Specifically, the industrial output of manufacturing increased by about 3.1 percent last year, according to the ministry.

The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2 in 2022. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990.

The first freight train was on its way to Poland, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Monday.

Average monthly output of coal produced by the company has been around 50 million tons during the past 15 months, he added.

The figure includes 30 million tons of crude oil and more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Daqing Oilfield.

The NEA also vowed to actively develop nuclear power in a safe and orderly manner. The goal is to increase the installed capacity of nuclear power by 2.89 million kW.

Most of the capital goods in China posted lower prices in late December compared with mid-December of 2022, official data shows.

China produced some 4.45 billion tons of coal last year, up 8 percent year-on- year.