According to preliminary customs data, South Korea imported 41.50 million mt of iron ore in the first seven months in 2018, up 1.8 percent compared to 40.77 million mt of iron ore imported in the same period in 2017.
South Korea imported 35.80 million mt of iron ore during H1 2018, up 3.3 percent compared to 34.66 million mt in the same period the previous year.
|
South Korea, Iron ore imports |
2018 million mt |
2017 million mt |
|
Jan |
6.22 |
6.13 |
|
Feb |
5.26 |
4.43 |
|
Mar |
5.54 |
6.65 |
|
Apr |
5.64 |
5.83 |
|
May |
6.28 |
5.29 |
|
June |
6.86 |
6.33 |
|
July |
5.70 |
6.11 |
|
Total 7 months |
41.50 |
40.77 |