Energy Information Administration
Table Posted: April 10, 2009
Next Update: August 2009
Coking Coal Import Costs
( U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton 1 - Average Unit Value, CIF 2)
Country	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Belgium	44.05	48.67	46.59	49.25	78.98	108.68	126.85	120.51	NA
France	47.26	52.47	60.26	62.05	75.46	109.69	133.48	124.63	NA
Germany	46.10	51.30	59.53	64.00	74.74	113.48	135.72	133.45	NA
Italy	50.55	55.48	57.67	60.39	77.24	103.02	112.05	118.05	NA
Japan	39.46	41.13	42.14	41.73	61.40	88.80	93.10	88.43	NA
Netherlands	46.87	55.37	55.55	63.00	78.99	104.06	125.70	125.84	NA
Spain	49.11	52.32	57.10	60.44	79.30	116.50	134.81	124.87	NA
United Kingdom	46.84	53.14	56.81	57.34	77.73	116.05	128.51	120.24	NA
1 To convert U.S. dollars per metric ton to U.S. dollars per short ton divide by 1.1023
2 CIF (cargo, insurance and freight) refers to cargos for which the seller pays for the transportation and insurance up to
the port of destination. It is similar to the  terms of an f.o.b. (free on board) sale, except that the seller, as a service for which
he is compensated, arranges for transportation and insurance.
NA=Not available.
Source: Energy Prices & Taxes - Quarterly Statistics, First Quarter 2009, Part I, Table 18,  Paris: International
Energy Agency, 2008.  The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) maintains annual and quarterly time
series of this price data that begin with the year 1980 and that also include the most recent quarterly prices.
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