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Quarterly Coal Report October - December 2008

Report No.: DOE/EIA-0121 (2008/04Q)
Report Released: April 2009
Next Release Date: Mid-June 2009 (1st Quarter 2009)

The Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) provides detailed quarterly data on U.S. coal production, distribution, exports, imports, receipts, prices, consumption, stocks, synfuel, and quality. Data on US. coke production, distribution, exports, imports, and consumption are also provided. This edition contains revised data for the previous quarters.

Highlights for the 4th Quarter of 2008:

Production grew slightly to 299.4 million short tons, a new record for a single quarter.
Consumption decreased by 9.7 percent to 270.4 million short tons.
Exports increased by 9.7 percent to 22.3 million short tons and accounted for 7.5 percent of total coal production.
Imports rose by 7.3 percent to 9.1 million short tons, the third highest level in the U.S. history.
Stocks increased by 12.0 percent to 171.9 million short tons, the highest fourth quarter level since 1987.

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Export and Imports Tables | Collapse

4 U.S. Coal Exports and Imports
5 Average Price of U.S. Coal Exports and Imports
6 Quantity and Average Price of U.S. Coal Imports by Origin
7 U.S. Coal Exports
8 Average Price of U.S. Coal Exports
9 U.S. Steam Coal Exports
10 Average Price of U.S. Steam Coal Exports
11 U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports
12 Average Price of U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports
13 Coal Exports by Customs District
14 U.S. Coke Exports
15 U.S. Coal Imports
16 Average Price of U.S. Coal Imports
17 Coal Imports by Customs District
18 U.S. Coke Imports

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19 Coal Receipts at Coke Plants by Census Division
20 Average Price of Coal Receipts at Coke Plants by Census Division
21 Coal Receipts at Other Industrial Plants by Census Division and State
22 Average Price of Coal Receipts at Other Industrial Plants by Census Division and State
23 U.S. Coal Receipts at Manufacturing Plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code
24 Average Price of U.S. Coal Receipts at Manufacturing Plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code
25 Coal Receipts at Commercial and Institutional Users by Census Division and State
26 Average Price of Coal Receipts at Commercial and Institutional Users by Census Division and State

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