
+2.4
132
187 Other fuel -
-
-
8,108
- oil
Fuel No.
995
+90.2
-61.85
523
2,609 5-7
LPG
68
-4.2
102.8
71
33 In tonnes except for ethanol in cubic metres