1989年上半年,世界铁矿石销售量达到2.09亿t,估计全年已达到4.2亿t。这一世界铁矿石销售记录的产生是由于巴西和澳大利亚创造了各自的铁矿石销售新记录,其铁矿石出口量分别占世界铁矿石销售量的26％和25％,其他一些铁矿石出口大国分别是苏联(10.5％),印度(7.9％)和加拿大(7.4％)。日本的铁矿石进口量占世界总进口 In the first half of 1989, the world’s iron ore sales reached 209 million tons, an estimated total of 420 million tons for the whole year. This world iron ore sales record is due to the fact that Brazil and Australia have each created a new record in iron ore sales, accounting for 26% and 25% of the world’s iron ore sales respectively. Other iron The major ore exporters are the Soviet Union (10.5%), India (7.9%) and Canada (7.4%) respectively. Japan’s iron ore imports accounted for the world’s total imports