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China Sept coal imports 3.7 mln tonnes-customs

Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:32pm EDT

SHANGHAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - China imported 3.7 million tonnes of coal in September, down 2 percent from the previous month, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Friday.

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The total imports for the first nine months of the year fell 16 percent from a year earlier to 32.37 million tonnes. (Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)

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