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Table 81. Average Real Price of Coal by State, 1991, 1996-2000
(Real 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 $31.21 $33.68 $36.07 $37.74 $39.48 $45.88 -7.3 -5.7 -4.2
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 $16.15 $16.45 $16.76 $18.11 $17.94 $24.74 -1.8 -2.6 -4.6
Illinois 21.31 21.86 22.15 21.03 22.74 31.62 -2.5 -1.6 -4.3
Indiana 18.51 19.08 19.06 19.24 20.24 26.30 -3.0 -2.2 -3.8
Iowa - - - - - w - - -
Kansas w w w w w w w w w
Kentucky Total $22.26 $22.43 $23.07 $23.26 $23.91 $28.39 -.8 -1.8 -2.7
  Eastern 22.99 23.04 23.82 24.18 24.98 29.41 -.2 -2.0 -2.7
  Western 19.35 20.19 20.35 20.10 20.38 25.52 -4.1 -1.3 -3.0
Louisiana w w w w w w w w w
Maryland $21.52 $22.21 $23.59 $22.81 $24.40 $28.69 -3.1 -3.1 -3.1
Mississippi w w - - - - w - -
Missouri w w 20.13 16.55 23.31 w w w w
Montana $8.29 $8.41 8.00 9.66 9.96 $12.00 -1.4 -4.5 -4.0
New Mexico 19.52 20.02 20.03 21.41 24.66 25.94 -2.5 -5.7 -3.1
North Dakota 7.81 7.64 7.76 7.91 8.01 8.74 2.2 -.6 -1.2
Ohio 35.82 26.90 26.70 23.21 24.85 30.95 33.2 9.6 1.6
Oklahoma 23.57 25.48 25.21 25.82 26.54 31.81 -7.5 -2.9 -3.3
Pennsylvania Total 22.30 23.04 25.07 25.48 25.78 32.79 -3.2 -3.6 -4.2
  Anthracite 38.26 33.53 41.57 34.44 36.78 40.53 14.1 1.0 -.6
  Bituminous 21.29 22.36 23.98 24.92 24.98 32.41 -4.8 -3.9 -4.5
Tennessee 25.29 27.91 27.80 26.51 27.79 29.82 -9.4 -2.3 -1.8
Texas 12.16 11.89 12.08 11.92 12.17 13.62 2.2 * -1.2
Utah 16.42 16.54 17.89 17.27 21.63 25.20 -.7 -6.6 -4.6
Virginia 24.27 25.11 27.79 27.70 28.45 30.62 -3.3 -3.9 -2.5
Washington w w w w w w w w w
West Virginia Total $23.73 $24.40 $26.23 $26.13 $26.58 $31.92 -2.8 -2.8 -3.2
  Northern 21.18 21.94 24.82 25.37 24.86 33.64 -3.4 -3.9 -5.0
  Southern 24.52 25.19 26.71 26.38 27.21 31.15 -2.6 -2.6 -2.6
Wyoming 5.15 5.13 5.24 5.89 6.41 9.03 .3 -5.3 -6.0
Appalachian Total1 24.30 24.42 26.01 26.04 26.78 32.00 -.5 -2.4 -3.0
Interior Total1 17.18 17.68 17.88 17.57 18.41 24.39 -2.8 -1.7 -3.8
Western Total1 8.17 8.20 8.49 9.34 10.03 13.06 -.3 -5.0 -5.1
East of Miss. River 23.53 23.64 24.98 24.91 25.70 31.20 -.5 -2.2 -3.1
West of Miss. River 8.63 8.66 8.96 9.73 10.40 13.45 -.4 -4.6 -4.8
U.S. Total 15.69 15.87 17.12 17.79 18.50 23.97 -1.1 -4.0 -4.6


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: Real prices are in 1996 dollars, calculated using implicit Gross Domestic Product price deflators.  See Appendix D, Table D2.  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.  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."