The first three quarters of this year, coal production, transportation and consumption growth fell, inventories rose, prices fell, imports continued to slow, the basic balance of the market from the beginning of the year to the overall relaxed.
According to the National Development and Reform Commission published data show that from January to September, the coal production steady growth, railway 1.68 billion tons of coal shipped, down 0.1%; major ports of coal shipped 460 million tons, down 6.4%. Net imports of 196 million tons of coal, an increase of 42.9%. The increase in coal consumption dropped significantly, the thermal power industry, coal consumption dropped by 12.3 percentage points. The end of September, the whole society coal inventory of 287 million tons at a high level. The major ports stored coal 40.76 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 53%; 98 million tons of coal business inventories, a year-on-year growth of 70%. On October 23, a national key power plant coal storage of 94.03 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 30.5% can be used for 31 days. Qinhuangdao Port 5500 kcal steam coal market closing price of 635 to 645 yuan / ton, down 150 yuan / ton, compared with the beginning of the year, down 215 yuan / ton. Profiles of the first three quarters of the railway transportation of coal.
September, the national railway coal shipments of 173 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.85 million tons, down 7.4%. Which coal was 120 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.93 million tons, down 8.3%. 1 to September cumulative shipping 1.683 billion tons of coal, a year-on-year decrease of 1.14 million tons, down 0.1%. Which coal was 1.194 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.92 million tons, down 0.7%. China's coal imports continued to slow in September.
According to customs statistics, 1 September coal imports of 203 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 36.3%, an increase of six consecutive months narrowed; net imports of 196 million tons, an increase of 42.9%. Trends in the first half, due to the obvious advantages of imported coal prices, coal imports continued to grow. Enter the second half of the year, domestic coal prices fell sharply, the domestic and international coal spreads narrow, imported coal market continues to weaken, imports continued to decline since July, an integer mark below 20 million tons in September, to 18.63 million tons, down 18.6%, a decline from the previous month to continue to expand. (Shan Yang)