Australian coking coal exports rose for the third consecutive month to a record monthly volume of 15.1 million tonnes in June.

Exports of steam coal on the other hand have now reached to a year to date high of 12.0 million tonnes in the same month.

According to the Australia Bureau of Statistics, as a result, total coal exports hit an all time high of 27 million tonnes in June.

June trade data also showed a marked increase in iron ore exports from Australia up by 20% YoY to a new record of 37.3 million tonnes. Most of the monthly rise was due to increased exports to China, which rose to a year to date high of 25.5 million tonnes. Exports in the H1 2010 reached 204.2 million tonnes compared with 176.4 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year.

(Sourced from www.ssy.co.uk)