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U.S. Coal Supply and Demand   2008 Review           (entire report also available in printer-friendly format )

Previous Editions 2007 Review 2006 Review 2005 Review 2004 Review 2003 Review 2002 Review 2001 Review 2000 Review 1999 Review Data for: 2008 Report Released: April 14, 2009 Next Release Date: April 2010 Table 1. U.S. Coal Supply, Disposition, and Prices, 2004 - 2008 (Million Short Tons and Nominal Dollars per Short Ton) Item 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Production By Region      Appalachia 389.9 396.7 391.2 377.8 389.8      Interior 146.0 149.2 151.4 146.7 146.7      Western 575.2 585.0 619.4 621.0 633.6      Refuse Recovery 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.4           Total 1,112.1 1,131.5 1,162.8 1,146.6 1,171.5 Consumption By Sector      Electric Power 1,016.3 1,037.5 1,026.6 1,045.1 1,041.6      Coke Plants 23.7 23.4 23.0 22.7 22.1      Other Industrial Plants 62.2 60.3 59.5 56.6 54.5      Residential/Commercial Users 1 5.1 4.7 3.2 3.5 3.5                Total 1,107.3 1,126.0 1,112.3 1,128.0 1,121.7 Year-End Coal Stocks      Electric Power 106.7 101.1 141.0 151.2 163.1      Coke Plants 1.3 2.6 2.9 1.9 2.3      Other Industrial Plants 4.8 5.6 6.5 5.6 6.0      Producers/Distributors 41.2 35.0 36.5 34.0 27.3      Commercial/Institutional - - - - 0.5           Total 154.0 144.3 186.9 192.8 199.2 U.S. Coal Trade      Exports 48.0 49.9 49.6 59.2 81.5           Steam Coal 21.2 21.3 22.1 27.0 39.0           Metallurgical Coal 26.8 28.7 27.5 32.2 42.5      Imports 27.3 30.5 36.2 36.3 34.2           Steam Coal 25.1 28.7 34.6 34.7 32.5           Metallurgical Coal 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7      Net Exports 20.7 19.5 13.4 22.8 47.3 Average Prices   Domestic     Average Delivered Price      Electric Utilities $27.30 $31.22 $34.26 $36.06 $41.23      Independent Power Producers $27.27 $30.39 $33.04 $33.11 $39.31      Coke Plants $61.50 $83.79 $92.87 $94.97 $118.09      Other Industrial Plants $39.30 $47.63 $51.67 $54.42 $63.44   International      Average Free Alongside Ship (f.a.s.) Price      Exports $54.11 $67.10 $70.93 $70.25 $97.68           Steam Coal $42.03 $47.64 $46.25 $47.90 $57.35           Metallurgical Coal $63.63 $81.56 $90.81 $88.99 $134.62     Average Customs Import Value (c.i.v.) Price      Imports $37.52 $46.71 $49.10 $47.64 $59.83           Steam Coal $36.06 $43.35 $46.15 $45.31 $56.75           Metallurgical Coal $54.27 $101.88 $109.36 $96.05 $117.18 1 The sector that was titled 'Residential and Commercial' has been renamed as 'Commercial and Institutional.'. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Sum of net exports, stock changes, and consumption may not equal production, primarily because the supply and disposition data are obtained from different surveys. Sources: Production, consumption, stocks, and prices: Energy Information Administration, Quarterly Coal Report, October-December 2006, DOE/EIA-0121(2006/Q4) (Washington, DC, March 2007); Annual Coal Report 2005, DOE/EIA-0584(2005) (Washington, DC, October 2006); Annual Coal Report 2007, DOE/EIA-0584(2007) (Washington, DC, January 2009); and Electric Power Monthly, March 2009,DOE/EIA-0226(2009/03) (Washington DC, March 2009). Exports and imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Monthly Report EM 545" and "Monthly Report IM 145."

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