US coal production in the week ended Saturday totaled about 18.6 million st, 1.1% below output in the comparable week of 2012, but 0.4% above the prior week's total, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday.
EIA, which bases its estimates on railcar loading data, said production east of the Mississippi River totaled 7.9 million st in the week ended Saturday, while output west of the Mississippi totaled 10.7 million st.
Year-to-date US coal production totaled 405.6 million st, 5.5% below that of the comparable period last year, the agency said.
