Japan: Iron ore imports fall by 4%, m-o-m, in Mar’22

  • Japan’s iron ore imports (including pellets) fell marginally by 3.65% in Mar’22 to 8.43 mnt compared with 8.75 mnt in Feb’22, as per data released by customs.
  • Australia was the largest exporter with 5.10 mnt, followed by Brazil and South Africa with 2.96 mnt and 0.25 mnt, respectively.
  • However, import volumes increased slightly by 2% y-o-y to 26.85 mnt in Jan-Mar’22 as against 26.21 mnt in the same period last year.

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