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Asia, Africa coal imports from RBCT fall 47.85% in May m-o-m

11 Jun 2014

June 11: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, fell almost 47.85% to 955,168 tons in May 2014 compared to 1,831,570 tons in April 2014, revealed data available with ICMW.

Imports in May this year, however, fell by 50.08% compared to 1,913,420 tons recorded during the same month in 2013, the data revealed.

During the first five months of 2014 (January-May), total coal imports by Asian and African countries stood at 7,769,192 tons whereas the figure stood at 10,462,485 tons 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-May'14	Jan-May'13	14-May	13-May	14-Apr	14-Mar	14-Feb	14-Jan	13-Dec	13-Nov
China	2,327,630	4,857,570	Nil	767,568	216,806	1,066,836	491,631	552,357	1,590,923	1,036,828
Japan	Nil	296,895	Nil	148,195	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	78,041	Nil
La Reunion	261,546	258,719	52,017	50,000	104,997	52,520	52,006	52,503	50,050	48,000
Malaysia	767,982	921,094	141,585	209,560	276,436	210,397	Nil	139,564	232,817	70,183
Mauritius	353,148	269,587	87,997	44,000	88,000	43,992	44,000	89,159	43,987	Nil
Pakistan	1,224,691	540,481	435,623	53,780	338,480	229,361	165,921	55,306	220,973	54,380
Singapore	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
South Korea	157,152	165,000	Nil	165,000	Nil	80,121	Nil	77,031	Nil	Nil
Taiwan	1,266,772	1,733,445	Nil	164,317	456,878	493,744	Nil	316,150	327,650	326,732
Thailand	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Togo	49,404	Nil	49,404	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Tanzania	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
UAE	792,057	697,177	Nil	212,000	207,920	428,508	50,326	105,303	229,247	198,240
Madagascar	218,392	198,893	54,999	50,400	54,120	Nil	54,292	54,981	54,731	Nil
Ethiopia	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Maputo	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dijibouti	97,667	48,600	49,541	48,600	Nil	48,126	Nil	Nil	49,539	48,400
Senegal	Nil	240,378	Nil	Nil	42,761	41,227	42,636	43,117	40,280	160,755
Nigeria	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Kenya	252,751	Nil	84,002	Nil	45,172	Nil	Nil	123,577	Nil	Nil
Sri Lanka	Nil	125,818	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	82,500	Nil	Nil	Nil
Lebanon	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Yemen	Nil	108,828	Nil	Nil	Nil	53,720	Nil	Nil	43450	Nil
Total	7,769,192	10,462,485	955,168	1,913,420	1,831,570	2,700,426	983,312	1,609,048	2,961,688	1,943,518

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