National Bureau of Statistics: Natural gas production declined slightly. In May, natural gas production by enterprises above designated size was 21.7 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%, compared to an increase of 1.9% in April; the average daily output was 700 million cubic meters. From January to May, natural gas production by enterprises above designated size totaled 111.7 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%.