In 2018, Australia was China's biggest supplier of iron ore, accounting for around 69.8 percent of the total iron ore import tonnage to China. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China imported a total amount of approximately 1,064.12 million metric tons of iron ore in 2018.
Breakdown of iron ore import volume to China in 2018, by country of origin
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Xinhua News Agency. (January 7, 2019). Breakdown of iron ore import volume to China in 2018, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/
Xinhua News Agency. "Breakdown of iron ore import volume to China in 2018, by country of origin." Chart. January 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/
Xinhua News Agency. (2019). Breakdown of iron ore import volume to China in 2018, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/
Xinhua News Agency. "Breakdown of Iron Ore Import Volume to China in 2018, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/
Xinhua News Agency, Breakdown of iron ore import volume to China in 2018, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070171/china-iron-ore-import-share-by-country/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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