The most recently released data as of September 4th shows that the daily coal burn rate at China’s six major coastal power plants has come in at only 861,000 tons.  This is only 0.5% higher than the 857,000-ton burn rate that was seen one week prior (which at the time marked the lowest burn rate seen since early July).  The last three weeks have a significant change in coal burn.  Before these last three weeks, coal burn had set records during four of the prior five weeks.  Compared to the record burn seen back in mid-August, the most recent 861,000 burn rate is down by 7%.  It is, however, still up year-on-year by 11% — but China remains well supplied with coal.