Coal Price in Japan
The chart above illustrates Coal prices in Japan, in JPY/mt, from August 2024 to August 2025, as follows:
- Coal (Thermal), imp, JP: Coal (thermal), import spot, cif, Japan
- Coal (sub-bituminous), imp, JP: Coal (sub-bituminous), import transaction, cif, Japan
- Coal (bituminous), imp, JP: Coal (bituminous), import transaction, cif, Japan
- Coal (Anthracite), imp, JP: Coal (anthracite), import transaction, cif, Japan
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For Coal (Thermal), imp, JP in August 2025, the price stood at approximately 19,500 JPY per mt. This indicated a 3.6% increase from the previous month, while on a year-over-year basis, prices saw a 19% decrease.
The price for Coal (sub-bituminous), imp, JP in August 2025 was around 16,200 JPY per mt. This represented a month-over-month rise of 14.9%, while year-over-year prices declined by 9.2%.
Coal (bituminous), imp, JP price in August 2025 reached approximately 18,900 JPY per mt, indicating a 1% fall from the preceding month. On an annual basis, these prices decreased by 28.4%.
Around 25,000 JPY per mt was the price for Coal (Anthracite), imp, JP in August 2025. This reflected a 7.4% increase compared to the previous month, with a 25.3% year-over-year decrease.
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