Thailand's May coal imports fall 14% on year but rebound 64% on month

Thailand imported 1.673 million tonnes of coal in May, down 14.4% on year but up 64.2% from April, according to the latest data from Thai Customs. April imports at 1.02 million tonnes had been the lowest so far this year.

Thermal coal, including bituminous, sub-bituminous and lignite, accounted for most of the imports at 1.667 million tonnes last month, down 14.7% on year but up 69.7% on month, while imports of anthracite and briquettes remained negligible, reaching 5,873 tonnes and 624 tonnes respectively. Over the first five months, Thailand's coal