In June this year, China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate amounted to 83.242 million mt, down 11.6 percent month on month and decreasing by 12.1 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on July 13. In the January-June period of this year, China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate totaled 530.693 million mt, down 1.6 percent year on year.
In June, China imported 1.04 million mt of finished steel, down 8.3 percent month on month and decreasing by 8.0 percent year on year. In the January-June period of this year, China imported 6.67 million mt of finished steel, down 1.9 percent year on year.
