Imports of coal increased in volume and in value in 2019
Wednesday, February 19,2020AsemconnectVietnam - According to the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs, the amount of coal imported into Vietnam in 2019 reached 43.85 million tons, equivalent to 3.79 billion USD, up sharply by 91.8 per cent in volume and up by 48.3 per cent in value compared to 2018.
The largest volume of coal imported to Vietnam originated from the Australian market, up strongly by 157.2 per cent in volume and 84.2 per cent in value compared to 2018, reaching 15.71 million tons, equivalent to 1.57 million USD, accounting for 35.8 per cent of the total volume and 41.3 per cent of the country's total coal imports. The price of coal imported from this market decreased by 20.3 per cent, reaching 56.4 USD per ton.
It was followed by the Indonesian market with 15.41 million tons, worth of 868.63 million USD, accounting for 35.2 per cent of the total volume and accounting for 22.9 per cent of the country's total coal import value. In comparison with the year 2018, the imports of coal from Australia increased by 38 per cent in volume and 10 per cent in value. The average import price increased by 0.8 per cent, reaching 102.4 USD per ton.
Coal imported from China decreased by 10.7 per cent in volume and decreased by 22.5 per cent in value, the import price decreased by 13.2 per cent, reaching 854,835 tons, equivalent to 241.64 million USD, priced at 282.7 USD per ton
Vietnam’s imports of coal in 2019 -source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
Market
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2019
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Vs. 2018 (%)
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Percentage (%)
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Volume (ton)
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Value (USD)
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Volume
|
Value
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||
Total
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43,849,702
|
3,790,021,347
|
91.84
|
48.34
|
100
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Australia
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15,712,124
|
1,566,139,012
|
157.15
|
84.16
|
41.32
|
Indonesia
|
15,413,752
|
868,629,669
|
38.05
|
10.1
|
22.92
|
Russia
|
7,151,372
|
633,816,943
|
151.2
|
117.41
|
16.72
|
China
|
854,835
|
241,638,850
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-10.72
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-22.53
|
6.38
|
Japan
|
175,351
|
45,805,261
|
411.94
|
288.85
|
1.21
|
Malaysia
|
13,135
|
1,063,478
|
-95.27
|
-93.3
|
0.03
|
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