NBS: China Jan-Apr coal output up 10.5%, coke down 2.7%

During April alone, China produced 362.8 million tonnes of raw coal, lower by 7.5% from March, Mysteel Global calculated. "After the end of the heating season (usually spanning November-March), the country's peak coal-consuming period has passed," a Shanghai-based market watcher explained, adding that coal demand usually eases in April, especially