| Category | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 19901 | Percent Change 1998-1999 | Average Annual Percent Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1999 | 1990-1999 | |||||||||
| Supply (thousand short tons) | ||||||||||
| Recoverable Reserves at Producing Mines | 780,453 | 743,592 | 744,512 | 891,109 | 882,323 | 1,173,982 | 4.9 | -3.0 | -4.4 | |
| Productive Capacity1 | 48,783 | 47,625 | 51,523 | 61,727 | 56,627 | NA | 2.4 | -3.6 | NA | |
| Production Total | 40,417 | 39,732 | 41,159 | 46,656 | 48,180 | 60,393 | 1.7 | -4.3 | -4.4 | |
| Underground | 36,758 | 35,251 | 34,824 | 38,948 | 41,118 | 41,671 | 4.3 | -2.8 | -1.4 | |
| Surface | 3,659 | 4,482 | 6,334 | 7,707 | 7,062 | 18,722 | -18.4 | -15.1 | -16.6 | |
| Capacity Utilization2 | 82.85 | 83.43 | 79.87 | 75.58 | 85.08 | NA | -.7 | -.7 | NA | |
| Ratio of Recoverable Reserves to Production | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | -.1 | |
| Number of Employees/Miners3 | 4,323 | 4,297 | 4,612 | 5,174 | 5,652 | 10,018 | .6 | -6.5 | -8.9 | |
| Underground | 3,895 | 3,798 | 4,044 | 4,256 | 4,780 | 7,407 | 2.5 | -5.0 | -6.9 | |
| Surface | 428 | 499 | 568 | 918 | 872 | 2,611 | -14.2 | -16.3 | -18.2 | |
| Productivity Total2 | 4.19 | 4.17 | 4.20 | 4.18 | 3.87 | 2.94 | .4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Underground | 4.29 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 4.10 | 3.86 | 2.70 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 | |
| Surface | 3.36 | 3.98 | 5.11 | 4.67 | 3.89 | 3.64 | -15.7 | -3.6 | -.9 | |
| Producer/Distributor Stocks | 1,049 | 952 | 1,358 | 1,190 | 2,069 | - | 10.1 | -15.6 | - | |
| Imports4 | 30 | 61 | 148 | 216 | 223 | - | -50.6 | -39.4 | - | |
| Distribution (thousand short tons) | ||||||||||
| Distribution Total | 40,167 | 39,754 | 41,220 | 47,076 | 47,869 | NA | 1.0 | -4.3 | NA | |
| Domestic Distribution Total | 40,102 | 39,447 | 40,447 | 45,190 | 45,170 | NA | 1.7 | -2.9 | NA | |
| Within State | 17,592 | 16,652 | 18,085 | 16,052 | 15,587 | NA | 5.6 | 3.1 | NA | |
| To Other States | 22,511 | 22,795 | 22,362 | 29,137 | 29,582 | NA | -1.2 | -6.6 | NA | |
| Foreign Distribution Total | 65 | 307 | 773 | 1,886 | 2,699 | NA | -78.8 | -60.6 | NA | |
| Metallurgical | - | - | - | - | 49 | NA | - | -100.0 | NA | |
| Steam | 65 | 307 | 773 | 1,886 | 2,650 | NA | -78.8 | -60.4 | NA | |
| Overseas Total5 | 65 | 307 | 773 | 1,886 | 2,699 | NA | -78.8 | -60.6 | NA | |
| Metallurgical | - | - | - | - | 49 | NA | - | - | NA | |
| Steam | 65 | 307 | 773 | 1,886 | 2,650 | NA | -78.8 | -60.4 | NA | |
| Demand (thousand short tons) | ||||||||||
| Consumption Total | 42,170 | 44,662 | 47,637 | 44,431 | 39,623 | 33,904 | -5.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | |
| Electric Utility | 35,996 | 38,255 | 41,017 | 38,090 | 33,463 | 27,396 | -5.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | |
| Coke Plants | w | w | w | w | w | 2,355 | w | w | w | |
| Other Industrial | 3,635 | 3,846 | 3,880 | 3,740 | 3,653 | 3,888 | -5.5 | -.1 | -.7 | |
| Residential/Commercial | w | w | w | w | w | 265 | w | w | w | |
| Consumer Stocks Total | w | w | w | w | w | 8,287 | w | w | w | |
| Electric Utility | w | 6,572 | 4,828 | 4,578 | 5,331 | 7,398 | w | w | w | |
| All Other | w | w | w | w | w | 889 | w | w | w | |
| Coal Prices (nominal dollars per short ton) | ||||||||||
| Mine Total | $22.90 | $22.86 | $21.44 | $22.74 | $23.05 | $27.73 | .2 | -.2 | -2.1 | |
| Underground | 22.84 | 22.96 | 22.22 | 23.12 | 22.88 | 28.30 | -.5 | * | -2.3 | |
| Surface | 23.56 | 22.07 | 17.12 | 20.86 | 24.04 | 26.45 | 6.7 | -.5 | -1.3 | |
| Consumer | ||||||||||
| Electric Utility | 27.47 | 30.22 | 30.41 | 32.14 | 32.58 | 37.79 | -9.1 | -4.2 | -3.5 | |
| Coke Plants | w | w | w | w | w | 47.91 | w | w | w | |
| Other Industrial | 29.62 | 29.46 | 29.76 | 29.69 | 29.03 | 31.28 | .5 | .5 | -.6 | |
1/ For 1990, the Form EIA-7A solicited data on "Annual Productive Capacity." However, that data was not verified with the respondents and as a result, it is not releasable. 2/ Capacity utilization (percent) is the ratio of total production to annual productive capacity as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A. Productivity (short tons per miner per hour) is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total direct labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair, and shop or yard work at mining operations. 3/ Includes all employees engaged in production, processing, development, maintainance, repair, shop or yard work at mining operations, including office workers for 1998 forward. For 1997 and prior years, includes mining operations management and all technical and engineering personnel, excluding office workers. 4/ Imports for 1995 through 1999 include imports to electric utilities, manufacturing plants and coke plants. Imports for 1990 include only imports to electric utilities. 5/ Includes Mexico. * Data round to zero. w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. NA/ Not available. Notes: Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption Report Manufacturing Plants"; Form EIA-5, "Coke Plant Report Quarterly"; Form EIA-6A, "Coal Distribution Report"; Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report"; Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 70002, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report." | ||||||||||