The production of major energy products in the first two months increased to varying degrees

The National Bureau of Statistics reported on March 15 that from January to February, the production of major energy products in industries above designated size increased to varying degrees
.
Compared with December last year, the growth rate of raw coal, crude oil, and natural gas production accelerated, and power production turned from decline to increase
.

The production of raw coal grew rapidly, and the decline in imports narrowed
.
From January to February, the production of raw coal was 690 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.
3%, and the growth rate was 3.
1 percentage points higher than that in December last year, with an average daily output of 11.
64 million tons
.
Imported coal was 35.
39 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 14.
0%, a decrease of 6.
9 percentage points from December last year
.

Crude oil production grew steadily, and imports turned from increase to decrease
.
From January to February, 33.
47 million tons of crude oil were produced, a year-on-year increase of 4.
6%, and the growth rate was 2.
9 percentage points higher than that in December last year, with an average daily output of 567,000 tons
.
Imported crude oil was 85.
14 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.
9%, and an increase of 20.
1% in December last year
.

Crude oil processing volume decreased slightly
.
From January to February, 113.
01 million tons of crude oil were processed, a year-on-year decrease of 1.
1%, and the decline was 1.
0 percentage points lower than that in December of the previous year, with an average daily processing of 1.
915 million tons
.

Natural gas production continued to grow, while imports fell
.
From January to February, the production of natural gas was 37.
2 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 6.
7%, and the growth rate was 4.
4 percentage points higher than that in December of the previous year, with an average daily output of 630 million cubic meters
.
Imported natural gas was 19.
86 million tons, down 3.
8% year-on-year, and up 4.
6% in December last year
.