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Article: PROFILE - CHINA'S COAL INDUSTRY (NOV 2003).
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- November 21, 2003
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A PROFILE OF CHINA'S COAL INDUSTRY
PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS (NOVEMBER 2003)
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OVERVIEW:
* Coal supply in China, including domestic output and imports, came to 106.8 million tons in September, up 13.34% year-on-year, and totaled 947.8 million tons in the first three quarter of this year, up 16.67% over the year-earlier period.
* China produced 105.6 million tons of coal in September, up 13.2%, and 939.39 million tons in January-September period, up 16.8%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.