Strong competition from China and high export prices boosted Indonesia 's thermal coal shipments to 1.24 million metric tonnes ( mt ) per day in July , a 4 % rise compared to the previous month and 20 % up from the year before , making it the highest levels since March 2014 , according to Bank Indonesia data . Total 2018 exports for the seven months to July were 14 % ahead at 248 million mt compared to the same period in 2017 . The boost saw the Indonesian energy ministry 's August coal export price reach a 2018 high of $ 40 per mt .
Strong demand from China and high export prices boosted Indonesia's thermal coal shipments to 1.24 million metric tonnes (mt) per day in July, a 4% rise compared to the previous month and 20% up from the year before, making it the highest levels since March 2014, according to Bank Indonesia data. Total 2018 exports for the seven months to July were 14% ahead at 248 million mt compared to the same period in 2017. The boost saw the Indonesian energy ministry's August coal reference price reach a 2018 high of $107.83 per mt.