In early May (May 1-10) this year, the average prices in China of coking coal and second-grade metallurgical coke were recorded at RMB 1,350.0/mt ($199.2/mt) and RMB 1,848.8/mt ($272.7/mt), remaining stable and increasing by RMB 84.3/mt ($12.4/mt) or 4.8 percent, respectively, compared to prices in late April (April 21-30), as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics.