Coal Price in China
The chart above illustrates Coal prices in China, in CNY/mt, from March 2024 to March 2025, as follows:
- Coal (bituminous), imp, CN: Coal (bituminous), import transaction, cif, China
- Coal (Thermal), dom, CN: Coal (thermal), domestic spot, exw, China
- Coal (Anthracite), imp, CN: Coal (anthracite), import transaction, cif, China
- Coal (sub-bituminous), imp, CN: Coal (sub-bituminous), import transaction, cif, China
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For Coal (bituminous), imp, CN, the price in March 2025 was approximately 733 CNY per mt, indicating a decrease of 8.4% from the previous month's figure. Compared to the same month last year, there was a decline of 15.3% in prices.
In March 2025, the price for Coal (Thermal), dom, CN stood around 775 CNY per mt, reflecting a drop of 3% from the preceding month. On a year-over-year basis, prices fell by 13.2%.
Coal (Anthracite), imp, CN had a price of about 863 CNY per mt in March 2025, representing a 3.5% decrease compared to the month before. Year-over-year, prices decreased by 10.7%.
In March 2025, the price for Coal (sub-bituminous), imp, CN was approximately 508 CNY per mt, showing an 8.7% decline from the prior month. On an annual basis, there was a 19.5% reduction in prices.
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