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Average Price of U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports
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Table 13.  Average Price of U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports
(Dollars per Short Ton)
Continent and Country of Destination April - June 2009 January - March 2009  April - June 2008 Year to Date
2009 2008 Percent Change
North America Total  91.14 100.79 85.61 95.10 85.51 11.2
   Canada1  87.01 87.49 83.01 87.17 83.46 4.4
   Jamaica  - - 50.80 - 50.80 -
   Mexico  118.84 123.12 105.38 121.69 98.32 23.8
   Other2  - - - - 83.69 -
South America Total  110.09 136.74 118.33 125.34 109.01 15.0
   Argentina  103.18 115.13 193.68 109.43 138.62 -21.1
   Brazil  110.30 137.28 114.05 125.78 107.29 17.2
   Chile  - - 90.46 - 90.46 -
Europe Total  112.84 120.86 128.41 117.74 115.61 1.8
   Austria  117.06 117.11 98.88 117.08 98.88 18.4
   Belgium  113.05 120.63 121.53 118.24 109.50 8.0
   Bulgaria  - - 106.71 - 105.29 -
   Croatia  - 123.17 130.36 123.17 128.22 -3.9
   Denmark  - 57.61 - 57.61 50.80 13.4
   Federal Republic of Germany  94.44 92.09 103.07 93.08 96.22 -3.3
   Finland  - - 272.16 - 221.26 -
   France  106.44 121.23 114.73 114.76 108.52 5.7
   Iceland  133.47 137.20 120.79 135.32 118.22 14.5
   Italy  125.24 116.86 100.20 119.29 97.79 22.0
   Netherlands  131.73 112.35 108.88 122.01 100.65 21.2
   Norway  224.55 166.41 132.14 172.35 129.02 33.6
   Poland  - 148.87 148.28 148.87 128.23 16.1
   Romania  - 114.31 112.02 114.31 106.80 7.0
   Slovakia  138.88 - 103.87 138.88 103.87 33.7
   Spain  114.69 118.14 124.36 116.47 115.15 1.1
   Sweden  115.47 186.64 104.88 154.52 106.82 44.7
   Switzerland  - 101.60 75.21 101.60 75.21 35.1
   Turkey  97.23 282.45 220.65 156.84 174.93 -10.3
   Ukraine  - - 146.44 - 120.36 -
   United Kingdom  95.08 108.51 146.13 102.32 123.45 -17.1
   Other2  - 132.08 - 132.08 - -
Asia Total  141.56 220.65 157.90 178.04 140.95 26.3
   China  500.00 - - 500.00 - -
   India  176.52 235.78 192.13 202.60 154.37 31.2
   Japan  - 243.43 128.48 243.43 122.79 98.2
   Korea, South  92.71 161.92 184.11 114.86 153.50 -25.2
   Saudi Arabia  - - - - 122.40 -
   Other2  154.41 286.70 - 251.00 - -
Africa Total  119.94 - 197.35 119.94 159.04 -24.6
   Algeria  134.87 - - 134.87 89.84 50.1
   Egypt  100.70 - 232.66 100.70 176.94 -43.1
   Morocco  - - 111.13 - 111.13 -
   South Africa  125.71 - 174.51 125.71 161.14 -22.0
U.S. Total  115.25 133.86 129.91 125.74 116.90 7.6
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. 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).
Source: · Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545."
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