NBS: China's Aug raw coal output at multi-year low despite late rally

China's raw coal production stood at 361.82 million tonnes in August, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data published on Tuesday. Despite a 5.4% rise from July, last month's volume remained the lowest for any August in the past five years, the NBS numbers show.

Over January-August, China's cumulative raw coal production totalled 3.06 billion tonnes, down 3.3% from the same period last year, according to the NBS data. Stringent inspections related to mining safety continued to limit China's coal production in August. While dozens of coal mines in China's major producing hubs were still