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Table 82. Average Price of Coal by State and Mine Type, 2000
(Dollars per Short Ton)

Coal-Producing State and Region Underground Surface Total
Nominal Real1 Nominal Real1 Nominal Real1
Alabama $33.97 $31.77 $30.75 $28.76 $33.37 $31.21
Alaska - - w w w w
Arizona - - w w w w
Colorado w w w w $17.27 $16.15
Illinois $22.65 $21.19 $23.79 $22.25 22.78 21.31
Indiana w w w w 19.79 18.51
Kansas - - w w w w
Kentucky Total $24.31 $22.74 $22.97 $21.48 $23.80 $22.26
  Eastern 25.32 23.68 23.59 22.06 24.58 22.99
  Western 21.42 20.03 17.91 16.75 20.69 19.35
Louisiana - - w w w w
Maryland w w w w $23.01 $21.52
Mississippi - - w w w w
Missouri - - w w w w
Montana - - $8.87 $8.29 $8.87 $8.29
New Mexico - - 20.87 19.52 20.87 19.52
North Dakota - - 8.35 7.81 8.35 7.81
Ohio $50.92 $47.63 23.17 21.67 38.30 35.82
Oklahoma w w w w 25.21 23.57
Pennsylvania Total $22.85 $21.37 $27.30 $25.54 23.84 22.30
  Anthracite 34.27 32.05 41.32 38.65 40.90 38.26
  Bituminous 22.80 21.32 22.63 21.17 22.77 21.29
Tennessee w w w w 27.04 25.29
Texas - - $13.00 $12.16 13.00 12.16
Utah $17.56 $16.42 - - 17.56 16.42
Virginia 26.10 24.41 25.61 23.95 25.95 24.27
Washington - - w w w w
West Virginia Total 25.79 24.12 $24.67 $23.07 $25.37 $23.73
  Northern 22.55 21.09 23.26 21.75 22.64 21.18
  Southern 27.39 25.61 24.81 23.20 26.22 24.52
Wyoming w w w w 5.50 5.15
Appalachian Total2 26.65 24.92 24.76 23.15 25.99 24.30
Interior Total2 22.13 20.70 16.04 15.00 18.37 17.18
Western Total2 17.02 15.92 7.84 7.34 8.73 8.17
East of Miss. River 25.89 24.22 23.83 22.29 25.16 23.53
West of Miss. River 17.08 15.98 8.46 7.92 9.22 8.63
U.S. Total 24.73 23.13 12.46 11.66 16.78 15.69


1/ Real prices are in 1996 dollars, calculated using implicit Gross Domestic Product price deflators.  See Appendix D, Table D2.
2/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: 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 these average nominal prices at the State level (interquartile range) is given in Appendix D, Table D2.  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" and U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."