US: Total Coal Production down by 2.5 % on Y-o-Y basis

US government agency has reported that in the week ended on14th September 2013 US coal production totaled approximately 20.3 million short tons (mmst). The production is estimated to be 0.7 % higher than in comparison of last week and 0.7% higher than the production estimate in the comparable weeks in 2012.

Coal production for east of the Mississippi River totaled 8.3 mmst and for west of the Mississippi River totaled 12.1 million metric short tons.(mmst)

U.S. year-to-date coal production totaled 706.6 mmst, 2.5% lower than the comparable year-to-date coal production in 2012.