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U.S. Coal Supply and Demand   2009 Review          

Data for: 2009
Report Released: April 2010
Next Release Date: April 2011


"U.S. Coal Supply and Demand" discusses annual coal supply and demand, production by region, consumption and stocks at the consuming sector level, imports and exports, and average delivered coal prices.

Preliminary analysis for 2009:

  • Coal production decreased by 8.5 percent or 99.1 million short tons to a level of 1,072.8 million short tons
  • U.S. coal consumption decreased by 10.7 percent or 120.1 million short tons to a level of 1,000.4 million short tons
  • U.S. coal exports decreased by 27.5 percent or 22.4 million short tons to a level of 59.1 million short tons
  • Total coal stocks increased by 16.4 percent or 33.7 million short tons to end the year at a record level of 238.8 million short tons
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Overview

Special Topics

Production
Consumption
Coal Prices
Exports and Imports
Coal Stocks

Summary

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, 2009
Figure 2. Coal Production by Region, 2000-2009
Figure 3. Electric Power Sector Consumption of Coal by Census Region, 2009
Figure 4. Comparison of Coal Consumption to Coal Generation
Figure 5. Share of Electric Power Sector Net Generation by Energy Source, 2008 vs. 2009
Figure 6. Coal Consumption by Sector, 2000-2009
Figure 7. Delivered Coal Prices, 2000-2009
Figure 8. U.S. Coal Export and Imports, 2000-2009
Figure 9. Year-End Coal Stocks, 2000-2009

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