GACC: China's May thermal coal imports plunge 22% YoY

China's thermal coal imports fell 22.1% year on year in May to 21.3 million tonnes, despite a modest 2% rebound from April's near 38-month low, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs (GACC) on June 22.

In May, thermal coal represented 64% of China's total coal imports of 33.26 million tonnes. Coking coal made up 33.5%, or 11.15 million tonnes, while anthracite accounted for the remaining 2.5%, or 815,950 tonnes. In value terms, May's thermal coal imports were worth $1.53 billion, down 13.8% on year but