China's iron ore imports up 6.9% in first seven months

BEIJING - China's imports of iron ore registered steady growth in the first seven months of 2023, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

During the period, China imported a total of 669 million tons of iron ore, up 6.9 percent from the same period last year, according to the data.

In the January-July period, the average price of imported iron ore stood at 785.6 yuan ($109.77), down 5.1 percent from a year earlier.