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Average Price of U.S. Steam Coal Exports
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Table 10.  Average Price of U.S. Steam Coal Exports
(Dollars per Short Tons)
Continent and Country of Destination October - December 2007 July - September 2007 October - December 2006 Year to Date
2007 2006 Percent Change
North America Total  43.10 46.98 40.63 40.94 41.56 -1.5
   Canada[1]  42.42 46.92 40.33 40.63 40.95 -0.8
   Mexico  63.39 53.04 107.50 54.59 88.59 -38.4
   Other[2]  68.86 48.86 55.68 54.69 67.49 -19.0
South America Total  57.34 66.65 78.62 50.87 73.42 -30.7
   Argentina  76.47 84.10 45.06 53.58 48.91 9.5
   Brazil  91.33 87.10 85.87 88.20 77.89 13.2
   Other[2]  49.23 46.11 74.29 40.52 58.49 -30.7
Europe Total  64.97 58.99 55.47 59.81 58.18 2.8
   Belgium  60.14 62.50 49.78 59.94 52.92 13.3
   Bulgaria  - - - - 60.95 -
   Croatia  - - - 43.54 - -
   Denmark  76.75 - - 76.75 53.63 43.1
   Finland  86.91 91.63 53.95 89.91 51.33 75.2
   France  83.13 83.31 41.76 83.16 58.24 42.8
   Germany  60.95 49.95 52.35 56.69 63.41 -10.6
   Italy  69.82 40.89 40.87 69.47 46.30 50.1
   Netherlands  68.47 59.18 70.67 63.82 63.42 0.6
   Portugal  54.20 54.20 51.26 54.15 51.19 5.8
   Romania  57.79 54.80 62.15 56.08 76.04 -26.3
   Slovenia  - - - - 217.74 -
   Spain  43.02 - 44.77 41.97 44.84 -6.4
   Turkey  38.59 40.83 40.82 39.82 41.71 -4.5
   United Kingdom  45.06 46.34 50.22 46.85 47.69 -1.8
   Other[2]  55.75 39.92 39.93 57.14 39.95 43.0
Asia Total  50.91 52.13 28.27 53.24 46.58 14.3
   India  47.80 384.00 384.00 75.89 66.33 14.4
   Japan  139.16 209.83 186.17 175.33 158.21 10.8
   South Korea  181.82 55.82 26.25 56.17 41.52 35.3
   Other[2]  43.23 41.75 46.53 42.90 48.92 -12.3
Oceania & Australia Total  - 40.93 - 40.93 44.32 -7.7
   Other[2]  - 40.93 - 40.93 44.32 -7.7
Africa Total  49.70 47.01 39.92 47.21 44.19 6.8
   Egypt  40.76 40.75 - 41.36 39.93 3.6
   Morocco  49.82 47.23 - 47.32 44.82 5.6
   South Africa  - 34.47 - 37.22 722.56 -94.8
   Other[2]  39.93 39.92 39.92 39.93 39.92 *
U.S. Total  52.72 51.35 45.00 47.90 46.25 3.6
1 Based on the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement; as of January 1990, the U.S. Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S. exports to Canada based on information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.
2 Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2006.
* Absolute percentage less than 0.05.
- = No data are reported. 
Note: · Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Average price is based on the free alongside ship (f.a.s.) value, including value for shipments of specialty coal not used as a fuel source (about 0.05% of all shipments). Steam coal includes bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and anthracite.
Source: · Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545."
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