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Chinese coal imports expected to fall 15% to three-year-low

Published
20 March 2025

We estimate that coal shipments to China will show a 15% fall y/y during the first quarter of 2025, reaching a three-year-low. Seaborne cargoes have slowed due to weaker domestic demand and higher competition from domestic supplies and overland imports.