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U.S. Steam Coal Exports
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Table 9.  U.S. Steam Coal Exports
(Short Tons)
Continent and Country of Destination April - June 2008 January - March 2008 April - June 2007 Year to Date
2008 2007 Percent Change
North America Total  6,288,151 2,600,283 4,999,904 8,888,434 6,904,994 28.7
   Canada1 6,241,404 2,449,555 4,899,428 8,690,959 6,734,943 29.0
   Dominican Republic  - - - - 255 -
   Jamaica  - 25,867 20,923 25,867 51,174 -49.5
   Mexico  45,693 120,563 74,341 166,256 103,641 60.4
   Other2  1,054 4,298 5,212 5,352 14,981 -64.3
South America Total  522,605 206,055 112,999 728,660 198,872 266.4
   Argentina  2,453 3,357 3,864 5,810 7,703 -24.6
   Brazil  218,875 2,470 11,482 221,345 11,578 NM
   Chile  296,360 197,424 89,324 493,784 164,475 200.2
   Other2  4,917 2,804 8,329 7,721 15,116 -48.9
Europe Total  2,922,768 3,384,881 1,000,864 6,307,649 2,985,951 111.2
   Austria  - 11,510 - 11,510 - -
   Belgium  321,020 285,010 2,512 606,030 78,749 NM
   Croatia  115,059 - 74,762 115,059 74,762 53.9
   Denmark  - 71,388 - 71,388 - -
   Federal Republic of Germany  78,931 545,467 905 624,398 557,712 12.0
   Finland  48,634 - - 48,634 - -
   France  367,938 397,401 - 765,339 299 NM
   Ireland  81,645 - 45 81,645 81,060 0.7
   Italy  80,945 74,772 594 155,717 1,618 NM
   Netherlands  826,103 980,225 157,429 1,806,328 642,166 181.3
   Poland  - 71,523 - 71,523 - -
   Portugal  81,664 987 - 82,651 1,220 NM
   Romania  - 80,909 310,821 80,909 632,631 -87.2
   Russia  - - 427 - 3,150 -
   Spain  249,841 167,357 2,394 417,198 7,116 NM
   Turkey  36,859 - 3,460 36,859 3,460 NM
   United Kingdom  554,753 695,320 445,643 1,250,073 892,942 40.0
   Other2  79,376 3,012 1,872 82,388 9,066 NM
Asia Total  276,631 40,584 58,258 317,215 72,591 337.0
   India  79,226 444 773 79,670 795 NM
   Korea, South  - 19 39,571 19 39,571 -100.0
   Saudi Arabia  34,646 35,523 9,826 70,169 15,073 365.5
   Other2   162,759 4,598 8,088 167,357 17,152 NM
Oceania & Australia Total  376 659 - 1,035 - -
   Other2  376 659 - 1,035 - -
Africa Total  498,682 495,119 632,155 993,801 1,062,933 -6.5
   Algeria  71,063 201 - 71,264 - -
   Egypt  4,374 3,652 2,081 8,026 8,793 -8.7
   Morocco  419,213 485,231 624,258 904,444 1,046,395 -13.6
   South Africa  23 504 - 527 28 NM
   Other2  4,009 5,531 5,816 9,540 7,717 23.6
Total  10,509,213 6,727,581 6,804,180 17,236,794 11,225,341 53.6
1 Based on the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement; as of January 1990, the U.S. Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S. exports to Canada based on information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.
2 Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2007.
- = No data are reported.
NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.
Note: · Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Steam coal includes bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and anthracite.
Source: · Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545."


 

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