RUSSIAN COAL PRODUCTION FALLS 18.7% IN Q1

摘要

Russian coal production fell 18.7% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of 2008, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. Coal production fell 17.4% to 23.6 million tonnes in March 2009 compared to March 2008, although this marked a 7% increase from February 2009. Bituminous coal production totaled 17.2 million tonnes in March, down 18.2% from March 2008 but up 6.6% from February 2009