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Average Price of U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports

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Table 12.  Average Price of U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports
(Dollars per Short Ton)
Continent and Country of Destination April - June 2008 January - March 2008 April - June 2007 Year to Date
2008 2007 Percent Change
North America Total  85.61 85.25 75.02 85.51 74.95 14.1
   Canada1  83.01 84.75 74.38 83.46 75.23 10.9
   Jamaica  50.80 - - 50.80 - -
   Mexico  105.38 86.89 85.55 98.32 72.80 35.1
   Other2  - 83.69 50.82 83.69 50.82 64.7
South America Total  118.33 99.23 89.19 109.01 89.58 21.7
   Argentina  193.68 82.11 93.33 138.62 93.33 48.5
   Brazil  114.05 100.40 89.03 107.29 89.35 20.1
   Chile  90.46 - - 90.46 - -
   Other2  - - 767.12 - 767.12 -
Europe Total  128.41 99.13 88.90 115.61 91.53 26.3
   Austria  98.88 - - 98.88 - -
   Belgium  121.53 94.31 91.50 109.50 91.12 20.2
   Bulgaria  106.71 104.15 118.68 105.29 118.68 -11.3
   Croatia  130.36 126.58 88.00 128.22 94.82 35.2
   Denmark  - 50.80 - 50.80 - -
   Federal Republic of Germany  103.07 89.77 88.09 96.22 87.11 10.5
   Finland  272.16 90.36 93.44 221.26 93.44 136.8
   France  114.73 101.44 86.48 108.52 86.41 25.6
   Italy  100.20 94.55 91.16 97.79 96.74 1.1
   Netherlands  108.88 86.71 77.42 100.65 86.46 16.4
   Poland  148.28 89.36 77.94 128.23 77.94 64.5
   Romania  112.02 98.90 - 106.80 - -
   Slovakia  103.87 - 91.21 103.87 92.22 12.6
   Slovenia  - - - - 81.08 -
   Spain  124.36 109.94 89.85 115.15 94.02 22.5
   Sweden  104.88 109.76 92.76 106.82 97.01 10.1
   Turkey  220.65 94.49 86.92 174.93 87.64 99.6
   Ukraine  146.44 109.41 - 120.36 - -
   United Kingdom  146.13 94.80 94.50 123.45 93.62 31.9
   Other2  85.39 122.05 109.32 92.15 109.47 -15.8
Asia Total  157.90 104.30 94.35 140.95 89.15 58.1
   India  192.13 113.67 94.35 154.37 93.37 65.3
   Korea, South  184.11 96.41 - 153.50 73.26 109.5
   Saudi Arabia  - 122.40 - 122.40 - -
   Other2  128.48 89.79 - 122.79 50.88 141.3
Africa Total  197.35 101.66 86.53 159.04 88.78 79.1
   Algeria  - 89.84 89.67 89.84 90.66 -0.9
   Egypt  232.66 99.37 85.28 176.94 88.25 100.5
   Morocco  111.13 - - 111.13 - -
   South Africa  174.51 123.17 - 161.14 - -
U.S. Total  129.91 98.90 86.49 116.90 88.94 31.4
 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.
Note: · Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Average price is based on the free alongside ship (f.a.s.) value, including value for shipments of specialty coal not used as a fuel source (about 0.05% of all shipments).
Source: · Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545."

see also:
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
Projected Coal Supply & Demand to 2030
International Coal Data