Vietnam shipped 140,100 tonnes of coal in July to get $17.7 million, down 16.2 percent in volume and 12.1 percent in value compared to June.

This is the second month coal exports suffered a decline since early this year. However, exports in seven months still enjoyed a growth of 148 percent in volume to 1.1 million tonnes and 245.4 percent in value to $165.9 million.

Asian countries are key importers of Vietnam coal. Japan makes up 48.2 percent of Vietnam’s total export value with 568,800 tonnes valued at $71 million, trailed by Malaysia with $151,200 tonnes worth $36.2 million.