Coal production in the United States declined over the week ending Aug 5, marking a new low over the past four weeks, showed data from Energy Information Administration on August 10.
Coal output in the United States was estimated at 11.16 million short tons (10.12 million tonnes), down 5.22% week on week and a 4.26% decrease year on year, data showed.
Coal production in Wyoming and Montana combined was estimated at 5.02 million short tons, falling 5.1% from a week ago and 13.32% from the previous year.
Illinois's coal output was estimated at 726,600 short tons, dropping 8.91% compared to the week-ago level but rising 21.73% on the year, while Appalachian coal production was estimated at 3.11 million short tons, 4.96% lower than the week prior yet up 5.4% from a year ago.
Over the first 31 weeks of 2023, US coal output totaled 352.5 million short tons, a marginal 0.2% increase from 351.7 million short tons in 2022.
U.S. rail coal shipments were 64,574 rail wagons, declining 3,341 from a week earlier and 4,043 from the preceding year. The year-to-date rail coal shipments totaled 2.02 million wagons, a small 0.5% rise year on year.
(Writing by Riley Liang Editing by Emma Yang)
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