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U.S. Coal Supply and Demand 2008 Review

Data for: 2008
Report Released: April 14, 2009
Next Release Date: April 2010

Coal Stocks

Total coal stocks at the end of 2008 were 199.2 million short tons, an increase of 6.4 million short tons from the prior year (Figure 9). Estimated coal stocks held by producers and distributors were lower by 19.6 percent, as coal producers used stocks to supplement the increasing demand. Industrial users, including coke plants, held a total of 8.3 million short tons at the end of 2008, 0.8 million short tons above the level at the start of the year. Coal stocks in the electric power sector continued to increase in 2008. The electric power sector ended the year with a total of 163.1 million short tons, an increase of 11.8 million short tons, or 7.8 percent over the 2007 level. Coal stocks for the commercial and institutional sector totaled 0.5 million short tons. [Note: No stock data is available for the commercial and institutional sector prior to 2008.]

Figure 9. Year-End Coal Stocks,
1999-2008 (Million Short Tons)

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Tables
Table 1. U.S. Coal Supply, Disposition, and Prices
Table 2. U.S. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region and State
Table 3. Electric Power Sector Net Generation

Figures
Figure 1. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region, 2008
Figure 2. Coal Production by Region, 1999-2008
Figure 3. Electric Power Sector Consumption of Coal by Census Region, 2008
Figure 4. Comparison of Coal Consumption to Coal Generation
Figure 5. Share of Electric Power Sector Net Generation by Energy Source, 2007 vs. 2008
Figure 6. Coal Consumption by Sector, 1999-2008
Figure 7. Delivered Coal Prices, 1999-2008
Figure 8. U.S. Coal Export and Imports, 1999-2008
Figure 9. Year-End Coal Stocks, 1999-2008

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