Indonesia's coal export volume from January to November 2018 grew by 7.22% to 312.3 million tons compared to the same period the previous year. Increased exports to Thailand (26.5%), the Philippines (19.14%), and Vietnam (87.5%) supported the national coal export performance.
Similarly, the export value from January to November 2018 grew by 16.71% to US$ 18.9 billion, or approximately Rp 265 trillion, compared to the same period the previous year. This amount has reached 97.87% of the total sales throughout 2017. This export growth coincided with the rise in coal prices in the international market to US$ 119.57/metric ton in July 2018.
Indonesia's largest coal export market is India, reaching 99.14 million tons. This is followed by China at 44.8 million tons in second place and Korea at 33.3 million tons in third place as the destination for national coal exports.
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