China’s iron ore imports up 8.1 percent in January-July

In July this year, China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate amounted to 88.40 million mt, up 8.3 percent month on month and increasing by 2.7 percent year on year, while in the January-July period this year China’s imports of iron ore and iron ore concentrate totaled 582.05 million mt, up 8.1 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on August 8.

 

In July this year, China imported 1.13 million mt of finished steel, down 0.89 percent month on month and increasing by 7.6 percent year on year. In the January-July period of the current year, China’s imports of finished steel totaled 7.59 million mt, declining by 1.4 percent year on year.