NBS: China's coal consumption rises 5.6% YoY in 2023

China's total consumption of raw coal during in 2023 rose by 5.6% growth on yearly basis in total coal consumption in 2023, according to a latest report issued by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on February 29. In addition, the country's consumption of crude oil, natural gas and electricity grew by 9.1%, 7.2% and 6.7% compared with their year-ago levels, the NBS report said.

However, the NBS gave no data for total quantities consumed, Mysteel Global notes. The growth in coal consumption was faster than the 4.3% on-year rise registered in 2022 and reflected the country's higher consumption of all energy sources last year, Mysteel Global learned. In 2023, China's total energy consumption reached 5.72