China’s raw coal output down nine percent in 2016
In 2016, China’s raw coal output amounted to 3.41 billion mt, down 9.0 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Raw coal output in China in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively had amounted to 3.97 billion mt, 3.87 billion mt and 3.75 billion mt.