Japanese Trade Data

Coal

Japanese steel exports rose to a 12-month high of 3.8 Mt in March, although this was still down 0.2% year-on-year, according to provisional trade data from the Ministry of Finance. Iron ore imports were up 7.1% in March to a three-month high of 11.6 Mt while, coal imports fell 7.8% year-on-year to 15.4 Mt.