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Weekly and Monthly U.S. Coal Production Overview                      
Report No.: DOE/EIA 0218/44
Report Released: November 05, 2009
Next Release Date: December 10, 2009

Weekly and Monthly U.S. Coal Production Overview
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing Region
and State
 Week Ended Year-To-Date[1] Month Ended January - September
10/31/2009 11/1/2008 10/31/2009 10/31/2008 October 2009 October 2008 2009 2008 Percent Change
Alabama 393 426 16,576 17,610 1,716 1,984 16,576 17,610 -5.9
Alaska 28 34 1,402 1,187 122 162 1,402 1,187 18.1
Arizona 135 154 5,976 6,738 609 723 5,976 6,738 -11.3
Arkansas 1 2 18 54 3 9 18 54 -66.6
Colorado 591 555 25,126 27,360 2,635 2,587 25,126 27,360 -8.2
Illinois 595 683 27,598 27,326 2,605 3,168 27,598 27,326 1.0
Indiana 722 728 31,479 29,949 3,220 3,372 31,479 29,949 5.1
Kansas 5 1 166 218 20 6 166 218 -23.9
Kentucky Total 2,120 2,320 94,427 101,305 9,473 10,909 94,427 101,305 -6.8
   Eastern 1,511 1,709 67,584 76,265 6,831 8,065 67,584 76,265 -11.4
   Western 609 611 26,843 25,040 2,642 2,844 26,843 25,040 7.2
Louisiana 52 74 3,124 3,124 252 366 3,124 3,124 *
Maryland 36 74 2,034 2,235 203 336 2,034 2,235 -9.0
Mississippi 39 66 2,824 2,530 206 184 2,824 2,530 11.6
Missouri 8 5 362 202 36 25 362 202 79.8
Montana 827 919 34,348 37,049 3,707 4,148 34,348 37,049 -7.3
New Mexico 589 459 20,505 21,812 2,223 2,087 20,505 21,812 -6.0
North Dakota 542 583 24,462 24,770 2,441 2,718 24,462 24,770 -1.2
Ohio 499 536 22,604 21,770 2,199 2,482 22,604 21,770 3.8
Oklahoma 26 26 990 1,247 120 122 990 1,247 -20.7
Pennsylvania Total 1,158 1,287 49,779 54,692 5,036 6,035 49,779 54,692 -9.0
   Anthracite 26 35 1,301 1,418 111 168 1,301 1,418 -8.3
   Bituminous 1,132 1,251 48,478 53,274 4,924 5,867 48,478 53,274 -9.0
Tennessee 47 43 1,967 1,969 205 202 1,967 1,969 -0.1
Texas 699 789 30,326 32,385 3,237 3,592 30,326 32,385 -6.4
Utah 419 505 17,785 20,118 1,889 2,356 17,785 20,118 -11.6
Virginia 406 501 17,376 20,541 1,896 2,307 17,376 20,541 -15.4
West Virginia Total 2,773 2,992 121,119 132,716 12,377 13,918 121,119 132,716 -8.7
   Northern 790 819 33,452 34,223 3,414 3,813 33,452 34,223 -2.3
   Southern 1,983 2,173 87,667 98,493 8,963 10,106 87,667 98,493 -11.0
Wyoming 7,459 9,156 355,755 387,741 34,208 40,593 355,755 387,741 -8.2
Appalachian Total 6,823 7,568 299,038 327,797 30,462 35,329 299,038 327,797 -8.8
Interior Total 2,755 2,985 123,730 122,075 12,339 13,686 123,730 122,075 1.4
Western Total 10,590 12,364 485,359 526,775 47,833 55,374 485,359 526,775 -7.9
East of Miss. River 8,788 9,655 387,782 412,641 39,134 44,896 387,782 412,641 -6.0
West of Miss. River 11,380 13,261 520,345 564,005 51,500 59,494 520,345 564,005 -7.7
Bituminous and Lignite 20,143 22,882 906,827 975,228 90,523 104,222 906,827 975,228 -7.0
Anthracite 26 35 1,301 1,418 111 168 1,301 1,418 -8.3
U.S. Total 20,168 22,917 908,128 976,646 90,634 104,390 908,128 976,646 -7.0
Railroad Cars Loaded 127,542 151,751 5,847,964 6,488,595 - - - - - - - - - -
  [1] The estimates of railroad cars loaded (at bottom of columns) are not exact for the time periods specified. Weekly railroad cars loaded are not prorated to a daily basis. For the current year, the estimates include railroad cars loaded for the week that includes January 1, and, therefore, can include railroad cars loaded on days in the prior calendar year, which makes the estimate slightly larger than an exact year-to-date aggregate. For the previous year, the estimates can include extra days both at the start and at the end of the year-to-date period. The week that includes January 1 can include railroad cars loaded on days that occurred in the prior year. The ending date (previous year)--as specified at the top of the year-to-date column--stops short of a full week ending on a Saturday in the previous year. But the previous year-to-date aggregation includes a full week's worth of railroad car loadings for that last week, which makes the estimate slightly larger than an exact year-to-date aggregate. By contrast, coal production is prorated to a daily basis and the year-to-date aggregates of produced tons of coal are exact for the time periods specified.
s Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated totals.
* Absolute percentage less than 0.05.
- - Not applicable.
Notes: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Bituminous and Lignite Total includes bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, and lignite, and Anthracite Total includes Pennsylvania anthracite. The States in the Appalachian Region are Alabama, Eastern Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Interior Region States are Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Western Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Western Region States are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Monthly coal production estimates are usually released for printing on Friday of the first full week of the following month.
Sources: Association of American Railroads, Transportation Division, Weekly Statement CS-54A; for western States, special thanks to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and to Union Pacific Railroad for their assistance and for trainload and carload statistics; and, Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."