The importance of iron ore to Western Australia's economy …
Iron ore is by far the most valuable commodity for WA, accounting for 72 per cent of mineral sales and 58 per cent of overall commodity sales. The top importers for WA iron ore in 2017 were China (81.9 per cent), Japan (8.8 per cent), the Republic of Korea (6.1 per cent), Taiwan (2.2 per cent) and Indonesia (0.4 per cent).
