Report Released: March 9, 2009
Next Release Date: March 16, 2009
- Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
- U.S. Monthly Coal Production
- U.S. Eastern Coal Production
- Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks
- Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal Priced at Coke Plants
| Historical Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices (Dollars per Short Ton) Business Week Ended March 6, 2009 |
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| 1Coal prices shown are for a relatively high-Btu coal selected in each region, for delivery in the "prompt quarter.” The prompt quarter is the quarter following the current quarter. For example, from January through March, the 2nd quarter is the prompt quarter. Starting on April 1, July through September define the prompt quarter. Source: With permission, selected from listed prices in Platts Coal Outlook, "Weekly Price Survey." Note: The historical data file of spot prices is proprietary and cannot be released by EIA; see http://www.platts.com/Coal/.> Analytic Solutions > COALdat, or > Newsletters > Coal Outlook. |
U.S. Monthly Coal Production Chart data.
 (Million Short Tons) (through January 2009) |
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| Note: This graph is based on MSHA-based final data all four quarters of 2006, revised production data from MSHA for January through December 2007 and preliminary EIA production estimates for January through August 2008. |
| U.S. Eastern Coal Production Chart data. (Million Short Tons) |
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| Note: January-March 2008 are initial estimates. January-December 2007 data are revised. All revisions are based on Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) quarterly mine-level surveys. All 2006 data are final, based on MSHA’s end-of-year final survey of all quarters’ data. |
| Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks Chart data. (Thousand Short Tons) |
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| Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal Priced at Coke Plants, 3Q2005 - 3Q2008, and at Export Docks, July 2005 - Sept 2008 (Dollars per Short Ton)  |
| Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-5, and Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Monthly Report EM 545. Download Met Coal data files. (Excel Format) |
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| Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices (Dollars per Short Ton) |
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| Week Ended |
Central Appalachia 12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2 |
Northern Appalachia 13,000 Btu, <3.0 SO2 |
Illinois Basin 11,800 Btu, 5.0 SO2 |
Powder River Basin 8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2 |
Uinta Basin 11,700 Btu, 0.8 SO2 |
| 1/16/09 | $66.45 | $76.00 | $60.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 1/23/09 | $66.45 | $69.00 | $60.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 1/30/09 | $66.45 | $69.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 2/06/09 | $66.45 | $66.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 2/13/09 | $68.20 | $66.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 2/20/09 | $68.20 | $66.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 2/27/09 | $68.20 | $66.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
| 3/6/09 | $68.20 | $58.00 | $55.00 | $13.00 | $73.00 |
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