The United States produced 46.94 million short tons (42.58 million tonnes) of coal in December 2023, up 2.77% from 45.67 million short tons a year ago yet down 4.1% from the previous month's 48.95 million short tons, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Monthly Energy Review on January 29.

Total coal output reached 582 million short tons last year, dropping 2.11% from 594 million short tons a year earlier.

The U.S. exported 8.25 million short tons of coal in November, rising 13.26% from the year-ago level of 7.29 million short tons yet down 12.7% from 9.45 million short tons a month ago, data showed.

Total coal exports stood at 91.32 million short tons over the first eleven months of 2023, up 15.52% from 79.05 million short tons in the year-ago period.

The country consumed 33.10 million short tons of coal in October, declining 5.71% on the year and 11.39% month on month.

The power sector was estimated to consume 29.64 million short tons of coal in October, down 6.05% year on year; the industrial sector 3.40 million short tons, falling 2.35% on the year; the commercial sector 58,000 short tons, decreasing 17.14% year on year.

Total coal consumption came in at 358 million short tons during January-October, a 17.5% drop year on year. Of this, 325 million short tons were consumed by the power sector and 32.18 million short tons were used by the industrial sector, down 18.32% and 8.26% year on year, respectively.

(Writing by yan.sun  Editing by Harry Huo)
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