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Table 77. U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports by Destination, 1991, 1996-2000
(Thousand Short Tons)

Continent and Country of Destination 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Percent Change 1999-2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996-2000 1991-2000
North America Total 4,251 4,277 4,947 5,355 6,500 4,060 -0.6 -10.1 0.5
  Canada1 3,859 4,277 4,927 4,891 6,030 4,019 -9.8 -10.5 -.4
  Mexico 391 1 20 463 470 41 NM -4.5 28.6
  Other2 * * - - - * -43.9 - -6.9
South America Total 4,714 4,424 6,822 7,641 6,814 7,416 6.5 -8.8 -4.9
  Argentina 203 - 303 277 291 428 - -8.6 -8.0
  Brazil 4,512 4,418 6,458 7,364 6,445 6,958 2.1 -8.5 -4.7
  Chile * - - - 78 30 - -85.4 -52.7
  Other2 * 6 60 - * - -98.3 -16.0 -
Europe Total 20,029 18,313 26,002 28,802 28,253 38,544 9.4 -8.2 -7.0
  Belgium & Luxembourg 2,583 2,020 2,925 3,372 3,445 5,531 27.9 -6.9 -8.1
  Bulgaria 919 522 989 1,114 1,214 946 75.9 -6.7 -.3
  Denmark - - - - - 568 - - -
  Finland 317 233 463 501 540 389 36.2 -12.4 -2.2
  France 2,421 2,491 3,103 3,056 3,084 5,851 -2.8 -5.9 -9.3
  Germany, FR 461 136 380 650 538 561 238.5 -3.8 -2.1
  Hungary 72 - - * - - - - -
  Iceland 53 51 39 54 54 40 4.1 -.4 3.3
  Ireland - - - 121 - - - - -
  Italy 3,635 3,998 4,554 4,581 5,293 6,489 -9.1 -9.0 -6.2
  Netherlands 1,912 2,569 4,115 4,114 4,142 4,598 -25.6 -17.6 -9.3
  Norway 47 86 86 90 61 101 -45.9 -6.5 -8.2
  Portugal 218 369 278 214 174 74 -40.8 5.8 12.7
  Romania 489 322 1,097 2,148 1,512 1,003 52.0 -24.6 -7.7
  Spain 2,197 1,676 2,398 2,251 2,103 3,402 31.1 1.1 -4.7
  Sweden 708 638 757 834 987 1,231 10.8 -8.0 -6.0
  Turkey 1,747 794 1,589 2,087 2,027 2,066 120.1 -3.6 -1.8
  United Kingdom 2,250 2,407 3,228 3,615 3,081 4,657 -6.5 -7.5 -7.8
  Yugoslavia, FR - - - - - 869 - - -
  Other2 - - - - - 168 - - -
Asia Total 2,360 4,068 6,788 7,978 8,814 12,894 -42.0 -28.1 -17.2
  China (Taiwan) 128 126 345 555 376 459 1.3 -23.6 -13.2
  Israel 61 - 73 137 265 109 - -30.7 -6.2
  Japan 939 2,217 4,329 4,791 5,552 9,395 -57.6 -35.9 -22.6
  Korea, Republic of 1,208 1,713 2,029 2,472 2,597 2,931 -29.5 -17.4 -9.4
  Other2 24 12 12 23 24 - 100.6 .8 -
Oceania & Australia Total - - 3 - - - - - -
  Other2 - - 3 - - - - - -
Africa Total 1,473 1,046 2,532 2,379 2,570 1,731 40.8 -13.0 -1.8
  Algeria 296 317 343 264 177 522 -6.6 13.8 -6.1
  Egypt 752 260 890 1,128 1,037 768 189.5 -7.7 -.2
  Morocco - - - - 37 202 - - -
  South Africa, Rep of 424 469 1,299 987 1,320 239 -9.5 -24.7 6.6
  Other2 * - - - - - - - -
Total 32,826 32,128 47,093 52,154 52,950 64,645 2.2 -11.3 -7.3


1/ Based on the U.S.  Canada Free Trade Agreement, as of January 1990, the U.S.  Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S.  exports to Canada based on information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.
2/ Includes countries with exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2000.
* Data round to zero.
NM/ Not meaningful as value is greater than 500 percent. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Monthly Report EM 545."