The decline in raw coal production has narrowed. In September, industrial raw coal production was 390 million tons, down 6.8% year on year. The decline was 0.9 percentage points narrower than in August; the average daily output was 12.84 million tons. Crude oil production is growing faster. In September, industrial crude oil production was 18.21 million tons, up 2.2% year on year. The growth rate was 1.4 percentage points faster than in August; the average daily output was 607,000 tons. From January to September, industrial crude oil production was 164.6 million tons according to regulations, an increase of 1.0% over the previous year. The decline in crude oil processing widened. In September, industrial crude oil processing volume was 57.48 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.4%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over August; the average daily processing volume was 1.916 million tons. From January to September, the amount of industrial crude oil processed according to regulations was 513.6 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8%.