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Average Quality of Coal Received at Manufacturing and Coke Plants by Census Division and State

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Table 38.  Average Quality of Coal Received at Manufacturing and Coke Plants by Census Division and State
Census Division and State1
July - September 2008 April - June 2008 July - September 2007 Year to Date
2008 2007 Percent Change
New England
       Btu  13,225 13,198 13,258 13,213 13,098 0.9
       Sulfur  0.73 0.74 0.65 0.7 0.64 9.5
       Ash  6.82 6.67 6.67 6.9 6.97 -1.0
   Maine
       Btu  W W W W W W
       Sulfur  W W W W W W
       Ash  W W W W W W
   Massachusetts
       Btu  13,364 13,307 13,505 13,339 13,176 1.2
       Sulfur  0.68 0.69 0.66 0.69 0.67 3.9
       Ash  7.89 7.18 6.03 7.43 7.09 4.8
Mid Atlantic
       Btu  12,625 12,588 12,644 12,617 12,673 -0.4
       Sulfur  1.15 1.31 1.01 1.2 1.04 15.9
       Ash  8.49 7.86 7.71 8.26 8.16 1.3
   New York
       Btu  13,171 13,004 13,231 13,112 13,186 -0.6
       Sulfur  1.64 1.65 1.53 1.62 1.53 5.5
       Ash  8 7.92 7.82 7.94 7.81 1.6
   Pennsylvania
       Btu  12,538 12,527 12,564 12,548 12,600 -0.4
       Sulfur  1.07 1.25 0.94 1.15 0.97 18.4
       Ash  8.57 7.85 7.7 8.31 8.21 1.2
East North Central
       Btu  12,446 12,435 12,387 12,406 12,322 0.7
       Sulfur  1.3 1.3 1.36 1.31 1.35 -2.6
       Ash  7.63 7.59 7.76 7.59 7.64 -0.8
   Illinois
       Btu  11,029 11,131 11,094 11,060 11,130 -0.6
       Sulfur  1.96 2.15 2.33 2.1 2.32 -9.6
       Ash  7.44 7.58 7.66 7.54 7.61 -0.9
   Indiana
       Btu  12,749 12,698 12,610 12,702 12,532 1.4
       Sulfur  1.13 1.05 1.09 1.07 1.06 0.9
       Ash  7.66 7.46 7.83 7.56 7.7 -1.9
   Michigan
       Btu  13,005 12,989 13,088 12,969 13,023 -0.4
       Sulfur  1 1.03 1.09 1.02 1.01 0.6
       Ash  8.09 8.41 8.2 8.18 8.13 0.6
   Ohio
       Btu  12,931 12,922 12,915 12,923 12,908 0.1
       Sulfur  1.37 1.38 1.36 1.39 1.36 2.1
       Ash  7.39 7.52 7.16 7.48 7.15 4.5
   Wisconsin
       Btu  11,463 11,362 11,384 11,404 11,407 *
       Sulfur  1.34 1.41 1.34 1.36 1.3 4.1
       Ash  7.52 7.07 7.83 7.15 7.69 -7.1
West North Central
       Btu  8,594 8,481 8,635 8,550 8,578 -0.3
       Sulfur  1.03 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.95 1.1
       Ash  6.86 6.64 6.85 6.7 6.7 *
   Iowa
       Btu  10,007 9,823 10,190 9,815 10,200 -3.8
       Sulfur  1.61 1.4 1.3 1.43 1.37 3.7
       Ash  6.94 6.51 6.86 6.67 6.85 -2.5
   Kansas
       Btu  12,325 12,095 12,116 12,306 11,816 4.1
       Sulfur  1.64 1.65 1.9 1.72 1.91 -9.9
       Ash  13.25 14.64 12.93 13.42 12.71 5.6
   Minnesota
       Btu  9,594 9,611 9,432 9,579 9,468 1.2
       Sulfur  0.37 0.37 0.31 0.36 0.31 13.4
       Ash  5.63 5.08 5.08 5.2 5.05 2.9
   Missouri
       Btu  11,062 11,401 11,068 11,309 11,263 0.4
       Sulfur  1.96 1.89 2.03 1.94 1.93 0.4
       Ash  8.83 8.53 8.87 8.37 8.58 -2.4
   Nebraska
       Btu  9,600 9,705 9,702 9,420 9,407 0.1
       Sulfur  0.44 0.39 0.4 0.38 0.36 5.5
       Ash  6.02 6.35 5.54 6.12 6.01 1.9
   North Dakota
       Btu  7,112 7,145 7,070 7,169 7,119 0.7
       Sulfur  0.75 0.74 0.77 0.73 0.74 -0.5
       Ash  6.56 6.59 6.72 6.61 6.52 1.4
See footnotes at end of table.

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