United States regular coal production completes 16.5 million st, up 2.7%.

Weekly US coal manufacturing completed an approximated 16.5 million st in the week ended October 22, up 2.7% from the previous week yet off 10.5% from the year-ago week, Power Info Management data showed Thursday.

It was the 3rd highest possible once a week price quote reported year to date, with each of the leading three producing weeks in October. Each of the four significant generating United States containers increased production from the previous week, as producers make use of raised utility demand in advance of cold weather.

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For the week, coal production in Wyoming as well as Montana, which is mostly composed of production from the Powder River Container, completed an approximated 7.5 million st, up 2.7% from the previous week but off 12.3% from the year-ago week.

Year-to-date coal production in the region completes an estimated 258.5 million st, down 24.6% from in 2014, and would complete 313.9 million st on an annualized basis, off 24.8% from in 2014.

In Central Appalachia, once a week coal production totaled an estimated 1.6 million st, up 0.5% from the previous week however down 12% from the year-ago week. here -to-date manufacturing in the container completed an estimated 63.4 million st, down 28.4% from in 2015, and also would total 76.5 million st on an annualized basis, off 26.1% from in 2014.

Weekly coal production in North Appalachia amounted to an estimated 2.3 million st, up 3.8% from the previous week and also up 1.1% from last year.

Year-to-date production totaled an approximated 82.3 million st, down 14.4% from in 2014, and also would total 99.2 million st on annualized basis, off 14.6% from last year.

In the Illinois Container, regular coal production totaled an approximated 2.2 million st, up 2.4% from the prior week but down 3.7% from the year-ago week. Year-to-date production amounted to an approximated 82.8 million st, down 20.6% from in 2015, as well as would complete 99.7 million st on an annualized basis, off 19.6% from in 2014.

For the US, year-to-date coal production is estimated to overall 589.6 million st, down 20.7% from the same period in 2015, as well as would complete 712 million st on an annualized basis, down 20.5% from in 2014.