US coal production in the week ended Saturday totaled about 19.2 million st, 9.7% below that of the comparable week in 2011 and about 4.1% below the prior week, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday.
The agency, which bases its estimates on railcar loading data, said production east of the Mississippi River in the week ended Saturday totaled 7.7 million st; output west of the Mississippi was about 11.5 million st.
US year-to-date coal production totaled 919.9 million st. 6.3% below output in the comparable period of 2011, EIA said.
