China's Natural Gas Output Jumps 6.1% in July, an Industrial Info Market Brief

In July, China's natural gas output reached 13.9 billion cubic meters, an increase of 6.1% year over year, which was seven percentage points lower than the previous month. From January to July 2019, China's accumulative output of natural gas reached 100.3 billion cubic meters, an increase of 9.7% year over year, according to the Instant Statistic Report of the National Bureau of Statistics of China. In July, China's imports of natural gas reached 7.89 million metric tons, an increase of 7% year over year. From January to July 2019, China's accumulative imports of natural gas reached 54.74 million metric tons, an increase of 10.8% year over year.