China's Industrial Energy Production Mixed in September

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China's industrial energy production was mixed in September, with raw coal and natural gas output declining year over year, while crude oil production increased and electricity output fell, according to data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Raw coal production fell 6.8% year over year to 390 million tons, compared with a 7.7% decline in August. From January to September, raw coal output decreased 3.5% year over year to 3.45 billion tons.

Crude oil production rose 2.2% year over year to 18.21 million tons, up from 0.8% in August. Natural gas production declined 1% to 21 billion cubic meters, compared with a 0.8% increase in the previous month.

Electricity output fell 1.2% year over year to 829.4 billion kilowatt-hours.

Thermal power generation declined 1.4%, while hydropower output fell 18.1%. Nuclear power generation increased 21.5%, wind power rose 10.6%, and solar power generation grew 19.5%.

From January to September, electricity output increased 2.2% year over year to 7,491.6 billion kilowatt-hours.

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