Coal production in the entire NAPP thermal region is down by almost -16% from the same time last year.  Implied national metallurgical production is off by -17.6%.  

Thermal coal prices were unchanged from last week.  Natural gas prices increased in all regions from the previous week, with the average price increasing by +34.5% ($0.87/MMBtu), driven by a +$2.77/MMBtu increase in pricing in the New York region.  

U.S. iron and steel production increased  slightly from the previous week by +0.46%.  Furnace capacity utilization increased by +0.52%.

U.S. Electric generation increased week over week by +2.25%, including a +1.6% increase in output from the coal regions.  Electrical generation from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regions increased by +3.24%.  Output from the Central Industrial Region increased by +3.58% from last week. 

Total U.S. rail traffic dropped by -1.57% week over week.