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Asia, Africa Oct coal imports via RBCT fall 30% m-o-m

07 Nov 2014

November 7: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, fell sharply by almost 29.95% to 579,615 tons in October 2014 compared to 827,453 tons in September 2014, according to data available with ICMW.

Imports in October this year, however, fell sharply by 80.30% compared to 2,942,393 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.

During the first ten months of 2014 (January-October), total coal imports by Asian and African countries, excluding India, stood at 13,027,407 tons against 23,780,891 tons reported during the corresponding period of the previous year.

On the other hand, during FY2013-14, total imports stood at 34,271,332 tons compared to 33,206,594 tons imported in FY2012-13.

The following table gives details of coal imports from RBCT by Asian and African countries (in tons):

Country	Jan-Oct'14	Jan-Oct'13	14-Oct	13-Oct	14-Sep	14-Aug	14-Jul	14-Jun	14-May
China	2,492,629	10,690,553	Nil	1,232,997	Nil	Nil	Nil	164,999	Nil
Japan	140,568	382,120	Nil	Nil	Nil	63,703	Nil	76,865	Nil
La Reunion	414,565	414,209	Nil	Nil	51,998	49,999	Nil	51,022	52,017
Malaysia	1,403,231	1,557,066	212,113	206,727	Nil	139,043	213,834	70,259	141,585
Mauritius	531,371	402,481	Nil	44,555	Nil	Nil	46,974	131,249	87,997
Pakistan	2,850,404	1,772,274	162,106	175,422	388,654	400,162	395,930	278,861	435,623
Singapore	Nil	72,238	Nil	72,238	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
South Korea	322,714	165,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	165,562	Nil
Taiwan	1,414,950	5,388,763	Nil	804,944	Nil	Nil	148,178	Nil	Nil
Thailand	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Togo	49,404	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	49,404
Tanzania	43,725	33,000	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	43,725	Nil
UAE	1,645,309	1,551,500	99,670	152,515	157,667	286,226	103,165	206,524	Nil
Madagascar	381,884	627,623	Nil	102,474	53,504	54,989	54,999	Nil	54,999
Ethiopia	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Maputo	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dijibouti	243,950	144,355	Nil	47,045	48,537	Nil	48,280	49,466	49,541
Senegal	335477	Nil	Nil	Nil	83,132	40,028	42,576	Nil	Nil
Nigeria	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Kenya	403,873	Nil	50728	Nil	43961	56,433	Nil	Nil	84,002
Sri Lanka	82,500	180,817	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Lebanon	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Oman	53,523	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	53,523
Yemen	217,330	398,892	54,998	103,476	Nil	54,910	Nil	53,702	Nil
Total	13,027,407	23,780,891	579,615	2,942,393	827,453	1,145,493	1,053,936	1,345,757	955,168

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