China's Coal Output Drops 6.4%, Mining Investments Plunge

BEIJING--April 1, 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Beijing, China)--In the first two months of this year, China's coal output was 513 million metric tonnes, a drop of 6.4% from the same period last year, while coal rail shipments were 315 million metric tonnes, a drop of 12.8% from early 2015, according to China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Within this article: Includes information for the country's National Bureau of Statistics.