According to the RF Federal Customs Service, in January-May 2021 Russia exported 81.5 mn tons of coal, up 12.8% year-on-year. In terms of value, coal export amounted to more than $5.3 bn, up 12.1% year-on-year.
Coal import during the period under report made 8.5 mn tons, down 7.3% year-on-year, worth $159.8 mn, up 21.7% year-on-year.
Coke and coal char export in January-May 2021 made 1.4 mn tons, up 69.8% year-on-year, worth $339.6 mn (up 2.1-fold year-on-year).
In May, coal export made 16.9 mn tons, up 8.4% year-on-year and up 17.1% month-on-month. Value-wise, coal export increased by 16.8% year-on-year and by 22.2% month-on-month making 1.2 bn.
Coke and coal char export in May amounted to 292.7 thousand tons, up 56.3% year-on-year and up 26.9% month-on-month. In terms of value it was worth $88.7 mn, up 2.7-fold year-on-year and up 33.4% month-on-month.