Trade Resources Industry Views China Exported 780,000 Mt of Coal in March,Down 19.6% Year on Year

China Exported 780,000 Mt of Coal in March,Down 19.6% Year on Year

China exported 780,000 mt of coal in March, down 19.6% year on year, preliminary figures released by the General Administration of Customs Wednesday showed.

Total exports in the first three months reached 2.04 million mt, down 36.1% year on year.

The March export volume represented a month-on-month surge of 47% from exports of 530,000 mt in February.

The General Administration of Customs did not release coal import figures on its website.

According to a Thursday report by state media Securities Times citing customs data, China imported 80 million mt of coal in the first three months of 2013, down 30.1% year on year.

The report did not give any import figures for the month of March.

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China's March Coal Exports Fall 19.6% Year on Year to 780, 000 Mt
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