Downfall in US Coal Production Persists

US coal production is running at 36% underneath the same period in 2015, confirming descending pattern for the US coal industry.

EIA (Energy Information Agency, US) indicates that the nation’s month to month coal production   fell by 4%. As expressed by EIA, coal generation in the nation is assessed to 52 MnT in Mar’16 against 54 MnT in Feb’16. The country’s production fell by 4% M-o-M and 36% Y-o-Y.

Qty in MnT
Source- EIA

As indicated by EIA, US coal production has been falling persistently since 2008. The nation created an aggregate of 886.3 MnT coal in 2015, enlisting a destruction of around 11% against 2014. The quantity delivered in Mar’16 has been the most minimal since most last 29 years. Further, alongside generation, US coal export also fell by around 40% in 2015 against the earlier year. The nation sent out about 97.2 MnT of coal in 2014 and 58.6 MnT in 2015.

Weekly stats

To put the weekly production in context, the US coal industry generated just 11 MnT of coal. The production fell by 5% on weekly basis. As per the EIA, the quantity produced in this week among the most minimal week by week yield figures in decade.

Qty in (000′)MT
Source- EIA