U.S. COAL PRODUCTION FELL IN LATEST WEEK
U.S. output of bituminous coal and
lignite in the week ended March 28 was estimated at 17.05 mln
short tons, off 1.6 pct from 17.33 mln in the previous week and
vs 17.54 mln a year earlier, the Energy Information
Administration said.
    In its weekly coal production report, the Energy Department
agency said year-to-date output was 209.61 mln short tons, down
7.1 pct from corresponding 1986 output of 225.60 mln.
    Production of Pennsylvania anthracite was estimated at
86,000 tons, down 7.5 pct from 93,000 tons a week earlier and
compared to 59,000 tons in the year-ago week, it said.
    Year-to-date anthracite output was one mln tons, up 35.8
pct from the corresponding output of 755,000 tons last year,
the EIA said.
 Reuter
