China`s coal imports down 2.2% in Jan-Jul to US$ 14.4 bln
Source: www.chinamining.org Citation: China Knowledge Date: August 12, 2014
China saw its coal imports went down 2.2% year on year to 182.89 million tons in the first seven months of this year, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs.
According to the statistics, the import value of coal decreased 15.1% year on year to US$ 14.43 billion in the seven-month period.
Meanwhile, China saw its coal exports amount to 4.43 million tons in the first seven months, 116.8% more than in the same period of 2013. The export value of coal totaled US$ 965.06 million, up 88.3% year on year.
Last month, China`s coal imports reached 23.03 million tons with import value of US$ 1.72 billion, while its coal exports hit 0.5 million tons with export value of US$ 97.69 million.
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