China's imports of iron ore and its concentrates fell 14.1% in October compared with the same month last year.

Published: Nov 22, 2021 08:49

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[China's imports of iron ore and its concentrates fell 14.1% in October from a year earlier, with a breakdown of imports] data released by the online query platform for customs statistics show that China imported 91.6063 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates in October, down 4.2% from a month earlier and down 14.1% from a year earlier. Of these, Australia remains the largest supplier, importing 58.4083 million tons from Australia in the month, up 1.2 per cent from the previous month and down 3.9 per cent from a year earlier. Brazil remains the second largest supplier, importing 20.2152 million tons from Brazil in the month, down 12.8% from the previous month and 19.7% from a year earlier.

According to data released by the online query platform for customs statistics, China imported 91.6063 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates in October, down 4.2 per cent from the previous month and 14.1 per cent from a year earlier.

Of these, Australia remains the largest supplier, importing 58.4083 million tons from Australia in the month, up 1.2 per cent from the previous month and down 3.9 per cent from a year earlier. Brazil remains the second largest supplier, importing 20.2152 million tons from Brazil in the month, down 12.8% from the previous month and 19.7% from a year earlier.

The following is a breakdown of the import data of iron ore and its concentrates in October according to the official website of the General Administration of Customs:

Iron ore imports concentrates

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