According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce's important means of production market monitoring system: from August 12 to August 18, the average price of coal was 831.6 yuan/ton from the sample data of the monitored varieties, a decrease of 0.7% from the previous year. Compared with the same period (hereinafter referred to as the same period) decreased by 13.1%. Among them, the average price of anthracite No. 2 washed lump coal was 917.5 yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.7% month-on-month, and a year-on-year decrease of 16.8%; 6.7%; the average price of 1/3 coking coal for coking coal was 900 yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.2% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 14.2%.
The Department of Commerce of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region stated that with the continuous advancement of the policy of increasing production and ensuring supply, the production capacity of coal enterprises in major production areas has increased, the amount of imported coal has increased, and the market supply capacity has increased. The demand in the downstream market is weak, and the transaction activity is sluggish. Some traders and terminal purchases slowed down, which jointly drove the month-on-month drop in coal prices. It is expected that the coal market will be stable in the near future, and prices will fluctuate.