China's weekly coastal bulk freight index declines

SHANGHAI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- China's coastal bulk freight index went down in the week ending on May 19, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE).

The composite index for coastal bulk freight fell 1 percent week on week to 986.74, the SSE said.

According to the data, the coal sub-index went down 0.9 percent to 956.13.