U.S. coal output over the week ending January 20 was estimated to reach 8.13 million short tons (7.38 million tonnes), down 18.42% week on week and 32.67% year on year, showed data from the Energy Information Administration on January 25.

This notable decline hit the lowest of the country's weekly coal output in at least 13 years, data showed.

Coal production in Wyoming and Montana combined was estimated at 3.64 million short tons, down 17.95% from a week ago and 34.32% from the previous year.

Illinois's coal output was estimated at 536,900 short tons, down 19.94% from the week-ago level and 28.42% on the year, while Appalachian coal production was estimated at 2.44 million short tons, decreasing 18.92% from the week prior and 24.7% from a year ago.

U.S. coal output totaled 27.11 million short tons in the year to date, an 18.8% fall from 33.41 million short tons in the same period last year, data showed.

U.S. rail coal shipments were 47,731 rail wagons over the week, reducing 10,747 from a week earlier and 20,944 from the preceding year. The year-to-date rail coal shipments totaled 160,300 wagons, down 17% year on year.

(Writing by yan.sun  Editing by Alex Guo)
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