Australia's shipments of thermal coal to China surged 125% by volume in March from February, offsetting a drop in exports to Japan, Reuters reported, citing data from Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The high volume followed China's lifting of an unofficial ban on Australian coal in January, allowing customs clearance for the first time since 2020.
Export volumes of iron ore lumps and iron ore fines to China jumped 24.3% and 17.7% respectively from a month earlier, the ABS data showed.
The jump helped lift Australia's total trade surplus to its second-highest on record at A$15.3 billion, a boon to mining profits and tax receipts.
Total exports of Australian goods to China hit A$19 billion ($12.71 billion) in March, a rise of 31% from a year earlier.
(Writing by Alex Guo Editing by Harry Huo)
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