Group 1 - The domestic thermal coal and Australian prices continued to rise month-on-month, while South African and European offshore prices fell [1][2] - As of August 22, the Qinhuangdao thermal coal price was 702.00 CNY/ton, an increase of 63 CNY/ton, or 9.86% from the previous month [1][2] - The Newcastle port thermal coal price in Australia was 110.80 USD/ton, up 1.60 USD/ton, or 1.47% month-on-month [1][2] - South African Richards Bay thermal coal price was 89.70 USD/ton, down 4.20 USD/ton, or 4.47% month-on-month [1][2] - European three-port thermal coal price was 98.70 USD/ton, down 3.70 USD/ton, or 3.61% month-on-month [1][2] Group 2 - In July, the monthly output of raw coal decreased both month-on-month and year-on-year; the output from key state-owned coal mines in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia also saw a decline [3] - The total raw coal output in July was 38,098.70 million tons, a decrease of 4,008.7 million tons, or 9.52% month-on-month [3] - The coal inventory at the three major ports continued to decline month-on-month, while the average daily coal consumption of the six major power generation groups increased [3] - As of August 22, the total coal inventory at Qinhuangdao, Huanghua, and Caofeidian ports was 1,234.40 million tons, down 98.80 million tons, or 7.41% month-on-month [3] - The average daily coal consumption of the six major power generation groups was 94.04 thousand tons, an increase of 5.82 thousand tons, or 6.60% month-on-month [3] Group 3 - Domestic and international shipping costs continued to rise month-on-month [4] - As of August 22, the shipping cost from Qinhuangdao to Shanghai for 40-50 thousand DWT was 31.30 CNY/ton, a month-on-month increase of 10.21% [4] - The shipping cost from Newcastle, Australia to China was 15.60 USD/ton, up 1.50 USD/ton, or 10.64% month-on-month [4] Group 4 - The conclusion indicates that domestic thermal coal and Australian prices continued to rise month-on-month, while the output of raw coal and key state-owned coal mines in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia decreased [5] - The coal inventory at the three major ports continued to decline month-on-month, and the average daily coal consumption of the six major power generation groups increased [5] - Domestic and international shipping costs also saw a month-on-month increase [5]