China's raw coal output up 4 pct in Aug.

China’s output of raw coal reached 296.60 million tons in Aug, an increase of four percent year on year, and was 2.28 billion tons of coal in the Jan-Aug. period, up 3.6 percent year on year; according to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
 
According to CCTD, 152.51 million tons were contributed by key state-owned coalmines, rising 4.1 percent year on year, and 1.22 billion tons were added up  during Jan-Aug.