| Average Utility Contract Coal Transportation Rate per Ton-Mile by Transportation Mode, 1979-1997 (Mills in 1996 Dollars) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rail | Barge | Truck | Multimode1 | Other2 | All Modes |
|
1979 |
28.1 |
15.9 |
124.8 |
27.0 |
40.3 |
27.8 |
|
1980 |
28.3 |
15.6 |
123.1 |
28.2 |
38.8 |
28.2 |
|
1981 |
29.3 |
18.5 |
164.5 |
28.4 |
40.7 |
29.2 |
|
1982 |
31.2 |
17.3 |
149.1 |
38.4 |
31.5 |
32.1 |
|
1983 |
31.1 |
17.9 |
197.5 |
37.8 |
67.1 |
32.4 |
|
1984 |
33.3 |
24.2 |
359.2 |
30.1 |
49.0 |
32.9 |
|
1985 |
30.1 |
13.6 |
150.0 |
28.6 |
48.8 |
29.5 |
|
1986 |
30.4 |
12.4 |
228.0 |
30.2 |
25.2 |
30.4 |
|
1987 |
29.0 |
11.8 |
208.7 |
26.6 |
35.6 |
28.9 |
|
1988 |
23.2 |
11.7 |
204.7 |
24.7 |
25.9 |
23.2 |
|
1989 |
21.6 |
12.9 |
194.6 |
21.6 |
34.2 |
21.7 |
|
1990 |
21.9 |
10.4 |
192.0 |
15.8 |
35.3 |
20.7 |
|
1991 |
20.3 |
10.2 |
127.3 |
14.8 |
32.9 |
19.3 |
|
1992 |
19.0 |
10.7 |
141.0 |
13.7 |
31.7 |
17.8 |
|
1993 |
16.9 |
10.5 |
109.6 |
13.1 |
28.4 |
16.3 |
|
1994 |
16.0 |
10.5 |
120.1 |
13.2 |
33.9 |
15.7 |
|
1995 |
15.4 |
10.2 |
123.7 |
12.0 |
30.5 |
14.8 |
|
1996 |
14.8 |
9.5 |
145.3 |
11.1 |
21.7 |
14.3 |
|
1997 |
13.6 |
9.3 |
140.0 |
11.4 |
26.3 |
13.4 |
| 1Includes
shipments that use any combination of rail, truck, barge, and collier
transportation. 2Includes shipments for which mode is unknown, including conveyor, tramway, and slurry pipeline. Note: Import records are excluded. One mill equals 0.1 cent. In computing the average rate per ton-mile, shipments for which the rate, distance, or tonnage was not reported were not used. |
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