 China imported 303kt of MOP in May, an increase of 198.1% over the same time of last year. During the first five months of the year, China imported 2.26m tons of MOP, 47.4% higher than the prior-year period.
The detailed data is showed in the table below.
|
Month |
Year |
Increase rate |
|
2010 (t) |
2009 (t) |
2008 (t) |
2010/2009 (%) |
2009/2008 (%) |
|
Jan |
326,498 |
742,672 |
759,257 |
-56.0 |
-2.2 |
|
Feb |
330,701 |
385,115 |
482,361 |
-14.1 |
-20.2 |
|
Mar |
513,680 |
147,505 |
513,153 |
248.2 |
-71.3 |
|
Apr |
782,720 |
153,913 |
159,799 |
408.5 |
-3.7 |
|
May |
303,274 |
101,721 |
178,616 |
198.1 |
-43.1 |
|
Jun |
|
169,071 |
272,837 |
|
-38 |
|
Jul |
|
18,045 |
369,391 |
|
-95.1 |
|
Aug |
|
110,752 |
565,430 |
|
-80.41 |
|
Sep |
|
11,149 |
494,696 |
|
-97.7 |
|
Oct |
|
5,800 |
463,725 |
|
-98.7 |
|
Nov |
|
64,631 |
564,243 |
|
-88.5 |
|
Dec |
|
72,959 |
318,988 |
|
-77.1 |
|
Total |
2,256,873 |
1,983,333 |
5,142,496 |
47.4 |
-61.4 |
|