The capacity utilization rate of China's coal mining and washing industry was 73.8% during the first quarter, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from the same period of the previous year, and a 1.6 pps of fall from the previous quarter, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The rate hit a new low since the second quarter of 2021, data showed.
During the first three months, China's mining sector capacity utilization stood at 75.25%, down 1.8 pps compared with the preceding year.
The overall industrial capacity utilization was registered at 74.3%, down 1.5 pps year on year and 1.4 pps from the previous quarter, NBS data showed.
(Writing by Emma Yang Editing by Harry Huo)
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