铁路运费下浮政策调整，7月原煤产量同比-3.8%

Investment Rating - The industry is rated as "Outperform the Market" [7] Core Views - The report emphasizes that reversing deflation is the fundamental goal, with July PPI down 3.6% year-on-year, indicating a continued decline. The strong correlation between PPI and coal prices suggests that coal prices need to stabilize, with the lowest point in 2024 potentially being a policy bottom. Future supply-side policies are expected to be introduced. Given the unclear demand-side changes, coal prices are anticipated to fluctuate upward amidst volatility, with a focus on high-quality core stocks as primary targets [5][6]. Summary by Sections 1. Weekly Market Review - The coal index fell by 0.87% this week, underperforming the Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 index, which rose by 2.37%. Year-to-date, the coal index has dropped by 7.88%, while the Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 index has increased by 6.8%, resulting in a 14.68 percentage point underperformance [15]. 2. Thermal Coal 2.1 Key Indicators Overview - As of August 15, the Qinhuangdao 5500K thermal coal price was 698 CNY/ton, up 2.3% week-on-week. The average daily output of 462 sample mines was 5.658 million tons, a week-on-week increase of 0.6% [3][25][41]. 2.2 Annual Long-term Contract Price - The long-term contract price for Qinhuangdao thermal coal (Q5500) was 668 CNY/ton as of August 2025, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 0.3% and a year-on-year decrease of 4.4% [27]. 2.3 Spot Prices - The Qinhuangdao 5500K thermal coal price increased by 16 CNY/ton week-on-week, while the year-on-year decline was 16.5%. Prices in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi also saw slight increases, while prices in Shaanxi remained stable [31][32]. 2.4 Supply, Demand, and Inventory - The operating rate of coal mines in the Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia regions rose to 80.8% as of August 10, with a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%. The average daily output of thermal coal from 462 sample mines was 5.658 million tons, with a utilization rate of 93.9% [39][41]. 3. Coking Coal 3.1 Key Indicators Overview - As of August 15, the price of coking coal at the Jing Tang Port was stable at 1610 CNY/ton, with no week-on-week change. The prices in Shanxi, Henan, and Anhui also remained unchanged [78][79]. 3.2 Spot Prices - The report indicates that the prices of coking coal in various regions have remained stable, with year-on-year declines noted in several areas [79].