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Table 8. U.S. Coal Exports (Dollars per Short Ton)
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	3,741,160	1,449,043	7,492,728	5,190,203	10,586,594	-51.0
Canada¹	3,447,550	1,211,360	7,185,695	4,658,910	9,965,513	-53.2
Jamaica	36,373	-	49,216	36,373	75,083	-51.6
Mexico	256,730	237,247	256,763	493,977	507,902	-2.7
Other²	507	436	1,054	943	38,096	-97.5
South America Total	1,766,004	2,313,975	2,185,343	4,079,979	3,975,249	2.6
Argentina	48,260	52,990	106,531	101,250	211,313	-52.1
Brazil	1,565,981	2,100,387	1,727,790	3,666,368	3,212,686	14.1
Chile	150,630	155,505	346,105	306,135	543,529	-43.7
Other²	1,133	5,093	4,917	6,226	7,721	-19.4
Europe Total	6,101,170	8,001,152	10,501,463	14,102,322	19,776,368	-28.7
Austria	75,353	78,115	144,791	153,468	156,301	-1.8
Belgium	587,307	901,343	931,539	1,488,650	1,700,384	-12.5
Bulgaria	-	-	123,455	-	277,412	-
Croatia	-	128,113	462,467	128,113	914,622	-86.0
Denmark	79,624	80,743	-	160,367	150,661	6.4
Faroe Islands	-	69,444	-	69,444	-	-
Federal Republic of Germany	736,322	791,092	301,869	1,527,414	1,083,552	41.0
Finland	-	-	104,030	-	125,569	-
France	773,437	1,023,925	1,012,568	1,797,362	1,975,183	-9.0
Gibraltar	-	78,815	-	78,815	-	-
Greece	82,051	85,049	73,171	167,100	73,171	128.4
Iceland	14,365	14,157	15,795	28,522	34,286	-16.8
Ireland	-	-	81,645	-	81,645	-
Italy	402,430	874,936	1,020,826	1,277,366	1,795,265	-28.8
Netherlands	1,552,202	1,313,023	1,752,410	2,865,225	3,279,349	-12.6
Norway	9,343	18,273	27,560	27,616	56,605	-51.2
Poland	-	463,919	414,651	463,919	699,981	-33.7
Portugal	169,778	151,752	81,664	321,530	82,651	289.0
Romania	-	56,046	760,859	56,046	1,343,910	-95.8
Slovakia	60,691	-	137,775	60,691	137,775	-55.9
Spain	425,940	448,883	530,848	874,823	1,194,686	-26.8
Sweden	141,681	172,210	204,275	313,891	338,340	-7.2
Switzerland	108	44,173	158,382	44,281	158,382	-72.0
Turkey	159,211	75,558	785,316	234,769	1,210,641	-80.6
Ukraine	-	-	117,214	-	396,509	-
United Kingdom	829,990	1,074,755	1,257,202	1,904,745	2,508,337	-24.1
Other²	1,337	56,828	1,151	58,165	1,151	NM
Asia Total	1,065,860	926,764	1,761,093	1,992,624	2,488,374	-19.9
China	2,590	124	330	2,714	798	240.1
India	557,723	438,400	425,821	996,123	747,803	33.2
Japan	1,441	194,092	909,109	195,533	1,039,580	-81.2
Korea, South	484,132	253,739	388,496	737,871	596,832	23.6
Saudi Arabia	13,054	26,454	34,646	39,508	97,908	-59.6
Taiwan	164	95	183	259	233	11.2
Other²	6,756	13,860	2,508	20,616	5,220	294.9
Australia & Oceania Total	-	6	376	6	1,035	-99.4
Other²	-	6	376	6	1,035	-99.4
Africa Total	276,532	643,882	1,127,503	920,414	2,042,464	-54.9
Algeria	49,614	1,616	71,063	51,230	175,861	-70.9
Egypt	72,783	5,023	328,724	77,806	565,427	-86.2
Morocco	-	634,934	490,255	634,934	975,486	-34.9
South Africa	147,251	-	233,452	147,251	316,150	-53.4
Other²	6,884	2,309	4,009	9,193	9,540	-3.6
Total	12,950,726	13,334,822	23,068,506	26,285,548	38,870,084	-32.4
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. NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more. 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."