Vietnam Oct Coal Output Estimated 3.35M Tons; Down 13% On Year

Vietnam Oct Coal Output Estimated 3.35M Tons; Down 13% On Year

HANOI (Dow Jones)--Vietnam's coal production in October is estimated to have fallen 13% from the same month last year to 3.35 million metric tons, the General Statistics Office said Wednesday.

The country produced 2.877 million tons in September, according to revised GSO data.

In the January-October period, the country produced an estimated 34.916 million tons, up 4.2% compared with the same period last year, the GSO said.

Electricity output in October rose 17% from a year earlier to 7.5 billion kilowatt-hours, the GSO said. In September, Vietnam produced 10 billion kWh of electricity.

In the January-October period, Vietnam produced 69.7 billion kWh, up 12.3% from a year earlier.