The US's coal output over the week ending November 11 was predicted to increase 6% week on week, marking a seven-week high, showed data from Energy Information Administration on November 16.

The US's coal output was estimated at 11.80 million short tons (10.70 million tonnes), dipping 0.58% year on year, data showed.

Coal production in Wyoming and Montana combined was estimated at 5.34 million short tons, rising 7.27% from a week ago yet down 6.47% from the previous year.

Illinois's coal output was estimated at 758,000 short tons, up 3.76% compared to the week-ago level and 20.79% on the year, while Appalachian coal production was estimated at 3.38 million short tons, up 4.59% from the week prior and 11.18% from a year ago.

During the first 45 weeks of 2023, US coal output totaled 510 million short tons, a 1.6% decline from 518 million short tons in 2022, data showed.

U.S. rail coal shipments were 69,213 rail wagons, increasing 3,915 from a week earlier and 910 from the preceding year. The year-to-date rail coal shipments totaled 2.97 million wagons, a small 0.5% fall year on year.

(Writing by Riley Liang  Editing by Harry Huo)
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