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Release Date: February 2008
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Coal Production

Coal production in the United States by FDI-affiliates increased slightly in 2005. Affiliates of Rio Tinto (England and Wales, and Australia) and BHP Billiton (Australia, and England and Wales) had small offsetting changes in production while affiliates of Scottish Power (Scotland) had a very small increase.

Coal Production in the United States by FDI-Affiliate Companies, 2003 - 2005
��(Million Short Tons)
Foreign Parent - FDI-Affiliate 2003 2004 2005 2004 - 2005 Percent Change
Rio Tinto - Kennecott Energy 119.1 129.7 128.6 -0.8
BHP Billiton - BHP Minerals International 14.8 15.8 16.8 6.3
Scottish Power - Interwest Mining 9.4 9.0 9.4 4.4
RAG - RAG American Coal 9.4 - - - - NM
RWE - CONSOL Energy 60.4 - - - - NM
Itochu - Canyon Fuel 13.1 - - - - NM
Total FDI-Affiliate Companies 226.2 154.5 154.8 0.2
Total United States 1,071.8 1,112.1 1,131.5 1.7
Percent FDI-Affiliate Companies 21.1 13.9 13.7 - -
�� Notes:- - = Not applicable.NM = Not meaningful.Some company data may be sales, not production.Components may not add to totals because of independent rounding.
�� Sources: Companies:National Mining Association, "2004 Coal Producer Survey," (May 2005, Washington, DC) Table 1, and previous issues.Canyon Fuel:Arch Coal, 2003 Report to Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-KA1, and previous years.U.S. Totals:Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report 2004, DOE/EIA-0584(2003) (Washington, DC, October 2006), Table ES1, and previous issues.