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26 May 2015
Japanese Trade in April
Coal
Japan imported 11.1 Mt of iron ore in April, down 5.8% year-on-year, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Finance. This was accompanied by a 12% rise in steel exports, to 3.6 Mt. In contrast to iron ore, there was an 8.6% year-on-year increase in coal imports to 15.3 Mt in April.