According to data released by the General Administration of Customs on June 10, China imported 27.467 million tons of coal in May, an increase of 5.134 million tons, an increase of 22.99%; an increase of 2.168 million tons, an increase of 8.57%. Coal imports in May were US$203.39 million, a year-on-year increase of 0.54% and a decrease of 1.59% from the previous month. Based on this, the unit price of imports is estimated to be US$74.05/ton, a decrease of US$7.64/ton from the previous month and a decrease of US$16.53/ton from the same period of last year. From January to May 2019, the country imported a total of 1,273,800 tons of coal, an increase of 5.6% year-on-year; the cumulative import value was 988.56 million US dollars, down 5.1% year-on-year.
China exported 319,000 tons of coal in May
China exported 319,000 tons of coal in May, down 214,000 tons year-on-year, down 40.15%; the chain was down 184,000 tons, down 36.58%. Coal exports in May were US$58.8 million, down 20.97% year-on-year and down 34.01% from the previous month. Based on this, the unit price of export is estimated to be US$184.33/ton, up by US$7.19/ton, up by US$44.74/ton. From January to May 2019, the country exported a total of 2.646 million tons of coal, an increase of 31.5% year-on-year; the cumulative export value was 44.76 million US dollars, an increase of 39.6%.
