Report Summary Core View - In May, the raw coal production of industrial enterprises above designated size was 400 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, and the growth rate was 0.4 percentage points faster than that in April. From January to May, the raw coal production of industrial enterprises above designated size was 1.99 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%. Coal enterprises are prone to adopt a volume-for-price business strategy when coal prices decline, falling into a prisoner's dilemma where the lower the coal price, the higher the production [2]. Specific Data - In May, the raw coal production of industrial enterprises above designated size was 400 million tons, with a daily output of 13 million tons. From January to May, the cumulative production was 1.99 billion tons, which was the highest level in the same period in history. This output was 80 million tons higher than the same period in 2023 and 130 million tons higher than the same period in 2024 [2].