Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.6 million st in the week ended Nov. 28, down 5.2% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Dec. 3. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now From the year-ago week, output declined 10.6%. Additionally, the five-year average for week 48 is 14.4 million st, leaving the most recent week at a 26.7% deficit. Through 48 weeks, production totaled about 493 million st, down 13.3% year on year. With four more weeks until the end of the year, 2020 output is annualized to nearly 536 million st, down 23.9% from 2019. Northern Appalachian production declined the most week on week, by 6.6%, to nearly 1.5 million st. Year on year, it dropped 17.3%. Through 48 […]