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Table 36. Coal Imports by Customs District, 1991, 1996-2000
(Short Tons)
Customs District 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Percent Change 1999- 2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996- 2000 1991- 2000
Eastern Total 2,686,588 2,497,300 2,418,583 2,508,318 2,664,213 361,097 7.6 0.2 25.0
  Boston, MA 1,537,168 1,467,213 1,439,079 1,533,510 1,803,234 84,310 4.8 -3.9 38.1
  Baltimore, MD - 28,862 - - 99 - - - -
  Portland, ME 710,371 516,893 367,609 366,768 362,601 207,152 37.4 18.3 14.7
  Buffalo, NY - 10,959 3,992 6,060 2,658 134 - - -
  New York City, NY 438,132 472,320 512,213 518,043 404,387 - -7.2 2.0 -
  Ogdensburg, NY - - 19 - 50 - - - -
  Philadelphia, PA 917 1,053 95,671 83,918 91,184 69,501 -12.9 -68.3 -38.2
  Norfolk, VA - - - 19 - - - - -
Southern Total 7,087,842 4,920,974 4,447,422 2,985,167 2,903,372 2,061,987 44.0 25.0 14.7
  Mobile, AL 4,674,924 1,864,915 884,788 214,241 446,590 - 150.7 79.9 -
  Savannah, GA 532,670 507,272 374,677 178,085 118,509 - 5.0 45.6 -
  Miami, FL - - 90,381 38,604 - - - - -
  Tampa, FL 1,489,476 1,380,683 1,671,217 1,320,515 1,419,408 1,680,398 7.9 1.2 -1.3
  New Orleans, LA 75,003 714,595 946,756 840,919 808,592 23,731 -89.5 -44.8 13.6
  San Juan, PR 202,747 266,527 195,162 201,413 96,901 211,313 -23.9 20.3 -.4
  Charleston, SC 76,035 - - - - - - - -
  Houston-Galveston, TX - - 165,853 154,865 6,063 11,023 - - -
  Laredo, TX 6,671 73,481 1,964 353 7,309 - -90.9 -2.3 -
  Virgin Islands 30,316 113,501 116,624 36,172 - 135,522 -73.3 - -15.3
Western Total 1,201,768 997,940 812,443 862,053 900,701 116,420 20.4 7.5 29.6
  Los Angeles, CA - 22 4 149 2 877 - - -
  San Diego, CA - - 1 - - - - -2.3 -
  Honolulu, HI 810,956 689,954 681,812 759,385 810,176 31,106 17.5 * 43.7
  Great Falls, MT 216,118 151,335 - 282 25 57,916 42.8 NM 15.8
  Portland, OR 3,397 - 6,992 20,383 - - - - -
  Seattle, WA 171,297 156,629 123,634 81,854 90,498 26,521 9.4 17.3 23.0
Northern Total 1,536,425 673,119 1,045,235 1,131,238 1,646,979 850,288 128.3 -1.7 6.8
  Chicago, IL 110 44 66,829 329,778 238,592 208,021 150.0 -85.3 -56.8
  Detroit, MI 371,471 389,010 415,127 388,678 615,262 275 -4.5 -11.8 122.8
  Duluth, MN 18,279 17,591 - 416 291,346 211 3.9 -49.9 64.2
  Pembina, ND 1,146,565 264,164 560,779 410,509 501,778 641,781 334.0 22.9 6.6
  Milwaukee, WI - 2,310 2,500 1,857 - - - - -
Total 12,512,623 9,089,333 8,723,683 7,486,776 8,115,265 3,389,792 37.7 11.4 15.6

* Data round to zero.
NM/ Not meaningful as value is greater than 500 percent.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Monthly Report IM 145."