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Table 80. Average Price of Coal by State, 1991, 1996-2000
(Nominal Dollars per Short Ton)

Coal-Producing State and Region 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Percent Change 1999-2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996-2000 1991-2000
Alabama $33.37 $35.29 $37.23 $38.48 $39.48 $41.14 -5.4 -4.1 -2.3
Alaska w w w w w w w w w
Arizona w w w w w w w w w
Arkansas - w w w - w w - w
California - - - - - w - - -
Colorado $17.27 $17.23 $17.30 $18.46 $17.94 $22.18 .2 -.9 -2.7
Illinois 22.78 22.90 22.86 21.44 22.74 28.35 -.5 * -2.4
Indiana 19.79 19.99 19.68 19.62 20.24 23.58 -1.0 -.5 -1.9
Iowa - - - - - w - - -
Kansas w w w w w w w w w
Kentucky Total $23.80 $23.50 $23.82 $23.72 $23.91 $25.45 1.3 -.1 -.7
  Eastern 24.58 24.14 24.59 24.65 24.98 26.37 1.8 -.4 -.8
  Western 20.69 21.15 21.01 20.49 20.38 22.88 -2.2 .4 -1.1
Louisiana w w w w w w w w w
Maryland $23.01 $23.27 $24.35 $23.26 $24.40 $25.73 -1.1 -1.4 -1.2
Mississippi w w - - - - w - -
Missouri w w 20.78 16.87 23.31 w w w w
Montana $8.87 $8.82 8.25 9.84 9.96 $10.76 .6 -2.9 -2.1
New Mexico 20.87 20.97 20.68 21.83 24.66 23.25 -.5 -4.1 -1.2
North Dakota 8.35 8.01 8.01 8.06 8.01 7.84 4.3 1.0 .7
Ohio 38.30 28.18 27.56 23.66 24.85 27.75 35.9 11.4 3.6
Oklahoma 25.21 26.70 26.02 26.32 26.54 28.52 -5.6 -1.3 -1.4
Pennsylvania Total 23.84 24.14 25.87 25.98 25.78 29.40 -1.2 -1.9 -2.3
  Anthracite 40.90 35.13 42.91 35.12 36.78 36.34 16.4 2.7 1.3
  Bituminous 22.77 23.43 24.75 25.41 24.98 29.06 -2.8 -2.3 -2.7
Tennessee 27.04 29.24 28.69 27.03 27.79 26.74 -7.5 -.7 .1
Texas 13.00 12.46 12.47 12.15 12.17 12.21 4.3 1.7 .7
Utah 17.56 17.33 18.47 17.61 21.63 22.59 1.3 -5.1 -2.8
Virginia 25.95 26.30 28.69 28.24 28.45 27.45 -1.3 -2.3 -.6
Washington w w w w w w w w w
West Virginia Total $25.37 $25.57 $27.07 $26.64 $26.58 $28.62 -.8 -1.2 -1.3
  Northern 22.64 22.98 25.62 25.86 24.86 30.16 -1.5 -2.3 -3.1
  Southern 26.22 26.39 27.57 26.90 27.21 27.93 -.6 -.9 -.7
Wyoming 5.50 5.38 5.41 6.00 6.41 8.09 2.4 -3.7 -4.2
Appalachian Total1 25.99 25.58 26.85 26.55 26.78 28.69 1.6 -.7 -1.1
Interior Total1 18.37 18.52 18.45 17.91 18.41 21.86 -.8 * -1.9
Western Total1 8.73 8.59 8.76 9.52 10.03 11.71 1.7 -3.4 -3.2
East of Miss. River 25.16 24.77 25.78 25.39 25.70 27.97 1.6 -.5 -1.2
West of Miss. River 9.22 9.07 9.25 9.92 10.40 12.06 1.7 -2.9 -2.9
U.S. Total 16.78 16.63 17.67 18.14 18.50 21.49 .9 -2.4 -2.7


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
* Data round to zero.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: For 1997 and prior years, average mine price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b.) mine value of the coal produced by the total production.  For 1998 and forward, average mine price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b.) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold.  A measure of dispersion of the 2000 average prices at the State level (interquartile range) is given in Appendix D, Table D1.  Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report"; State Mining Agency Coal Production Reports; and/or U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."