Japan: Iron ore imports increase 11%, m-o-m, in Aug’22

  • Japan’s iron ore imports increased by 11% m-o-m to 9.32 mnt in Aug’22 from 8.42 mnt in July, as per customs data.
  • Australia was the top exporter at 4.75 mnt, followed by Brazil at 3.05 mnt and Canada at 786,868 t.
  • Cumulative import volumes fell marginally by 4% to 72.17 mnt in Jan-Aug’22, against 75.32 mnt in the year-ago period.

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