Coal production in the United States shifted its decline to increase over the week ending July 15, marking a new high over the past four weeks, showed data from Energy Information Administration on July 20.
US coal output during the week was estimated at 11.48 million short tons (10.41 million tonnes), up 13.47% week on week and 13.38% year on year, data showed.
Coal production in Wyoming and Montana combined was estimated at 5.15 million short tons, rising 13.98% from a week ago and 2.54% from the previous year.
Illinois's coal output was estimated at 757,900 short tons, increasing 10.62% compared to the week-ago level and 46.19% on the year, while Appalachian coal production was estimated at 3.20 million short tons, 13.72% higher than the week prior and up 24.7% from a year ago.
Over the first 28 weeks of 2023, US coal output totaled 318.4 million short tons, a marginal 0.2% increase from 317.7 million short tons in 2022.
U.S. rail coal shipments were 65,631 rail wagons, increasing 7,262 from a week earlier and 5,526 from the preceding year. The year-to-date rail coal shipments totaled 1.82 million wagons, a slight 0.8% rise year on year.
(Writing by Riley Liang Editing by Emma Yang)
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