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U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports

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Table 12. U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports (Short Tons)
Continent and Country of Destination	April - June 2009	January - March 2009	April - June 2008	Year to Date
Continent and Country of Destination	April - June 2009	January - March 2009	April - June 2008	2009	2008	Percent Change
North America Total	418,993	291,839	1,204,577	710,832	1,698,160	-58.1
Canada¹	364,668	182,857	944,291	547,525	1,274,554	-57.0
Jamaica	-	-	49,216	-	49,216	-
Mexico	54,325	108,982	211,070	163,307	341,646	-52.2
Other²	-	-	-	-	32,744	-
South America Total	1,606,902	2,150,888	1,662,738	3,757,790	3,246,589	15.7
Argentina	47,941	52,634	104,078	100,575	205,503	-51.1
Brazil	1,558,961	2,098,254	1,508,915	3,657,215	2,991,341	22.3
Chile	-	-	49,745	-	49,745	-
Europe Total	3,309,185	5,200,144	7,578,695	8,509,329	13,468,719	-36.8
Austria	75,353	78,115	144,791	153,468	144,791	6.0
Belgium	339,236	737,370	610,519	1,076,606	1,094,354	-1.6
Bulgaria	-	-	123,455	-	277,412	-
Croatia	-	55,143	347,408	55,143	799,563	-93.1
Denmark	-	80,743	-	80,743	79,273	1.9
Federal Republic of Germany	400,192	554,996	222,938	955,188	459,154	108.0
Finland	-	-	55,396	-	76,935	-
France	404,285	519,750	644,630	924,035	1,209,844	-23.6
Iceland	14,344	14,157	15,720	28,501	34,211	-16.7
Italy	330,705	808,153	939,881	1,138,858	1,639,548	-30.5
Netherlands	637,284	640,608	926,307	1,277,892	1,473,021	-13.2
Norway	1,452	12,754	22,581	14,206	48,614	-70.8
Poland	-	463,919	414,651	463,919	628,458	-26.2
Romania	-	56,046	760,859	56,046	1,263,001	-95.6
Slovakia	60,691	-	137,775	60,691	137,775	-55.9
Spain	343,103	366,954	281,007	710,057	777,488	-8.7
Sweden	141,681	172,210	204,275	313,891	338,340	-7.2
Switzerland	-	44,173	158,382	44,173	158,382	-72.1
Turkey	159,211	75,558	748,457	234,769	1,173,782	-80.0
Ukraine	-	-	117,214	-	396,509	-
United Kingdom	401,648	469,650	702,449	871,298	1,258,264	-30.8
Other²	-	49,845	-	49,845	-	-
Asia Total	956,781	819,281	1,484,462	1,776,062	2,171,159	-18.2
China	10	-	-	10	-	-
India	557,570	438,239	346,595	995,809	668,133	49.0
Japan	-	193,141	749,371	193,141	878,474	-78.0
Korea, South	399,184	187,855	388,496	587,039	596,813	-1.6
Saudi Arabia	-	-	-	-	27,739	-
Other²	17	46	-	63	-	-
Africa Total	254,737	-	628,821	254,737	1,048,663	-75.7
Algeria	35,688	-	-	35,688	104,597	-65.9
Egypt	71,824	-	324,350	71,824	557,401	-87.1
Morocco	-	-	71,042	-	71,042	-
South Africa	147,225	-	233,429	147,225	315,623	-53.4
Total	6,546,598	8,462,152	12,559,293	15,008,750	21,633,290	-30.6
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 2008. - = No data are reported. Note: · Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: · Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545."