In the first quarter of 2012, the iron ore imports of Guangxi province of China totaled RMB 837 million ($132.86 million), down 1.6 percent year on year, while its iron ore exports almost tripled in the same period to RMB 164 million ($26.03 million), both compared to Q1 2011
In the meantime, coal imports in the province in question came to RMB 498 million ($79.05 million), while crude oil imports were RMB 172 million ($27.3 million), representing an increase of 84.5 percent and a decrease of 55.6 percent respectively, both compared to the Q1 2011.