China's coal production fell, while industrial enterprises' production of crude oil, gas and electricity rose in April, according to Monday data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Coal output slipped 1% year on year to 390 million yuan, compared to a flat growth in March. The average daily output was 12.9 million tons.
Crude oil production grew 1.2% to 17.9 million tons from a year earlier, with an average daily output of 598,000 tons.
Natural gas also rose 1.9% to 21.9 billion cubic meters from a year earlier, a slowdown from the 3% rise in March. The average daily output was 730 million cubic meters.
Electricity production grew 2.6% year on year to 744 billion kilowatt-hours, higher than 1.4% in the previous month. The average daily generation was 24.8 billion kilowatt-hours.
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