SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s toluene imports fell by 48% month on month in September, the latest official data showed.
September’s import volume stood at 15,895 tonnes, as compared to 30,535 tonnes in August, the data showed.
| March | April | May | June | July | August | September | |
| 2017 (tonnes) | 21,753 | 30,627 | 66,992 | 60,432 | 44,907 | 50,541 | 31,474 |
| 2018 (tonnes) | 35,587 | 23,967 | 19,877 | 50,407 | 16,535 | 30,535 | 15,895 |
| year on year change | 64% | -22% | -70% | -17% | -63% | -40% | -49% |
| month on month change | 108% | -33% | -17% | 154% | -67% | 85% | -48% |
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