Japanese Trade Data for November

Coal

Japanese iron ore imports fell by 6.0% year-on-year in November to a four-month low of 10.6 Mt, according to Ministry of Finance data. The country's steel exports also weakened in November, dropping to their lowest level in over three years at 3.2 Mt, down 1.7%. Meanwhile, coal imports rose to 16.5 Mt, up 17.8%, in part due to a low import total in the corresponding month in 2014.