This dataset is a market activity dataset, combining the provincial markets of specularite ore within the East China region, that is, the East China regions specularite ore market group. Transportation losses, means of transportation, and transportation infrastructure are not included in this dataset; they are included in the respective provincial market datasets. The East China region includes: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Shandong. Data reference sources include the Year Book of China Transportation & Communications, China Energy Statistics Yearbook, China Statistics Yearbook, and General Administration of Customs statistical data, etc.