According to statistics, Thailand imported 6.908 million tons of coals in July, soaring substantially by 5.8 times in comparison of that in the same period of a year earlier.
The country's July import values generated by coals totaled US$110 million.
In the first seven months of this year, Thailand imported 15.594 million tons of coals, surging by 53.9% year on year. The import values of coals amounted to US$870 million. The average prices were at US$55.62/ton, decreasing by 30.7%.
In the given period of time, Indonesia was the largest coal exporter to Thailand with 13.176 million tons; Australia was the second largest one with 1.785 million tons and South Africa was the third largest one with 286,000 tons.