Chinese Iron Ore imports from Australia advance in June

Published: Jul 26, 2016 09:27

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China's iron ore imports from Australia in June increased by 3.78 % year-on-year but decreased 6.12% month-on-month.

CHINA July 25 2016 5:22 PM

BEIJING (Scrap Register): China's iron ore imports from Australia in June increased by 3.78 % year-on-year but decreased 6.12% month-on-month, imports were 51.4 million mt of iron ore, according to the General Administration of Customs.

Imports from Brazil rose 14.98% year-on-year to 15.22 million mt in June but declined 9.38% month-on-month. Australia and Brazil's iron ore supply showed 81.59% of China's total imports in June.

A total of 81.63 million mt of iron ore was received by China in June, which is down by 5.90% month-on-month, up 8.9% from June 2015. China imported 493.88 million mt of iron ore in the first half of 2016, up 9% from the same period last year.

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