According to provisional customs data, Japan imported 123.87 million mt of iron ore in 2018, down 2 percent compared to 126.61 million mt in 2017.
| Imports |
2018 million mt |
2017 million mt |
Jan |
10.62 |
10.21 |
Feb |
10.22 |
9.48 |
Mar |
9.87 |
10.72 |
Apr |
9.91 |
11.39 |
May |
11.61 |
10.74 |
Jun |
10.69 |
10.63 |
Jul |
9.24 |
10.32 |
Aug |
10.97 |
9.94 |
Sep |
9.92 |
10.44 |
Oct |
10.60 |
10.24 |
Nov |
10.60 |
10.74 |
Dec |
9.62 |
11.76 |
Total |
123.87 |
126.61 |