China's imports of iron ore and its concentrates increased by 6.99% in November compared with the same period last year.

Published: Dec 21, 2021 10:43
[China's imports of iron ore and its concentrates increased by 6.99% in November compared with the same period last year] according to data released by the online query platform for customs statistics, China imported 104.955 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates in November, an increase of 14.58% from the previous month and 6.99% from the same period last year. Of these, Australia remains the largest supplier, importing 63.012 million tons from Australia in the month, up 7.89 per cent from the previous month and 9.99 per cent year-on-year.

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According to data released by the online query platform for customs statistics, China imported 104.955 million tons of iron ore and its concentrates in November, an increase of 14.58 per cent from the previous month and 6.99 per cent from a year earlier.

Of these, Australia remains the largest supplier, importing 63.012 million tons from Australia in the month, up 7.89 per cent from the previous month and 9.99 per cent year-on-year.

Brazil is the second largest supplier, importing 26.9257 million tons from Brazil in the month, up 33.20 per cent from the previous month and 7.05 per cent year-on-year.

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

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China's imports of iron ore and its concentrates increased by 6.99% in November compared with the same period last year. - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)