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In terms of volume, the single month of June saw an increase of 4,620 tons, m/m 126%, y/y 103%, while the total for January-June was 23,026 tons, y/y 106%. By major export destination, shipments to South Korea remained flat at 1036 tons, 100% m/m, 152% y/y, and 5234 tons, 143% y/y for the January-June period. Exports to Taiwan increased for the first time in four months to 871 tons, 122% m/m, 88% y/y, for a January-June total of 5121 tons, 54% y/y, The slump in the current fiscal year has been remarkable. Shipments to Vietnam were 0 tons for the third consecutive month, and those to Thailand decreased for the second consecutive month to 182 tons, m/m 87%, y/y 31%, for a total of 1313 tons, y/y 59% in January-June; those to India increased to 1855 tons (of which 1377 tons were in Brion), m/m 108%, y/y 165%, for a total of 10,066 tons, y/y 502% in January-June. Total for January-June: 10,066 tons, y/y502%.The shipment to Indonesia was 0 tons for the 17th consecutive month, and "Others" totaled 676 tons. Most of the cargo was destined for China. Comparing the year-to-date total to the previous year, while Korea and India showed a large increase, other destinations continued to show large decreases across the board (Table 1, Graph 1).
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