the latest data from the general administration of customs shows that in august 2023, my country imported 33.336 million tons of thermal coal (including lignite, bituminous coal and sub-bituminous coal, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 53.13% and a month-on-month increase of 7.84%, a record high in january 2021. new high since. from january to august, a total of 230 million tons of thermal coal were imported, an increase of 109 million tons year-on-year, an increase of 89.84%.
in august, my country imported 13.227 million tons of lignite, a year-on-year decrease of 4.98% and a month-on-month increase of 16.92%. from january to august, a total of 108 million tons of lignite was imported, an increase of 33.1336 million tons year-on-year, an increase of 44.28%.
in august, my country imported 9.573 million tons of coking coal, a year-on-year increase of 49.4% and a month-on-month increase of 34.2%. from january to august, a total of 62.32 million tons of coking coal were imported, a year-on-year increase of 61.5%.
in august, my country imported 1.424 million tons of anthracite coal, a year-on-year increase of 11.2% and a month-on-month increase of 17.3%. from january to august, a total of 12.415 million tons of anthracite were imported, a year-on-year increase of 61.0%.
