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Home / Metal News / Imports of iron ore, concentrate fall 6.54% in Apr

Imports of iron ore, concentrate fall 6.54% in Apr

May 8, 2019 11:41

Source:SMM

The reading stood 2.59% lower from Apr 2018

SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – China's imports of iron ore and concentrate in April shrank 6.54% from March to register 80.77 million mt, standing 2.59% lower from April 2018, showed data by China Customs on Wednesday May 8.

This lowered year-to-date imports of iron ore and concentrate by 3.33%, or 11.78 million mt, from January-April in 2018, to 341 million mt.

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