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Flash: China’s iron ore imports up 5% in 2017

Jan 12, 2018 16:52

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China imported 84.14 million mt of iron ore in December, down 11% from levels in November, Chinese customs data showed.

SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (SMM) - China imported 84.14 million mt of iron ore in December, down 11% from levels in November, Chinese customs data showed. This is also down 5.4% from December 2016. China’s total iron ore imports stood at 1.08 billion mt in 2017, up 5% from a year ago.

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