South Africa: Iron ore exports fall by 35% m-o-m in October

  • South Africa’s iron ore exports fell by 35% m-o-m in Oct’22 to 3.25 mnt from 4.99 mnt in Sep’22, as per customs figures just released.
  • China was the major importer with 1.39 mnt followed by Mozambique and The Netherlands with 0.66 mnt and 0.63 mnt respectively.
  • Total export volumes decreased by 10.2% y-o-y to 49.38 mnt in Jan-Oct’22 as against 55 mnt in the year-ago period.

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