Chinese Coal Imports by Source

Coal

Customs data show coal shipments from Australia to China dropped 19% year-on-year to 7.0 Mt in August, while imports from Indonesia fell 5.4% year-on-year to 3.5 Mt. By contrast, arrivals from Russia jumped by 20% year-on-year to 2.5 Mt. China imported coal from North Korea for the first time since February, according to the customs statistics.