Australian Trade Data

Coal

Australian iron ore exports rose to a five-month high of 66.1 Mt (wet basis) in May, up 1.8 Mt year-on-year, according to official data. Exports for January-May were up 23.1 Mt on the same period in 2014 at 317.1 Mt. Australia's coal exports increased slightly year-on-year in May to 31.6 Mt, as a rise in coking coal exports (+3% to 15.6 Mt) countered a small fall in steam coal shipments (-1% to 16.0 Mt).