China's raw coal output accelerates in Sep.

According to National Bureau of Statistics, China's total raw coal output is 310 million tons, up 5.2% year on year and the rate is 1.0% much more than that of last month. The average daily output is 10.2 million tons, up 630,000 tons on the month. The output of China's raw coal is 2.59 billion tons in january - September, up 5.1% year on year.
 
Among the main coal-producing areas, the output in Inner Mongolia grows by 11.3% year on year, and the rate is 1.3% much more than that of last month; the output in Shanxi Province increases by 5.0% year on year , and the rate is -0.9% in the last month; the output in Shaanxi Province increases by 9.9% year on year, and the rate slows down by 4.1%; the output in Xinjiang increases by 5.2% year on year, and the rate slows down by 1.9%; the output in Guizhou Province goes down by 8.4% year on year, and the rate widens by 4.8%.
 
In September, total imported coal is 25.14 million tons, down 3.54 million tons on the month, and down 7.2% year on year. In the past nine months, total quantity of  imported coal is 230 million tons, up 11.8% year on year.
 
At the beginning of October, Qinhuangdao Composite Transaction price for 5500 kcal coal is 581 yuan/mt, up 6 yuan/mt from the beginning of September. The price for  5000 kcal coal is 523 yuan/mt, up 10 yuan/mt. And the price for 4500 kcal coal is 465 yuan /mt, up 8 yuan/mt.