Quarterly Coal Report 

October–December 2018

April 2019

Independent Statistics & Analysis

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This report was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and 

analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. By law, EIA’s data, analyses, and forecasts are 

independent of approval by any other officer or employee of the United States Government. The views 

in this report therefore should not be construed as representing those of the Department of Energy or 

other federal agencies.
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Contacts

This publication was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). You can request general 

information about the data in this report by emailing InfoCoal@eia.gov.

You can send questions about coal statistics to the Office of Communications at (202) 586-8800 or email 

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Preface

EIA publishes this report to fulfill data collection and dissemination responsibilities under the Federal Energy 

Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as amended.

The Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) provides information about U.S. coal production, exports, imports, receipts, 

prices, consumption, quality, stocks, and refined coal data to a wide audience, including Congress, federal and 

state agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. In addition, the QCR offers U.S. coke production, 

consumption, stocks, imports, and exports data. The fourth-quarter 2018 QCR includes detailed quarterly coal 

data for October 2018–December 2018 and aggregated quarterly historical coal data for 2012 through fourthquarter 2018.

All data for 2017 and previous years are final. All data for 2018 are preliminary.
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Table of Contents

Contacts................................................................................................................................................... ii

Preface.................................................................................................................................................... iii

Tables....................................................................................................................................................... v

Production ...............................................................................................................................................1

Exports and imports.................................................................................................................................5

Receipts and prices................................................................................................................................28

Consumption..........................................................................................................................................37

Stocks.....................................................................................................................................................45

Quality ...................................................................................................................................................51
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Table of Figures

Table ES–1 U.S. coal summary statistics, 2011–2017............................................................................. viii

Table ES–2 U.S. coke summary statistics, 2011–2017 ............................................................................... x

Table ES–3 Summary statistics for coal refining plants, 2012–2017 ........................................................ xi

Table 1 U.S. coal production, 2011–2017 ................................................................................................2

Table 2 Coal production by state .............................................................................................................3

Table 3 Coke and breeze production at coke plants.................................................................................4

Table 4 U.S. coal exports and imports, 2011–2017 ..................................................................................6

Table 5 Average price of U.S. coal exports and imports, 2011–2017.......................................................6

Table 6 Quantity and acerage price of U.S. coal imports by origin, 2011–2017.......................................7

Table 7 U.S. coal exports...........................................................................................................................8

Table 8 Average price of U.S. coal exports..............................................................................................10

Table 9 U.S. steam coal exports..............................................................................................................12

Table 10 Average price of U.S. steam coal exports.................................................................................14

Table 11 U.S. metallurgical coal exports.................................................................................................16

Table 12 Average price of U.S. metallurgical coal exports......................................................................17

Table 13 U.S. coal exports by customs district........................................................................................18

Table 14 Steam coal exprots by customs district....................................................................................19

Table 15 Metallurgical coal exports by customs district.........................................................................20

Table 16 U.S. coke exports......................................................................................................................21

Table 17 Average price of U.S. coke exports ..........................................................................................22

Table 18 U.S. coal imports ......................................................................................................................23

Table 19 Average price of U.S. coal imports ..........................................................................................24
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Table 20 Coal imports by customs district..............................................................................................25

Table 21 U.S. coke imports .....................................................................................................................26

Table 22 Average price of U.S. coke imports .........................................................................................27

Table 23 Coal receipts at coke plants by census division........................................................................29

Table 24 Average price of coal received at coke plants by census division ...........................................29

Table 25 Open market sales and average price of coke and breeze ......................................................30

Table 26 Coal receipts at other industrial plants by census division and state .....................................31

Table 27 Average price of coal receipts at other industrial plants by census division and state ...........33

Table 28 U.S. coal receipts at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System 

(NAICS) code ............................................................................................................................................34

Table 29 Average price of U.S. coal receipts at manufacturing plants by North American Industry 

Classification (NAICS) code ......................................................................................................................34

Table 30 Coal receipts at commercial and institutional users by census division and state .................35

Table 31 Average price of coal receipts at commercial and institutional users by census division and 

state .........................................................................................................................................................36

Table 32 U.S. coal consumption by end–use sector, 2011–2017 ...........................................................38

Table 33 Coal carbonized at coke plants by census division...................................................................40

Table 34 Coal consumption at other industrial plants by census division and state .............................41

Table 35 U.S. coal consumption at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) code ...............................................................................................................................43

Table 36 Coal consumption at commerical and institutional users by census division and state .........44

Table 37 U.S coal stocks, 2011–2017......................................................................................................46

Table 38 Coal stocks at coke plants by census division ..........................................................................47

Table 39 Coal stocks at other industrial plants by census division and state ........................................48

Table 40 U.S. coal stocks at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System 

(NAICS) code ............................................................................................................................................49
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Table 41 Coke and breeze stocks at coke plants by census division ......................................................49

Table 42 Coke stocks at commerical and institutional users by census division and state ...................50

Table 43 Average quality of coal received at manufacturing and coke plants by census division and 

state ........................................................................................................................................................52

Table 44 Average quality of coal received at commercial and institutional users by census division and 

state ........................................................................................................................................................56
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Table ES-1. U.S. coal summary statistics, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Year and

quarter Production1Imports

Waste coal

supplied

Producer and

distributor

stocks 2 Consumption Exports

Consumer

stocks 2

Losses and

unaccounted

for3

2012

January - March 266,865 2,022 2,893 51,141 207,833 28,642 202,166 -

April - June 241,047 2,329 2,500 50,374 201,555 37,534 205,023 -

July - September 258,956 2,415 2,982 46,231 253,984 31,563 189,530 -

October - December 249,591 2,394 2,821 46,157 225,813 28,006 192,696 -

Total 1,016,458 9,159 11,196 889,185 125,746 14,980

2013

January - March 244,867 1,429 3,169 48,422 228,987 31,835 178,419 -

April - June 243,211 2,756 2,687 50,129 216,014 29,427 178,110 -

July - September 257,595 2,398 2,782 47,135 253,357 28,589 160,079 -

October - December 239,169 2,323 2,640 45,652 226,084 27,809 154,676 -

Total 984,842 8,906 11,279 924,442 117,659 1,451

2014

January - March 245,271 2,450 3,277 44,728 248,329 27,584 123,990 -

April - June 245,844 3,574 2,896 42,682 211,881 24,674 139,471 -

July - September 255,377 3,151 3,256 38,828 247,453 22,723 131,386 -

October - December 253,557 2,174 2,662 38,894 210,068 22,276 158,833 -

Total 1,000,049 11,350 12,090 917,731 97,257 11,101

2015

January - March 240,324 3,009 2,821 39,610 212,772 21,979 160,509 -

April - June 212,557 2,640 2,209 39,399 188,975 19,766 173,314 -

July - September 236,823 2,965 2,722 36,213 229,393 16,914 169,784 -

October - December 207,237 2,705 2,217 35,871 166,974 15,299 202,560 -

Total 896,941 11,318 9,969 798,115 73,958 5,452

2016

January - March 173,225 2,698 2,829 35,207 166,448 14,153 197,755 -

April - June 160,853 2,292 2,174 32,932 160,278 14,223 188,060 -

July - September 195,101 2,733 2,880 27,282 223,358 12,552 162,318 -

October - December 199,186 2,124 2,256 25,309 180,987 19,343 167,681 -

Total 728,364 9,846 10,138 731,071 60,271 2,449

2017

January - March 197,138 1,915 2,918 25,190 173,712 22,307 166,774 -

April - June 187,098 2,197 2,123 23,430 166,866 21,796 163,264 -

July - September 196,440 2,308 2,609 23,430 203,482 24,644 145,060 -

October - December 193,933 1,357 2,301 23,999 172,796 28,206 142,957 -

Total 774,609 7,777 9,951 716,856 96,953 4,562

2018

January - March 187,639 1,367 2,816 26,775* 167,531 27,221 131,206 -

April - June 180,785 1,546 2,276 24,524* 156,669 30,876 126,298 -

July - September 194,663 1,439 2,593 23,413* 194,083 29,067 105,877 -

October - December 192,435 1,602 2,477 23,978* 169,057 28,469 108,114 -

Total 755,523 5,954 10,162 687,340 115,632 3,531

2017 January - December 774,609 7,777 9,951 716,856 96,953 -

2016 January - December 728,364 9,846 10,138 731,071 60,271 -

1 Includes refuse recovery.

2 Reported as of the last day of the quarter.

3 'Losses and Unaccounted For' is calculated as production plus imports plus waste coal supplied minus the change in producer and distributor stocks minus

consumption minus exports minus the change in consumer stocks.

* Estimated.

Note: Beginning with 1999, the first three quarters of Producer and Distributor Stocks data for each year are estimated. Total may not equal sum of components because

of independent rounding.

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Source: *Production: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

*Imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.' *Waste Coal Supplied: Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report' and

Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' *Producer and Distributor Stocks: 'Short-Term Energy Outlook' estimates, Form

EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and Form EIA-8A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports.' *Exports: U.S. Department of Commerce,

Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.' *Consumption: Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial,

Commercial & Institutional Coal Users,' and Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.' *Consumer Stocks: Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations

Report' and Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form

EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table ES-2. U.S. coke summary statistics, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Year and

quarter Production Imports

Producer and

distributor

stocks 1 Consumption2 Exports

2012

January - March 3,857 365 636 4,160 172

April - June 3,863 462 594 4,165 203

July - September 3,726 145 532 3,722 210

October - December 3,726 162 606 3,425 389

Total 15,172 1,135 15,472 974

2013

January - March 3,841 57 573 3,763 167

April - June 3,954 42 757 3,599 212

July - September 3,742 31 778 3,539 213

October - December 3,783 8 872 3,450 247

Total 15,320 138 14,351 840

2014

January - March 3,483 2 718 3,515 124

April - June 3,718 38 751 3,531 192

July - September 4,036 12 786 3,697 316

October - December 3,917 25 797 3,616 315

Total 15,154 77 14,359 946

2015

January - March 3,611 3 1,044 3,204 163

April - June 3,511 10 1,127 3,135 302

July - September 3,507 74 785 3,770 152

October - December 3,126 54 707 3,018 239

Total 13,755 140 13,128 857

2016

January - March 2,950 4 831 2,757 72

April - June 2,927 95 765 2,919 169

July - September 2,987 73 656 2,877 291

October - December 2,992 57 579 2,659 467

Total 11,855 229 11,212 1,000

2017

January - March 3,027 1 448 2,918 242

April - June 3,124 27 414 2,953 231

July - September 3,411 5 465 3,087 278

October - December 3,386 25 558 2,860 458

Total 12,948 58 11,818 1,209

2018

January - March 3,219 4 405 3,072 304

April - June 3,479 68 440 3,225 286

July - September 3,564 10 396 3,412 206

October - December 3,545 35 354 3,268 354

Total 13,806 117 12,976 1,151

2017 January - December 12,948 58 11,818 1,209

2016 January - December 11,855 229 11,212 1,000

1 Reported as of the last day of the quarter.

2 Consumption is equal to production plus imports minus the change in producer and distributor stocks minus exports.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: *Production, Consumption, and Producer and Distributor Stocks: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial,

Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' *Imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.' *Exports: U.S. Department of

Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption

and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table ES-3. Summary statistics for coal refining plants, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Coal receipts by rank

Year and

quarter Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Total

Average price of receipts

(dollars per short ton)

Refined coal

produced

Refined coal

sold

2012

January - March 30 1,890 231 2,151 27.47 1,756 -

April - June - 2,853 992 3,844 25.42 3,668 -

July - September - 2,806 2,593 5,399 24.32 4,182 -

October -

December

- 2,571 2,347 4,919 24.55 4,434 -

Total 30 10,120 6,164 16,313 25.06 14,040 -

2013

January - March - 2,733 2,334 5,067 24.60 4,989 -

April - June - 2,105 1,910 4,015 25.24 3,615 -

July - September 54 3,279 2,823 6,156 26.93 6,197 -

October -

December

733 3,848 2,635 7,216 29.01 6,111 -

Total 786 11,966 9,701 22,454 26.77 20,912 -

2014

January - March 486 4,887 2,623 7,996 29.13 7,717 -

April - June 552 3,985 2,737 7,273 28.16 6,909 -

July - September 426 7,550 3,181 11,157 30.08 10,113 -

October -

December

1,130 8,549 2,841 12,520 28.13 11,105 -

Total 2,594 24,972 11,381 38,946 28.90 35,843 -

2015

January - March 1,475 7,784 3,212 12,471 29.07 11,403 -

April - June 1,355 7,435 3,146 11,936 28.67 11,237 -

July - September w w w w w w w

October -

December

w w w w w w w

Total w w w w w w w

2016

January - March w w w w w w w

April - June w w w w w w w

July - September w w w w w w w

October -

December

w w w w w w w

Total w w w w w w w

2017

January - March w w w w w w w

April - June w w w w w w w

July - September 15,073 17,625 3,186 35,884 35.69 33,556 33,556

October -

December

13,245 17,509 2,798 33,552 35.75 31,894 31,894

Total w w w w w w w

2018

January - March 14,908 16,401 4,016 35,326 36.93 46,972 46,972

April - June 15,458 14,820 4,959 35,236 37.01 33,989 33,989

July - September 19,199 18,761 4,302 42,262 36.51 41,867 41,867

October -

December

18,144 19,317 3,951 41,412 36.45 38,320 38,320

Total 67,710 69,299 17,228 154,237 36.71 161,148 161,148

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: Average price is based on the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f. value). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

Respondent survey frame updated for Q3 2017 to include full universe of coal refining facilities. Frame was incomplete prior to Q3 2017, resulting in incomplete data.

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Production

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Table 1. U.S. coal production, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Year January - March April - June July - September October - December Total

2012 266,865 241,047 258,956 249,591 1,016,458

2013 244,867 243,211 257,595 239,169 984,842

2014 245,271 245,844 255,377 253,557 1,000,049

2015 240,324 212,557 236,823 207,237 896,941

2016 173,225 160,853 195,101 199,186 728,364

2017 197,138 187,098 196,440 193,933 774,609

2018 187,639 180,785 194,663 192,435 755,523

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 2. Coal production by state

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Coal-producing region

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Alabama 3,666 3,648 3,107 14,751 12,861 14.7

Alaska 291 210 264 923 959 -3.8

Arizona 1,612 1,720 1,798 6,550 6,221 5.3

Arkansas - - - - 43 -

Colorado 3,343 3,628 3,745 14,026 15,047 -6.8

Illinois 12,302 12,346 11,436 49,355 48,204 2.4

Indiana 9,083 8,369 7,668 34,780 31,472 10.5

Kentucky Total 9,663 9,689 9,968 39,503 41,784 -5.5

Eastern (Kentucky) 3,939 4,123 4,654 16,839 18,179 -7.4

Western (Kentucky) 5,724 5,566 5,314 22,665 23,606 -4.0

Louisiana 292 512 489 1,483 2,079 -28.6

Maryland 290 273 403 1,227 1,808 -32.2

Mississippi 669 862 582 2,940 2,604 12.9

Missouri 65 64 60 259 244 6.0

Montana 10,906 9,568 9,739 38,610 35,232 9.6

New Mexico 3,984 3,045 2,765 10,792 13,844 -22.0

North Dakota 7,305 7,921 7,506 29,643 28,788 3.0

Ohio 2,457 2,404 2,440 8,982 9,489 -5.3

Oklahoma 94 241 146 716 561 27.6

Pennsylvania Total 12,663 11,675 12,166 49,799 49,085 1.5

Anthracite (Pennsylvania) 478 474 477 1,851 1,867 -0.8

Bituminous (Pennsylvania) 12,186 11,201 11,690 47,948 47,219 1.5

Tennessee 44 45 71 190 431 -55.9

Texas 5,630 6,642 9,879 24,823 36,382 -31.8

Utah 3,433 3,478 4,127 13,591 14,326 -5.1

Virginia 3,162 3,156 3,121 12,612 13,202 -4.5

West Virginia Total 23,182 23,505 24,245 95,092 92,791 2.5

Northern (West Virginia) 11,751 11,319 12,375 45,869 46,754 -1.9

Southern (West Virginia) 11,431 12,186 11,870 49,223 46,037 6.9

Wyoming 78,146 81,469 78,052 304,188 316,454 -3.9

Appalachia Total 49,404 48,827 50,207 199,491 197,846 0.8

Appalachia Central 18,577 19,509 19,715 78,864 77,848 1.3

Appalachia Northern 27,161 25,670 27,385 105,876 107,137 -1.2

Appalachia Southern 3,666 3,648 3,107 14,751 12,861 14.7

Interior Region Total 33,859 34,604 35,574 137,020 145,194 -5.6

Illinois Basin 27,109 26,281 24,417 106,800 103,282 3.4

Interior 6,750 8,322 11,156 30,221 41,913 -27.9

Western Region Total 109,021 111,039 107,996 418,323 430,870 -2.9

Powder River Basin 83,889 86,615 83,362 324,211 334,366 -3.0

Uinta Region 6,543 6,849 7,519 26,513 28,068 -5.5

Western 18,589 17,575 17,115 67,598 68,436 -1.2

East of Mississippi River 77,181 75,971 75,207 309,230 303,731 1.8

West of Mississippi River 115,103 118,500 118,571 445,604 470,179 -5.2

U.S. Subtotal 192,284 194,470 193,778 754,834 773,911 -2.5

Refuse recovery 151 193 155 688 699 -1.5

U.S. Total 192,435 194,663 193,933 755,523 774,609 -2.5

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 3. Coke and breeze production at coke plants

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,157 1,152 1,056 4,353 4,066 7.1

East North Central 1,971 2,014 1,905 7,810 7,181 8.8

South Atlantic 346 332 315 1,301 1,238 5.0

East South Central 250 258 279 1,043 1,069 -2.4

U.S. Total 3,724 3,756 3,556 14,508 13,554 7.0

Coke Total 3,545 3,564 3,386 13,806 12,948 6.6

Breeze Total 179 192 170 701 606 15.7

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Exports and imports

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Table 4. U.S. coal exports and imports, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

January - March April - June July - September October - December Total

Year Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports

2012 28,642 2,022 37,534 2,329 31,563 2,415 28,006 2,394 125,746 9,159

2013 31,835 1,429 29,427 2,756 28,589 2,398 27,809 2,323 117,659 8,906

2014 27,584 2,450 24,674 3,574 22,723 3,151 22,276 2,174 97,257 11,350

2015 21,979 3,009 19,766 2,640 16,914 2,965 15,299 2,705 73,958 11,318

2016 14,153 2,698 14,223 2,292 12,552 2,733 19,343 2,124 60,271 9,846

2017 22,307 1,915 21,796 2,197 24,644 2,308 28,206 1,357 96,953 7,777

2018 27,221 1,367 30,876 1,546 29,067 1,439 28,469 1,602 115,632 5,954

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: Exports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545;' and Imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,

'Monthly Report IM 145.'

Table 5. Average price of U.S. coal exports and imports, 2012 - 2018

(dollars per short ton)

January - March April - June July - September October - December Total

Year Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports

2012 134.88 103.82 118.95 100.89 115.12 93.25 104.64 90.39 118.43 96.78

2013 99.68 86.87 96.77 83.18 91.64 81.66 91.46 83.12 95.06 83.35

2014 90.72 78.15 86.24 80.46 85.69 80.60 84.94 85.48 87.08 80.96

2015 82.31 69.95 80.14 74.40 73.52 71.85 68.61 70.48 76.89 71.61

2016 61.41 63.97 65.79 66.30 67.24 62.70 92.57 71.32 73.66 65.75

2017 110.44 74.81 110.65 79.44 98.79 79.71 90.59 86.54 101.75 79.62

2018 105.78 71.48 103.26 82.95 99.30 91.02 108.58 83.07 104.17 82.30

Note: Exports: Average price is based on the free alongside ship (f.a.s.) value. Imports: Average price is based on the customs import value. Customs import value is the

price paid for merchandise when sold for exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing the

merchandise to the United States. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: Exports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545;' and Imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,

'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 6. Quantity and average price of U.S. coal imports by origin, 2012 - 2018

(short tons and dollars per short ton)

Year and quarter Australia Canada Colombia Indonesia China Venezuela

Other

countries Total

2012 - 1,107,727 6,951,515 517,532 77,738 287,147 217,598 9,159,257

2013 22 1,116,076 6,575,927 886,920 51,944 42,428 233,108 8,906,425

2014 532 1,026,523 8,295,286 1,526,611 39,776 288,738 172,460 11,349,926

2015 60,994 1,187,655 8,936,034 890,124 16,099 74,175 152,930 11,318,011

2016 121,967 1,078,480 7,890,800 613,944 6,955 - 134,212 9,846,358

2017

January - March - 204,185 1,649,757 58,863 1,202 - 1,047 1,915,054

April - June 700 205,598 1,789,959 199,996 676 - 121 2,197,050

July - September - 306,509 1,767,445 196,208 2,081 - 35,740 2,307,983

October - December - 175,442 879,451 244,386 2,515 46 55,245 1,357,085

U.S. Total 700 891,734 6,086,612 699,453 6,474 46 92,153 7,777,172

2018

January - March - 105,103 1,032,860 196,457 4,962 - 27,580 1,366,962

April - June - 210,538 1,057,691 265,469 3,978 - 8,724 1,546,400

July - September - 256,680 839,988 255,835 13,312 - 72,895 1,438,710

October - December - 198,038 1,130,042 197,427 6,372 - 70,199 1,602,078

U.S. Total - 770,359 4,060,581 915,188 28,624 - 179,398 5,954,150

Average price

(dollars per short ton)

2012 - 184.89 83.94 53.54 133.39 109.51 131.25 96.78

2013 182.64 145.52 75.11 59.45 107.55 91.81 101.89 83.35

2014 117.40 131.45 78.63 56.36 155.20 83.80 88.53 80.96

2015 60.25 114.88 66.70 56.65 184.78 68.88 103.61 71.61

2016 47.66 77.40 65.10 52.17 126.99 - 85.65 65.75

2017

January - March - 150.23 65.70 66.51 155.91 - 85.19 74.81

April - June 74.89 238.56 63.75 55.81 168.50 - 363.51 79.44

July - September - 188.40 62.12 60.01 69.52 - 126.07 79.71

October - December - 181.32 68.13 73.61 73.22 103.33 136.41 86.54

U.S. Total 74.89 189.83 64.44 64.11 97.33 103.33 132.12 79.62

2018

January - March - 181.51 58.37 74.05 162.88 - 108.36 71.48

April - June - 212.64 59.31 71.57 260.72 - 84.50 82.95

July - September - 186.35 61.92 78.15 74.93 - 138.82 91.02

October - December - 180.03 65.24 78.42 146.86 - 104.02 83.07

U.S. Total - 191.25 61.26 75.42 132.01 - 117.88 82.30

- = No data reported.

Note: Average price is based on the customs import value, including value for shipments of specialty coal not used as a fuel source (about 0.05 percent of all shipments).

Customs import value is the price paid for merchandise when sold for exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other

charges incurred in bringing the merchandise to the United States. Coal imports include coal to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Total may not equal sum of

components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 7. U.S. coal exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 3,567,039 3,508,089 3,076,272 12,541,071 10,389,077 20.7

Canada* 1,922,294 1,624,597 1,565,292 5,726,402 5,285,938 8.3

Dominican Republic 98,882 90,814 - 251,695 159,785 57.5

Guatemala 81,488 71,620 121,000 285,329 759,117 -62.4

Honduras 93,211 42,219 38,581 216,322 74,570 190.1

Jamaica 36,376 - 33,124 72,772 135,273 -46.2

Mexico 1,213,488 1,439,991 1,284,494 5,418,604 3,737,125 45.0

Panama 432 56,836 33,678 152,994 173,346 -11.7

Trinidad and Tobago 120,868 181,913 47 366,058 63,053 480.6

Other** - 99 56 50,895 870 NM

South America Total 2,583,002 2,409,482 2,422,518 10,329,432 8,826,790 17.0

Argentina 240,262 185,522 211,433 784,219 573,011 36.9

Brazil 2,216,980 1,943,568 2,210,211 8,595,068 7,562,884 13.6

Chile 124,466 240,700 440 868,605 631,943 37.4

Peru 301 - 174 889 57,749 -98.5

Other** 993 39,692 260 80,651 1,203 NM

Europe Total 11,882,983 11,726,370 11,162,413 43,807,515 39,560,548 10.7

Austria 562,480 211,878 112,382 1,048,430 572,142 83.2

Belgium 260,230 222,220 263,346 1,093,844 1,251,804 -12.6

Croatia 417,887 667,762 453,230 2,323,071 1,927,196 20.5

Denmark (Except

Greenland)

64,080 - 80,746 64,080 119,327 -46.3

Finland 148,716 242,510 121,253 531,418 417,706 27.2

France 426,825 355,403 631,071 1,704,998 2,175,881 -21.6

Germany, Federal

Republic of

858,913 871,622 1,549,722 3,568,331 4,900,458 -27.2

Greece - - 39,780 85,704 68,341 25.4

Ireland - - - - 91,569 -

Italy 990,234 853,944 987,187 3,407,875 3,142,717 8.4

Netherlands 3,817,403 3,492,205 1,840,065 12,362,341 9,372,985 31.9

Norway 16,915 19,451 19,728 68,879 78,700 -12.5

Poland 429,665 387,692 450,626 1,825,888 1,356,871 34.6

Portugal 82,673 93,855 342,166 580,695 816,144 -28.8

Romania 62,391 97,459 97,237 345,390 211,642 63.2

Slovakia - - 143,399 55,139 518,492 -89.4

Slovenia - - 115,253 127,242 127,574 -0.3

Spain 388,947 598,164 459,083 1,832,788 1,757,794 4.3

Sweden 52,052 218,253 216,592 572,801 876,687 -34.7

Turkey 400,827 805,673 475,503 3,062,852 2,563,970 19.5

Ukraine 1,247,359 1,251,606 1,950,638 4,816,809 4,463,457 7.9

United Kingdom 1,585,282 1,272,996 812,979 4,194,270 2,729,552 53.7

Other** 70,104 63,677 427 134,670 19,539 NM

Asia Total 8,530,318 9,166,009 9,541,433 40,280,708 32,840,845 22.7

China 143,682 434,413 442,562 2,615,707 3,238,216 -19.2

India 3,471,318 3,729,446 4,346,265 17,187,540 11,464,645 49.9

Japan 2,986,596 2,475,990 2,013,869 10,390,808 7,668,420 35.5

Pakistan 23 60,304 130,786 191,537 189,890 0.9

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

1,808,916 2,463,333 2,281,908 9,320,837 9,450,656 -1.4

Taiwan 148 84 323,938 743 539,435 -99.9

Thailand 116,945 457 575 503,623 136,101 270.0

United Arab Emirates 22 29 - 57 82,552 -99.9

Other** 2,668 1,953 1,530 69,856 70,930 -1.5

Australia and Oceania Total 52 70 1,008 334 49,358 -99.3

Other** 52 70 1,008 334 49,358 -99.3

Africa Total 1,905,574 2,256,681 2,002,316 8,672,992 5,286,767 64.1

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Egypt 675,829 922,142 898,205 3,830,476 1,949,614 96.5

Morocco 1,152,562 988,345 1,050,953 4,285,976 2,927,282 46.4

Nigeria - - - - 53,719 -

Senegal - 38,381 - 71,450 105,800 -32.5

South Africa 77,183 79,946 - 157,600 118,347 33.2

Togo - 110,013 53,150 164,059 108,915 50.6

Other** - 117,854 8 163,431 23,090 NM

Total 28,468,968 29,066,701 28,205,960 115,632,052 96,953,385 19.3

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 8. Average price of U.S. coal exports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 82.70 82.30 78.36 79.35 78.85 0.6

Canada* 99.00 105.29 106.67 105.34 100.30 5.0

Dominican Republic 57.45 59.22 - 59.65 64.34 -7.3

Guatemala 72.68 62.96 63.94 64.07 69.95 -8.4

Honduras 77.74 58.97 88.90 64.37 81.73 -21.2

Jamaica 54.43 - 88.91 54.47 54.72 -0.5

Mexico 52.47 48.99 44.98 49.21 53.47 -8.0

Panama 79.93 58.97 64.53 56.20 50.10 12.2

Trinidad and Tobago 166.66 172.51 360.72 172.13 55.41 210.6

Other** - 195.75 393.00 47.49 96.45 -50.8

South America Total 145.17 128.09 122.60 135.53 127.66 6.2

Argentina 180.02 169.48 154.70 177.96 154.94 14.9

Brazil 145.67 132.61 119.40 138.96 132.36 5.0

Chile 66.48 68.52 276.95 68.30 50.42 35.5

Peru 214.17 - 534.14 369.95 75.42 390.5

Other** 427.36 74.71 644.86 79.09 684.58 -88.4

Europe Total 118.41 112.50 102.56 117.78 111.69 5.5

Austria 188.58 164.41 151.23 181.38 194.94 -7.0

Belgium 152.04 158.08 149.51 158.28 139.82 13.2

Croatia 183.44 150.87 137.50 154.42 147.87 4.4

Denmark (Except

Greenland)

91.63 - 68.58 91.63 68.45 33.9

Finland 168.18 162.92 163.61 158.93 163.37 -2.7

France 148.69 123.64 87.44 138.30 121.90 13.5

Germany, Federal

Republic of

72.29 87.38 100.90 98.80 101.34 -2.5

Greece - - 31.27 75.27 56.11 34.1

Ireland - - - - 73.48 -

Italy 99.48 99.98 98.19 112.45 124.02 -9.3

Netherlands 99.30 87.18 83.13 91.06 74.27 22.6

Norway 139.36 149.21 135.24 143.93 131.98 9.1

Poland 142.16 118.62 82.33 136.14 113.88 19.5

Portugal 108.86 63.50 66.03 68.77 55.36 24.2

Romania 115.31 68.63 134.04 86.17 137.94 -37.5

Slovakia - - 146.52 144.66 150.26 -3.7

Slovenia - - 76.39 63.50 78.34 -18.9

Spain 102.22 112.75 107.24 108.79 105.20 3.4

Sweden 167.68 137.42 140.68 149.08 151.42 -1.5

Turkey 138.32 151.90 122.34 131.86 137.28 -3.9

Ukraine 178.16 161.67 116.96 166.66 148.46 12.3

United Kingdom 85.09 82.74 82.10 92.43 91.71 0.8

Other** 143.96 158.06 140.75 150.30 125.75 19.5

Asia Total 102.77 87.64 77.83 96.45 94.01 2.6

China 109.59 76.06 106.23 119.11 122.44 -2.7

India 95.95 92.43 75.90 96.94 93.61 3.6

Japan 129.41 101.24 97.68 119.31 108.80 9.7

Pakistan 123.04 63.34 47.17 56.76 47.30 20.0

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

73.42 69.20 64.09 66.04 77.31 -14.6

Taiwan 460.07 463.19 48.83 269.34 42.21 NM

Thailand 68.30 267.30 231.33 69.47 61.09 13.7

United Arab Emirates 276.23 345.83 - 351.68 47.91 NM

Other** 182.23 235.39 411.52 85.45 122.12 -30.0

Australia and Oceania Total 640.85 579.76 211.99 462.47 172.46 168.2

Other** 640.85 579.76 211.99 462.47 172.46 168.2

Africa Total 72.11 73.67 64.63 69.76 76.53 -8.8

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Egypt 76.99 69.20 68.60 71.33 93.34 -23.6

Morocco 66.72 64.93 61.93 64.41 65.25 -1.3

Nigeria - - - - 53.07 -

Senegal - 58.97 - 55.61 58.08 -4.3

South Africa 109.77 181.58 - 147.52 136.66 7.9

Togo - 62.68 50.79 62.95 48.13 30.8

Other** - 123.86 1,185.38 111.03 52.34 112.1

Total 108.58 99.30 90.59 104.17 101.75 2.4

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: 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 percent of all

shipments). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 9. U.S. steam coal exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 1,920,827 1,818,494 1,301,995 7,006,895 5,264,273 33.1

Canada* 386,018 228,374 212,803 1,058,152 1,140,664 -7.2

Dominican Republic 98,882 90,814 - 251,695 108,297 132.4

Guatemala 81,488 71,620 121,000 285,329 759,117 -62.4

Honduras 93,211 42,219 38,581 216,322 74,570 190.1

Jamaica 36,376 - 33,124 72,772 135,273 -46.2

Mexico 1,103,552 1,328,500 862,706 4,734,559 2,871,870 64.9

Panama 432 56,836 33,678 152,994 173,346 -11.7

Trinidad and Tobago 120,868 32 47 184,177 266 NM

Other** - 99 56 50,895 870 NM

South America Total 157,831 427,118 77,710 1,231,618 934,526 31.8

Argentina - 49,648 22 96,218 182 NM

Brazil 32,071 97,078 76,814 185,255 243,449 -23.9

Chile 124,466 240,700 440 868,605 631,943 37.4

Peru 301 - 174 889 57,749 -98.5

Other** 993 39,692 260 80,651 1,203 NM

Europe Total 5,335,236 4,641,243 4,565,204 16,517,375 14,945,821 10.5

Austria - 375 375 375 2,346 -84.0

Belgium 38,175 43 - 38,218 432 NM

Croatia - 78,264 - 90,345 - -

Denmark (Except

Greenland)

64,080 - 80,746 64,080 119,327 -46.3

Finland - 1 - 14,331 - -

France 92,558 153,358 338,130 433,550 750,593 -42.2

Germany, Federal

Republic of

637,020 643,605 905,333 2,182,766 2,467,546 -11.5

Greece - - 39,780 85,704 68,341 25.4

Italy 445,087 404,489 443,603 1,397,982 910,585 53.5

Netherlands 2,211,790 1,619,119 979,411 6,164,865 5,976,585 3.2

Norway - 4,189 - 4,189 8,818 -52.5

Poland 143,349 210,425 336,900 707,509 524,976 34.8

Portugal 82,673 93,855 342,166 497,736 731,347 -31.9

Romania - - - 41,201 - -

Slovakia - - - 23 - -

Slovenia - - - - 12,321 -

Spain 255,535 347,315 212,062 1,075,546 899,205 19.6

Sweden - - 53,022 34,074 151,488 -77.5

Turkey 38,092 86,085 63,367 514,480 471,986 9.0

Ukraine 116,091 - 133,883 226,826 133,883 69.4

United Kingdom 1,210,621 999,678 635,999 2,942,079 1,714,451 71.6

Other** 165 442 427 1,496 1,591 -6.0

Asia Total 4,829,084 6,247,961 6,094,347 23,500,513 17,298,911 35.8

China 382 189,700 67,246 372,301 332,909 11.8

India 2,556,630 3,054,197 3,197,290 11,531,728 7,539,785 52.9

Japan 1,128,181 1,356,633 945,098 4,400,612 2,693,922 63.4

Pakistan 23 60,304 26 191,537 59,130 223.9

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

1,024,195 1,584,909 1,558,797 6,430,776 5,867,926 9.6

Taiwan 148 84 323,938 743 539,435 -99.9

Thailand 116,835 304 422 503,207 135,642 271.0

United Arab Emirates 22 29 - 57 82,552 -99.9

Other** 2,668 1,801 1,530 69,552 47,610 46.1

Australia and Oceania Total 52 70 1,008 334 1,945 -82.8

Other** 52 70 1,008 334 1,945 -82.8

Africa Total 1,053,351 1,411,101 1,377,426 5,862,143 3,253,343 80.2

Egypt 423,580 844,981 584,686 3,235,113 1,222,053 164.7

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Morocco 629,750 389,390 739,582 2,317,116 1,739,599 33.2

Nigeria - - - - 53,719 -

Senegal - 38,381 - 71,450 105,800 -32.5

South Africa 21 28 - 520 167 211.4

Togo - 110,013 53,150 164,059 108,915 50.6

Other** - 28,308 8 73,885 23,090 220.0

Total 13,296,381 14,545,987 13,417,690 54,118,878 41,698,819 29.8

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Steam coal includes bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite, and anthracite. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 10. Average price of U.S. steam coal exports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 60.51 51.45 50.89 53.97 54.60 -1.2

Canada* 79.86 103.20 106.10 95.04 91.50 3.9

Dominican Republic 57.45 59.22 - 59.65 47.49 25.6

Guatemala 72.68 62.96 63.94 64.07 69.95 -8.4

Honduras 77.74 58.97 88.90 64.37 81.73 -21.2

Jamaica 54.43 - 88.91 54.47 54.72 -0.5

Mexico 40.22 40.81 31.71 38.81 35.69 8.7

Panama 79.93 58.97 64.53 56.20 50.10 12.2

Trinidad and Tobago 166.66 1,016.47 360.72 171.90 286.24 -39.9

Other** - 195.75 393.00 47.49 96.45 -50.8

South America Total 74.24 84.86 86.82 80.97 60.36 34.1

Argentina - 172.45 245.45 172.33 282.88 -39.1

Brazil 92.11 84.73 82.79 92.37 79.34 16.4

Chile 66.48 68.52 276.95 68.30 50.42 35.5

Peru 214.17 - 534.14 369.95 75.42 390.5

Other** 427.36 74.71 644.86 79.09 684.58 -88.4

Europe Total 72.13 68.05 63.54 69.04 62.78 10.0

Austria - 27.66 27.66 27.66 26.53 4.3

Belgium 111.75 385.58 - 112.06 73.24 53.0

Croatia - 90.72 - 87.08 - -

Denmark (Except

Greenland)

91.63 - 68.58 91.63 68.45 33.9

Finland - 3,654.00 - 181.41 - -

France 58.97 66.94 63.02 61.85 69.33 -10.8

Germany, Federal

Republic of

66.78 62.50 57.42 62.73 55.72 12.6

Greece - - 31.27 75.27 56.11 34.1

Italy 65.33 63.53 63.60 64.95 70.47 -7.8

Netherlands 71.67 66.89 56.97 67.83 57.89 17.2

Norway - 140.61 - 140.61 131.55 6.9

Poland 74.25 75.17 60.22 82.32 63.12 30.4

Portugal 108.86 63.50 66.03 69.65 57.23 21.7

Romania - - - 63.50 - -

Slovakia - - - 2,044.35 - -

Slovenia - - - - 96.61 -

Spain 57.86 63.90 85.64 67.09 63.04 6.4

Sweden - - 137.90 181.16 108.63 66.8

Turkey 56.33 199.20 67.91 83.74 123.84 -32.4

Ukraine 185.42 - 75.98 125.90 75.98 65.7

United Kingdom 66.91 62.47 67.79 66.03 62.55 5.6

Other** 95.55 123.39 140.75 103.26 101.34 1.9

Asia Total 71.98 65.64 55.85 63.98 53.24 20.2

China 381.54 33.74 66.28 35.73 47.14 -24.2

India 80.48 80.64 62.96 74.66 60.13 24.2

Japan 85.00 69.86 62.23 75.04 69.09 8.6

Pakistan 123.04 63.34 239.69 56.76 47.68 19.0

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

36.38 36.77 37.99 38.45 38.07 1.0

Taiwan 460.07 463.19 48.83 269.34 42.21 NM

Thailand 68.21 351.64 279.05 69.43 60.96 13.9

United Arab Emirates 276.23 345.83 - 351.68 47.91 NM

Other** 182.23 246.82 411.52 85.39 98.88 -13.6

Australia and Oceania Total 640.85 579.76 211.99 462.47 274.36 68.6

Other** 640.85 579.76 211.99 462.47 274.36 68.6

Africa Total 67.95 62.28 62.27 63.77 69.68 -8.5

Egypt 65.64 59.86 64.56 62.86 83.40 -24.6

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Morocco 69.38 67.94 61.27 65.00 62.79 3.5

Nigeria - - - - 53.07 -

Senegal - 58.97 - 55.61 58.08 -4.3

South Africa 3,460.71 587.71 - 669.98 546.93 22.5

Togo - 62.68 50.79 62.95 48.13 30.8

Other** - 58.97 1,185.38 70.61 52.34 34.9

Total 70.09 64.88 58.84 64.60 58.29 10.8

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: 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 percent of all

shipments). Steam coal includes bituminous, sub-bituminous, lignite, and anthracite. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 11. U.S. metallurgical coal exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 1,646,212 1,689,595 1,774,277 5,534,176 5,124,804 8.0

Canada* 1,536,276 1,396,223 1,352,489 4,668,250 4,145,274 12.6

Dominican Republic - - - - 51,488 -

Mexico 109,936 111,491 421,788 684,045 865,255 -20.9

Trinidad and Tobago - 181,881 - 181,881 62,787 189.7

South America Total 2,425,171 1,982,364 2,344,808 9,097,814 7,892,264 15.3

Argentina 240,262 135,874 211,411 688,001 572,829 20.1

Brazil 2,184,909 1,846,490 2,133,397 8,409,813 7,319,435 14.9

Europe Total 6,547,747 7,085,127 6,597,209 27,290,140 24,614,727 10.9

Austria 562,480 211,503 112,007 1,048,055 569,796 83.9

Belgium 222,055 222,177 263,346 1,055,626 1,251,372 -15.6

Croatia 417,887 589,498 453,230 2,232,726 1,927,196 15.9

Finland 148,716 242,509 121,253 517,087 417,706 23.8

France 334,267 202,045 292,941 1,271,448 1,425,288 -10.8

Germany, Federal

Republic of

221,893 228,017 644,389 1,385,565 2,432,912 -43.0

Ireland - - - - 91,569 -

Italy 545,147 449,455 543,584 2,009,893 2,232,132 -10.0

Netherlands 1,605,613 1,873,086 860,654 6,197,476 3,396,400 82.5

Norway 16,915 15,262 19,728 64,690 69,882 -7.4

Poland 286,316 177,267 113,726 1,118,379 831,895 34.4

Portugal - - - 82,959 84,797 -2.2

Romania 62,391 97,459 97,237 304,189 211,642 43.7

Slovakia - - 143,399 55,116 518,492 -89.4

Slovenia - - 115,253 127,242 115,253 10.4

Spain 133,412 250,849 247,021 757,242 858,589 -11.8

Sweden 52,052 218,253 163,570 538,727 725,199 -25.7

Turkey 362,735 719,588 412,136 2,548,372 2,091,984 21.8

Ukraine 1,131,268 1,251,606 1,816,755 4,589,983 4,329,574 6.0

United Kingdom 374,661 273,318 176,980 1,252,191 1,015,101 23.4

Other** 69,939 63,235 - 133,174 17,948 NM

Asia Total 3,701,234 2,918,048 3,447,086 16,780,195 15,541,934 8.0

China 143,300 244,713 375,316 2,243,406 2,905,307 -22.8

India 914,688 675,249 1,148,975 5,655,812 3,924,860 44.1

Japan 1,858,415 1,119,357 1,068,771 5,990,196 4,974,498 20.4

Pakistan - - 130,760 - 130,760 -

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

784,721 878,424 723,111 2,890,061 3,582,730 -19.3

Thailand 110 153 153 416 459 -9.4

Other** - 152 - 304 23,320 -98.7

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 47,413 -

Other** - - - - 47,413 -

Africa Total 852,223 845,580 624,890 2,810,849 2,033,424 38.2

Egypt 252,249 77,161 313,519 595,363 727,561 -18.2

Morocco 522,812 598,955 311,371 1,968,860 1,187,683 65.8

South Africa 77,162 79,918 - 157,080 118,180 32.9

Other** - 89,546 - 89,546 - -

Total 15,172,587 14,520,714 14,788,270 61,513,174 55,254,566 11.3

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 12. Average price of U.S. metallurgical coal exports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 108.59 115.51 98.52 111.47 103.75 7.4

Canada* 103.81 105.63 106.76 107.68 102.73 4.8

Dominican Republic - - - - 99.79 -

Mexico 175.38 146.46 72.10 121.18 112.48 7.7

Trinidad and Tobago - 172.37 - 172.37 54.43 216.7

South America Total 149.78 137.40 123.79 142.91 135.63 5.4

Argentina 180.02 168.39 154.69 178.74 154.90 15.4

Brazil 146.46 135.12 120.72 139.98 134.12 4.4

Europe Total 156.12 141.62 129.55 147.28 141.39 4.2

Austria 188.58 164.65 151.64 181.43 195.64 -7.3

Belgium 158.96 158.04 149.51 159.95 139.84 14.4

Croatia 183.44 158.86 137.50 157.14 147.87 6.3

Finland 168.18 162.91 163.61 158.31 163.37 -3.1

France 173.54 166.68 115.62 164.37 149.58 9.9

Germany, Federal

Republic of

88.10 157.61 161.99 155.61 147.60 5.4

Ireland - - - - 73.48 -

Italy 127.36 132.78 126.43 145.50 145.86 -0.2

Netherlands 137.37 104.72 112.91 114.16 103.10 10.7

Norway 139.36 151.58 135.24 144.15 132.04 9.2

Poland 176.16 170.21 147.82 170.19 145.91 16.6

Portugal - - - 63.50 39.19 62.0

Romania 115.31 68.63 134.04 89.24 137.94 -35.3

Slovakia - - 146.52 143.87 150.26 -4.3

Slovenia - - 76.39 63.50 76.39 -16.9

Spain 187.19 180.38 125.79 168.03 149.35 12.5

Sweden 167.68 137.42 141.59 147.05 160.35 -8.3

Turkey 146.93 146.24 130.71 141.57 140.31 0.9

Ukraine 177.41 161.67 119.98 168.68 150.71 11.9

United Kingdom 143.82 156.87 133.55 154.46 140.97 9.6

Other** 144.07 158.31 - 150.83 127.91 17.9

Asia Total 142.94 134.74 116.69 141.91 139.38 1.8

China 108.86 108.86 113.38 132.95 131.07 1.4

India 139.17 145.75 111.90 142.36 157.94 -9.9

Japan 156.37 139.26 129.03 151.83 130.30 16.5

Pakistan - - 47.13 - 47.13 -

South Korea (Republic of

Korea)

121.76 127.72 120.37 127.44 141.59 -10.0

Thailand 166.35 99.71 99.71 117.31 99.71 17.7

Other** - 100.00 - 100.00 169.56 -41.0

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 168.28 -

Other** - - - - 168.28 -

Africa Total 77.25 92.69 69.84 82.24 87.50 -6.0

Egypt 96.05 171.46 76.13 117.39 110.04 6.7

Morocco 63.51 62.97 63.50 63.72 68.86 -7.5

South Africa 108.86 181.44 - 145.79 136.08 7.1

Other** - 144.38 - 144.38 - -

Total 142.31 133.77 119.39 138.98 134.55 3.3

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

Note: 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 percent of all

shipments). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 13. U.S. coal exports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 15,726,786 16,279,437 16,910,738 66,046,409 57,892,030 14.1

Baltimore, MD 4,699,727 5,407,066 6,487,687 21,526,000 20,804,995 3.5

Buffalo, NY 945,330 1,026,817 709,786 3,045,373 1,714,010 77.7

New York City, NY 1,046 3,115 174,009 91,805 341,902 -73.1

Norfolk, VA 9,968,505 9,793,975 9,465,580 41,160,205 34,768,195 18.4

Ogdensburg, NY 64,381 25,251 63,186 133,370 147,255 -9.4

Philadelphia, PA 47,496 22,994 10,383 88,472 115,257 -23.2

Portland, ME 120 47 53 609 172 254.1

St. Albans, VT 181 172 - 530 190 178.9

Washington, DC - - 54 45 54 -16.7

Southern Total 9,434,922 8,959,101 7,417,745 35,021,787 25,451,285 37.6

Charleston, SC 19 80 19 277 505 -45.1

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX - - - 83 - -

El Paso, TX 42,479 38,577 30,807 166,025 175,589 -5.4

Houston-Galveston, TX 121,617 310,248 198,101 968,086 399,920 142.1

Laredo, TX 587,544 520,585 671,244 2,280,955 2,463,862 -7.4

Miami, FL 831 2,053 193 6,101 761 NM

Mobile, AL 3,191,884 2,551,057 1,836,910 11,351,779 9,958,629 14.0

New Orleans, LA 5,490,292 5,535,164 4,679,751 20,184,157 12,450,529 62.1

Port Arthur, TX - - - 60,627 - -

Savannah, GA 225 1,258 494 2,968 1,125 163.8

Tampa, FL 31 79 226 729 365 99.7

Western Total 2,536,246 3,321,126 3,084,679 12,362,998 10,432,390 18.5

Anchorage, AK - - 1 50 273 -81.7

Great Falls, MT 171 138 106 2,590 245 NM

Honolulu, HI - - - 1 75 -98.7

Los Angeles, CA 317,025 405,164 330,586 1,391,732 1,194,891 16.5

Nogales, AZ 383,812 390,133 161,002 1,399,049 197,230 NM

Portland, OR - 3 - 6 2 200.0

San Diego, CA 74 22 21 536 77 NM

San Francisco, CA 726,816 636,329 905,054 2,940,389 3,046,263 -3.5

Seattle, WA 1,108,348 1,889,337 1,687,909 6,628,645 5,993,334 10.6

Northern Total 762,649 502,411 769,067 2,180,512 3,130,298 -30.3

Chicago, IL - 79 - 79 32,661 -99.8

Cleveland, OH 642,028 349,043 715,935 1,628,634 2,593,236 -37.2

Detroit, MI 114,902 81,315 51,131 327,946 258,920 26.7

Duluth, MN 140 - - 3,865 9,336 -58.6

Minneapolis, MN - 67,200 - 202,785 220,511 -8.0

Pembina, ND 5,579 4,774 2,001 17,203 15,634 10.0

Other Ports 8,365 4,626 23,731 20,346 47,382 -57.1

Total 28,468,968 29,066,701 28,205,960 115,632,052 96,953,385 19.3

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 14. Steam coal exports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 4,286,620 4,481,082 5,448,752 17,623,743 16,209,775 8.7

Baltimore, MD 2,620,330 2,888,523 3,388,163 11,143,855 10,176,848 9.5

Buffalo, NY 35,438 2,802 32,626 43,429 44,057 -1.4

New York City, NY 1,046 3,115 174,009 91,717 341,853 -73.2

Norfolk, VA 1,519,702 1,540,198 1,788,981 6,144,168 5,394,393 13.9

Ogdensburg, NY 62,307 23,294 54,483 111,023 136,951 -18.9

Philadelphia, PA 47,496 22,994 10,383 88,472 115,257 -23.2

Portland, ME 120 47 53 609 172 254.1

St. Albans, VT 181 109 - 425 190 123.7

Washington, DC - - 54 45 54 -16.7

Southern Total 6,327,000 6,606,930 4,758,087 23,575,322 14,344,043 64.4

Charleston, SC 19 80 19 277 101 174.3

El Paso, TX 42,479 38,577 30,807 166,025 175,589 -5.4

Houston-Galveston, TX 121,617 310,163 198,101 968,001 399,920 142.0

Laredo, TX 586,785 520,069 670,876 2,247,035 2,430,940 -7.6

Miami, FL 831 2,053 193 6,101 761 NM

Mobile, AL 244,740 215,054 112,831 690,685 223,390 209.2

New Orleans, LA 5,330,283 5,519,902 3,744,843 19,433,491 11,112,690 74.9

Port Arthur, TX - - - 60,627 - -

Savannah, GA 215 953 191 2,351 287 NM

Tampa, FL 31 79 226 729 365 99.7

Western Total 2,536,057 3,321,126 3,084,662 12,362,809 10,432,321 18.5

Anchorage, AK - - 1 50 221 -77.4

Great Falls, MT 171 138 89 2,590 228 NM

Honolulu, HI - - - 1 75 -98.7

Los Angeles, CA 316,836 405,164 330,586 1,391,543 1,194,891 16.5

Nogales, AZ 383,812 390,133 161,002 1,399,049 197,230 NM

Portland, OR - 3 - 6 2 200.0

San Diego, CA 74 22 21 536 77 NM

San Francisco, CA 726,816 636,329 905,054 2,940,389 3,046,263 -3.5

Seattle, WA 1,108,348 1,889,337 1,687,909 6,628,645 5,993,334 10.6

Northern Total 138,339 132,223 102,458 536,658 665,308 -19.3

Chicago, IL - 79 - 79 47 68.1

Cleveland, OH 101,629 60,706 68,602 222,872 281,634 -20.9

Detroit, MI 30,991 32,811 31,855 153,417 138,146 11.1

Duluth, MN 140 - - 3,865 9,336 -58.6

Minneapolis, MN - 33,853 - 139,676 220,511 -36.7

Pembina, ND 5,579 4,774 2,001 16,749 15,634 7.1

Other Ports 8,365 4,626 23,731 20,346 47,372 -57.1

Total 13,296,381 14,545,987 13,417,690 54,118,878 41,698,819 29.8

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 15. Metallurgical coal exports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 11,440,166 11,798,355 11,461,986 48,422,666 41,682,255 16.2

Baltimore, MD 2,079,397 2,518,543 3,099,524 10,382,145 10,628,147 -2.3

Buffalo, NY 909,892 1,024,015 677,160 3,001,944 1,669,953 79.8

New York City, NY - - - 88 49 79.6

Norfolk, VA 8,448,803 8,253,777 7,676,599 35,016,037 29,373,802 19.2

Ogdensburg, NY 2,074 1,957 8,703 22,347 10,304 116.9

St. Albans, VT - 63 - 105 - -

Southern Total 3,107,922 2,352,171 2,659,658 11,446,465 11,107,242 3.1

Charleston, SC - - - - 404 -

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX - - - 83 - -

Houston-Galveston, TX - 85 - 85 - -

Laredo, TX 759 516 368 33,920 32,922 3.0

Mobile, AL 2,947,144 2,336,003 1,724,079 10,661,094 9,735,239 9.5

New Orleans, LA 160,009 15,262 934,908 750,666 1,337,839 -43.9

Savannah, GA 10 305 303 617 838 -26.4

Western Total 189 - 17 189 69 173.9

Anchorage, AK - - - - 52 -

Great Falls, MT - - 17 - 17 -

Los Angeles, CA 189 - - 189 - -

Northern Total 624,310 370,188 666,609 1,643,854 2,464,990 -33.3

Chicago, IL - - - - 32,614 -

Cleveland, OH 540,399 288,337 647,333 1,405,762 2,311,602 -39.2

Detroit, MI 83,911 48,504 19,276 174,529 120,774 44.5

Minneapolis, MN - 33,347 - 63,109 - -

Pembina, ND - - - 454 - -

Other Ports - - - - 10 -

Total 15,172,587 14,520,714 14,788,270 61,513,174 55,254,566 11.3

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 16. U.S. coke exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 346,104 205,873 387,738 1,020,382 1,066,195 -4.3

Canada* 299,335 161,579 244,822 789,752 772,477 2.2

Mexico 46,702 44,032 142,081 229,731 291,871 -21.3

Other** 67 262 835 899 1,847 -51.3

South America Total - 20 - 41 95 -56.8

Other** - 20 - 41 95 -56.8

Europe Total 7,597 13 69,855 108,062 102,002 5.9

Other** 7,597 13 69,855 108,062 102,002 5.9

Asia Total 233 368 126 1,316 22,233 -94.1

Other** 233 368 126 1,316 22,233 -94.1

Australia and Oceania Total 209 214 86 604 334 80.8

Other** 209 214 86 604 334 80.8

Africa Total - - - 20,478 18,188 12.6

Other** - - - 20,478 18,188 12.6

Total 354,143 206,488 457,805 1,150,883 1,209,047 -4.8

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 17. Average Price of U.S. coke exports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 237.98 289.71 235.26 266.79 243.55 9.5

Canada* 230.75 284.76 219.52 256.78 229.52 11.9

Mexico 283.48 306.08 261.78 299.89 279.56 7.3

Other** 792.72 592.53 336.67 601.86 419.06 43.6

South America Total - 530.00 - 515.22 526.36 -2.1

Other** - 530.00 - 515.22 526.36 -2.1

Europe Total 155.61 453.85 151.46 233.02 137.64 69.3

Other** 155.61 453.85 151.46 233.02 137.64 69.3

Asia Total 539.08 801.85 892.87 714.10 180.17 296.3

Other** 539.08 801.85 892.87 714.10 180.17 296.3

Australia and Oceania Total 455.49 546.26 446.52 445.43 412.89 7.9

Other** 455.49 546.26 446.52 445.43 412.89 7.9

Africa Total - - - 90.72 90.72 s

Other** - - - 90.72 90.72 s

Total 236.54 290.93 222.69 261.10 231.22 12.9

* 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.

** Includes countries with coal exports less than or equal to 50,000 short tons in 2017.

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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Table 18. U.S. coal imports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of origin

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 198,220 256,680 175,464 770,984 891,826 -13.5

Canada 198,038 256,680 175,442 770,359 891,734 -13.6

Mexico 182 - 22 625 92 NM

South America Total 1,130,165 840,050 879,648 4,061,012 6,086,896 -33.3

Colombia 1,130,042 839,988 879,451 4,060,581 6,086,612 -33.3

Peru 123 62 151 431 238 81.1

Venezuela - - 46 - 46 -

Europe Total 48,877 32,537 11,567 109,145 47,211 131.2

Germany, Federal

Republic of

375 574 626 1,183 1,762 -32.9

Luxembourg - 1,102 - 1,102 - -

Netherlands - - 10,941 - 10,941 -

Russia 48,502 30,316 - 78,908 34,449 129.1

Ukraine - - - 27,377 - -

United Kingdom - 545 - 575 59 NM

Asia Total 213,788 273,067 252,577 965,605 712,710 35.5

China 6,372 13,312 2,515 28,624 6,474 342.1

Hong Kong 9,989 3,920 5,512 21,602 6,339 240.8

India - - 164 - 444 -

Indonesia 197,427 255,835 244,386 915,188 699,453 30.8

Japan - - - 10 - -

Philippines - - - 181 - -

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 700 -

Australia - - - - 700 -

Africa Total 11,028 36,376 37,829 47,404 37,829 25.3

South Africa 11,028 36,376 37,829 47,404 37,829 25.3

Total 1,602,078 1,438,710 1,357,085 5,954,150 7,777,172 -23.4

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Coal imports include coal to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 19. Average price of U.S. coal imports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of origin

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 179.98 186.35 181.33 191.22 189.84 0.7

Canada 180.03 186.35 181.32 191.25 189.83 0.7

Mexico 119.73 - 199.68 160.05 302.68 -47.1

South America Total 65.26 61.94 68.16 61.28 64.44 -4.9

Colombia 65.24 61.92 68.13 61.26 64.44 -4.9

Peru 271.59 268.21 265.01 264.59 264.87 -0.1

Venezuela - - 103.33 - 103.33 -

Europe Total 106.35 171.14 183.79 126.07 137.88 -8.6

Germany, Federal

Republic of

74.87 74.75 74.76 75.65 83.13 -9.0

Luxembourg - 490.09 - 490.09 - -

Netherlands - - 190.03 - 190.03 -

Russia 106.59 162.38 - 128.21 124.17 3.3

Ukraine - - - 107.41 - -

United Kingdom - 115.05 - 125.95 106.53 18.2

Asia Total 80.30 77.95 73.63 77.09 64.68 19.2

China 146.86 74.93 73.22 132.01 97.33 35.6

Hong Kong 74.93 74.94 74.93 74.93 94.38 -20.6

India - - 65.85 - 77.77 -

Indonesia 78.42 78.15 73.61 75.42 64.11 17.6

Japan - - - 221.00 - -

Philippines - - - 65.78 - -

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 74.89 -

Australia - - - - 74.89 -

Africa Total 117.93 116.57 130.64 116.89 130.64 -10.5

South Africa 117.93 116.57 130.64 116.89 130.64 -10.5

U.S. Total* 83.07 91.02 86.54 82.30 79.62 3.4

* U.S. Total is the average price of all coal imports.

- = No data reported.

Note: Average price is based on the customs import value, including value for shipments of specialty coal not used as a fuel source (about 0.05 percent of all shipments).

Customs import value is the price paid for merchandise when sold for exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other

charges incured in bringing the merchandise to the United States. Coal imports include coal to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Total may not equal sum of

components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 20. Coal imports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 84,281 53,093 41,215 283,756 167,986 68.9

Baltimore, MD 460 139 - 1,114 278 300.7

Boston, MA - 52,922 - 120,163 45,176 166.0

Buffalo, NY - 32 11,180 207 12,452 -98.3

New York City, NY 323 - 273 1,094 2,065 -47.0

Ogdensburg, NY - - - - 187 -

Philadelphia, PA - - - - 21 -

Portland, ME 83,498 - 29,762 161,178 107,807 49.5

Southern Total 1,121,957 924,937 895,656 4,102,634 6,017,839 -31.8

Houston-Galveston, TX 123 390 315 4,542 1,804 151.8

Laredo, TX 182 - 22 239 92 159.8

Miami, FL 33,135 - - 104,240 70,599 47.7

Mobile, AL 467,318 547,596 393,365 2,303,784 1,726,130 33.5

New Orleans, LA 26,540 17,867 7,755 54,871 10,078 444.5

San Juan, PR 475,594 325,040 46 1,318,785 1,217,179 8.3

Tampa, FL 119,065 34,044 494,153 316,173 2,991,957 -89.4

Western Total 256,858 267,824 285,979 1,031,012 1,019,188 1.2

Columbia-Snake, OR - - - 181 - -

Great Falls, MT 57,885 63,615 40,363 231,679 250,993 -7.7

Honolulu, HI 197,427 202,913 244,386 795,025 765,487 3.9

Los Angeles, CA - - - - 10 -

Nogales, AZ - - - 386 - -

San Francisco, CA - 60 - 150 59 154.2

Seattle, WA 1,546 1,236 1,230 3,591 2,639 36.1

Northern Total 138,982 192,856 134,235 536,748 572,159 -6.2

Chicago, IL - - - 215 10 NM

Cleveland, OH 375 574 626 1,166 1,395 -16.4

Detroit, MI 64,161 123,659 62,580 284,411 255,696 11.2

Duluth, MN 258 - 102 1,066 354 201.1

Pembina, ND 74,188 68,623 70,927 249,890 314,704 -20.6

Total 1,602,078 1,438,710 1,357,085 5,954,150 7,777,172 -23.4

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Coal imports include coal to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 21. U.S. coke imports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of origin

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 14,586 709 272 37,829 3,063 NM

Canada 14,586 709 272 37,829 3,052 NM

Mexico - - - - 11 -

South America Total - 6,063 18,585 38,094 18,585 105.0

Chile - - - 16,819 - -

Colombia - 6,063 18,585 21,275 18,585 14.5

Europe Total 17,668 43 443 26,322 23,301 13.0

Czech Republic 17,649 - - 25,933 - -

Germany, Federal

Republic of

11 43 - 159 8 NM

Italy - - 433 196 1,037 -81.1

Poland - - - - 22,220 -

United Kingdom 8 - 10 34 36 -5.6

Asia Total 412 1,015 2,306 2,957 3,386 -12.7

China 107 - 1,482 155 1,905 -91.9

Indonesia - - 24 56 200 -72.0

Japan 305 618 800 2,349 1,281 83.4

Saudi Arabia - 397 - 397 - -

Africa Total 2,322 2,053 3,478 11,533 10,145 13.7

Egypt - - - 14 - -

South Africa 2,322 2,053 3,478 11,519 10,145 13.5

U.S. Total 34,988 9,883 25,084 116,735 58,480 99.6

- = No data reported.

NM = Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 22. Average price of U.S. coke imports

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of origin

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 233.65 205.42 150.93 271.09 161.34 68.0

Canada 233.65 205.42 150.93 271.09 160.59 68.8

Mexico - - - - 367.73 -

South America Total - 298.00 150.02 131.79 150.02 -12.2

Chile - - - 122.96 - -

Colombia - 298.00 150.02 138.76 150.02 -7.5

Europe Total 332.93 532.67 307.19 331.87 111.15 198.6

Czech Republic 332.39 - - 330.53 - -

Germany, Federal

Republic of

890.64 532.67 - 505.68 617.50 -18.1

Italy - - 293.49 286.97 287.49 -0.2

Poland - - - - 101.61 -

United Kingdom 750.00 - 900.00 797.06 808.33 -1.4

Asia Total 425.14 420.60 304.62 390.69 393.77 -0.8

China 731.40 - 276.43 724.06 366.65 97.5

Indonesia - - 1,603.50 1,183.13 1,140.44 3.7

Japan 317.70 317.77 317.86 317.70 317.52 0.1

Saudi Arabia - 580.69 - 580.69 - -

Africa Total 621.75 566.99 267.40 494.73 306.50 61.4

Egypt - - - 3,405.00 - -

South Africa 621.75 566.99 267.40 491.19 306.50 60.3

U.S. Total 311.79 360.85 183.29 264.46 176.38 49.9

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 23. Coal receipts at coke plants by census division

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,487 1,616 1,531 5,812 5,366 8.3

East North Central 2,505 2,584 2,293 9,688 9,325 3.9

South Atlantic 424 421 424 1,691 1,651 2.4

East South Central 309 348 287 1,291 1,244 3.7

U.S. Total 4,726 4,970 4,535 18,482 17,587 5.1

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

Table 24. Average price of coal receipts at coke plants by census division

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Census division October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic w w w w w w

East North Central 140.71 137.89 134.93 138.28 133.27 3.8

South Atlantic w w w w w w

East South Central w w w w w w

U.S. Total 131.42 129.97 122.73 129.07 122.14 5.7

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: Average price is based on the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f. value). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 25. Open market sales and average price of coke and breeze

(thousand short tons and dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Commodity October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Coke

Sales 1,700 1,735 1,627 6,830 6,384 7.0

Average Price 293.72 301.44 293.25 301.58 277.21 8.8

Breeze

Sales 149 159 146 555 525 5.8

Average Price 100.79 74.40 80.57 88.05 75.71 16.3

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 26. Coal receipts at other industrial plants by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England 6 5 6 25 22 12.6

Maine 5 4 5 22 18 20.3

Massachusetts 1 1 1 4 4 -18.4

Middle Atlantic 217 191 239 879 1,093 -19.6

New York 63 54 83 296 318 -7.0

Pennsylvania 154 136 157 583 775 -24.7

East North Central 1,761 1,534 1,520 6,455 6,623 -2.5

Illinois 643 605 576 2,586 2,560 1.0

Indiana 550 448 443 1,805 1,940 -6.9

Michigan 160 166 143 652 668 -2.4

Ohio 121 118 143 505 555 -9.0

Wisconsin 288 197 214 906 899 0.8

West North Central 3,284 3,009 3,230 12,189 12,535 -2.8

Iowa 546 621 597 2,374 2,429 -2.3

Kansas 29 27 26 101 106 -5.1

Minnesota 348 216 344 963 1,194 -19.4

Missouri 223 227 191 855 893 -4.2

Nebraska 318 275 307 1,163 1,160 0.3

North Dakota 1,774 1,600 1,716 6,544 6,518 0.4

South Dakota 45 43 49 189 236 -19.9

South Atlantic 764 710 771 2,892 3,038 -4.8

Florida 155 142 147 529 584 -9.4

Georgia 79 82 75 345 314 10.1

Maryland 165 121 150 542 565 -4.0

North Carolina 97 93 112 402 462 -12.9

South Carolina 52 57 64 204 252 -19.1

Virginia 131 111 125 493 487 1.4

West Virginia 85 103 99 376 375 0.1

East South Central 783 765 655 3,132 3,186 -1.7

Alabama 240 221 206 925 889 4.0

Kentucky 222 184 192 784 831 -5.6

Tennessee 322 360 257 1,424 1,466 -2.9

West South Central 329 316 362 1,324 1,504 -12.0

Arkansas 50 45 46 190 192 -1.2

Louisiana 58 63 57 245 234 4.9

Oklahoma 66 59 102 323 446 -27.5

Texas 155 150 157 566 632 -10.5

Mountain 866 718 891 3,143 3,318 -5.3

Arizona 75 75 57 288 202 42.8

Colorado 59 22 78 195 265 -26.5

Idaho 20 28 16 90 88 2.2

Montana 95 35 99 241 265 -9.3

Nevada 91 62 67 302 267 12.9

New Mexico 19 20 22 72 71 0.9

Utah 88 83 119 366 503 -27.4

Wyoming 419 391 434 1,589 1,655 -4.0

Pacific 367 421 415 1,537 1,548 -0.7

Alaska s s s 1 1 s

California 332 402 377 1,418 1,437 -1.4

Oregon 11 6 19 46 29 55.3

Washington 23 13 19 73 80 -8.8

U.S. Total 8,378 7,669 8,089 31,576 32,867 -3.9

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users' and Form EIA-7A, 'Annual

Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 27. Average price of coal receipts at other industrial plants by census division and state

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England w w w w w w

Maine w w w w w w

Massachusetts w w w w w w

Middle Atlantic 96.42 94.00 94.38 94.64 83.76 13.0

New York w w 127.23 w w w

Pennsylvania w w 76.79 w w w

East North Central 75.25 72.54 73.56 72.68 71.99 1.0

Illinois w 45.25 w w 44.11 w

Indiana w 94.02 w w 91.57 w

Michigan 93.75 85.41 91.07 86.96 86.17 0.9

Ohio 98.24 94.69 100.08 99.33 101.33 -2.0

Wisconsin 86.83 83.41 81.29 84.49 80.48 5.0

West North Central 26.81 29.30 27.86 28.32 30.80 -8.1

Iowa 34.60 41.60 40.20 39.53 42.41 -6.8

Kansas w w w w w w

Minnesota 47.01 48.46 46.85 48.04 60.31 -20.3

Missouri 47.56 48.88 51.76 49.57 49.44 0.3

Nebraska 25.41 31.29 26.72 27.57 29.67 -7.1

North Dakota w w w w w w

South Dakota w w w w w w

South Atlantic 98.68 99.07 94.91 99.44 94.46 5.3

Florida w w w w w w

Georgia 102.91 105.68 95.32 102.08 93.15 9.6

Maryland w w w w w w

North Carolina 95.93 96.01 94.14 96.36 93.57 3.0

South Carolina 99.45 98.08 97.41 99.37 97.23 2.2

Virginia 93.66 96.02 89.12 92.13 91.47 0.7

West Virginia 155.73 133.44 155.23 157.83 154.15 2.4

East South Central 89.41 86.73 85.42 87.70 87.44 0.3

Alabama 93.75 94.04 w 94.89 93.50 1.5

Kentucky 89.55 84.45 87.11 88.68 89.26 -0.6

Tennessee 86.08 83.40 w 82.48 82.73 -0.3

West South Central 77.87 79.04 67.85 76.23 65.06 17.2

Arkansas w w w w w w

Louisiana w w w w w w

Oklahoma 69.19 82.26 64.25 68.79 56.54 21.7

Texas 85.86 88.35 73.96 87.01 73.23 18.8

Mountain 56.00 59.30 52.33 56.37 53.03 6.3

Arizona w w w w w w

Colorado w w 40.30 w w w

Idaho w 109.59 152.98 w w w

Montana 38.17 49.46 33.42 41.29 37.48 10.2

Nevada 71.79 75.48 73.38 75.09 71.55 4.9

New Mexico w w w w w w

Utah 53.61 54.68 52.77 53.65 52.90 1.4

Wyoming 47.12 47.31 45.76 46.59 44.66 4.3

Pacific 77.50 77.54 83.53 81.53 86.26 -5.5

California 77.46 77.49 84.21 81.83 87.02 -6.0

Oregon w w w w w w

Washington w w w w w w

U.S. Total 58.47 59.26 56.82 59.05 58.67 0.6

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: Average price is based on the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f. value). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 28. U.S. coal receipts at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

NAICS code

October -

December

2018

July - September

2018

October -

December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 2,064 1,755 2,010 7,573 7,807 -3.0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 4 3 4 17 23 -26.5

313 Textile Mills 22 13 22 84 99 -15.2

322 Paper Manufacturing 652 537 706 2,602 2,967 -12.3

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,633 1,515 1,595 6,113 6,076 0.6

325 Chemical Manufacturing 796 893 800 3,475 3,689 -5.8

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 2,331 2,112 2,072 8,419 8,489 -0.8

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 539 521 547 2,019 2,268 -11.0

333 Machinery Manufacturing 11 2 3 23 17 34.7

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 327 321 329 1,250 1,432 -12.7

U.S. Total 8,378 7,669 8,089 31,576 32,867 -3.9

* Includes coal gasification projects.

** Excludes coke plants.

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

Table 29. Average price of U.S. coal receipts at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

NAICS code

October -

December

2018

July - September

2018

October -

December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 41.19 43.31 42.16 42.19 44.89 -6.0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. w w w w w w

313 Textile Mills 113.58 115.25 112.67 113.89 110.06 3.5

322 Paper Manufacturing 86.58 88.40 81.57 84.78 79.80 6.2

324 Petroleum and Coal Products w w w w w w

325 Chemical Manufacturing 75.97 74.29 66.00 74.44 70.75 5.2

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 77.26 77.25 74.56 77.00 74.36 3.6

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 115.93 109.72 120.26 118.03 113.07 4.4

333 Machinery Manufacturing w w w w w w

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 52.03 52.82 52.75 52.84 53.95 -2.1

U.S. Total 58.47 59.26 56.82 59.05 58.67 0.6

* Includes coal gasification projects.

** Excludes coke plants.

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: Average price is based on the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f. value). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 30. Coal receipts at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 3 - 9 14 28 -50.7

Pennsylvania 3 - 9 14 28 -50.7

East North Central 36 34 48 180 165 9.1

Illinois 21 19 27 108 101 6.5

Indiana 9 15 16 52 44 17.1

Wisconsin 6 - 5 20 19 4.8

West North Central 54 28 56 172 198 -13.4

Iowa 23 26 25 95 115 -17.1

Minnesota 1 - 1 3 8 -58.1

Missouri 7 - 6 13 24 -46.7

North Dakota 23 2 23 60 51 17.2

South Atlantic 34 20 39 95 128 -25.6

District of Columbia - - - - 2 -

North Carolina 25 14 26 71 98 -27.7

Virginia 9 6 12 24 28 -13.4

East South Central s s 2 5 10 -51.4

Kentucky s s 2 5 10 -51.4

Mountain 2 2 6 11 15 -25.5

Colorado - - 1 - 1 -

Montana - 2 1 3 2 53.3

Wyoming 2 s 4 8 12 -34.6

Pacific 111 88 106 431 473 -8.8

Alaska 111 88 106 431 473 -8.8

U.S. Total 241 173 264 908 1,017 -10.7

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 31. Average price of coal receipts at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 107.76 - 121.96 105.17 119.40 -11.9

Pennsylvania 107.76 - 121.96 105.17 119.40 -11.9

East North Central 72.07 51.94 67.68 66.67 66.85 -0.3

Illinois w w w w w w

Indiana w w w w w w

Wisconsin 153.50 - 152.59 154.28 153.92 0.2

West North Central 76.88 90.38 73.69 79.36 77.97 1.8

Iowa w w w w w w

Minnesota w - w w w w

Missouri w - w w w w

North Dakota w w w w w w

South Atlantic 139.13 126.26 106.34 123.18 108.52 13.5

District of Columbia - - - - 156.97 -

North Carolina w w w w w w

Virginia w w w w 107.58 w

East South Central w w w w w w

Kentucky w w w w w w

Mountain w w w w w w

Colorado - - w - w -

Montana - w w w w w

Wyoming w w w w w w

Pacific w w w w w w

Alaska w w w w w w

U.S. Total 89.41 82.90 82.54 83.83 82.97 1.0

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Note: Average price is based on the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f. value). Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 32. U.S. coal consumption by end-use sector, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Other Industrial Commercial and institutional

Year and

quarter

Electric

power

sector 1

Coke

plants CHP2 NonCHP3

Total CHP4 NonCHP5Total Total

2012

January - March 190,664 5,283 5,531 5,667 11,198 418 270 688 207,833

April - June 185,721 5,296 4,598 5,528 10,125 319 94 414 201,555

July - September 238,076 5,044 4,950 5,521 10,470 347 46 393 253,984

October - December 209,091 5,128 4,987 6,057 11,044 366 184 550 225,813

Total 823,551 20,751 20,065 22,773 42,838 1,450 595 2,045 889,185

2013

January - March 211,971 5,280 5,115 5,942 11,057 418 260 679 228,987

April - June 199,845 5,471 4,747 5,554 10,301 307 91 397 216,014

July - September 237,205 5,429 4,830 5,538 10,368 299 57 355 253,357

October - December 208,942 5,294 5,069 6,260 11,329 333 187 520 226,084

Total 857,962 21,474 19,761 23,294 43,055 1,356 595 1,951 924,442

2014

January - March 231,534 4,886 5,153 6,029 11,181 381 348 729 248,329

April - June 195,922 5,174 4,561 5,853 10,414 232 140 372 211,881

July - September 231,066 5,636 4,683 5,743 10,425 221 105 326 247,453

October - December 193,081 5,601 4,680 6,245 10,925 229 231 460 210,068

Total 851,602 21,297 19,076 23,870 42,946 1,063 824 1,887 917,731

2015

January - March 196,656 5,156 4,602 5,791 10,393 277 290 567 212,772

April - June 174,376 4,987 4,095 5,216 9,311 166 136 302 188,975

July - September 214,811 5,030 4,316 4,957 9,273 173 105 278 229,393

October - December 152,601 4,535 3,971 5,511 9,482 183 174 357 166,974

Total 738,444 19,708 16,984 21,475 38,459 798 706 1,503 798,115

2016

January - March 152,744 4,124 3,954 5,177 9,131 225 224 448 166,448

April - June 147,491 4,096 3,496 4,986 8,482 128 81 209 160,278

July - September 210,512 4,163 3,771 4,713 8,483 145 55 200 223,358

October - December 167,807 4,102 3,499 5,253 8,752 185 141 326 180,987

Total 678,554 16,485 14,720 20,129 34,849 683 500 1,183 731,071

2017

January - March 160,569 4,236 3,482 5,052 8,534 194 179 373 173,712

April - June 154,230 4,325 3,096 5,012 8,107 121 82 203 166,866

July - September 190,545 4,491 3,083 5,168 8,251 136 59 195 203,482

October - December 159,649 4,485 3,314 5,057 8,371 159 130 290 172,796

Total 664,993 17,538 12,975 20,289 33,264 610 451 1,061 716,856

2018

January - March 154,803 4,228 3,496 4,650 8,146 175 180 354 167,531

April - June 144,176 4,610 3,045 4,646 7,691 128 65 193 156,669

July - September 181,600 4,762 2,897 4,651 7,548 147 26 173 194,083

October - December 155,920 4,737 3,030 5,122 8,152 138 111 248 169,057

Total 636,498 18,337 12,468 19,069 31,538 587 381 968 687,340

2017 January - December 664,993 17,538 12,975 20,289 33,264 610 451 1,061 716,856

2016 January - December 678,554 16,485 14,720 20,129 34,849 683 500 1,183 731,071

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants whose primary

business is to sell electricity or electricity and heat to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants). The reported coal consumption is the total for producing electricity and useful

thermal output.

2 Industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and a small number of industrial electricity-only plants. The reported coal consumption is the total for producing electricity

and useful thermal output.

3 All industrial sector fuel use other than in 'Coke Plants' and 'Industrial CHP.'

4 Includes commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and a small number of commercial electricity-only plants, such as hospitals and universities. The reported coal

consumption is the total for producing electricity and useful thermal output.

5 All commercial sector fuel use other than that in 'Commercial CHP.' Excludes residential use.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). *Electric Power Sector and CHP: Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' *Coke Plants: Form EIA-3,

'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' *Other Industrial: Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal

Users,' Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' *Commercial and Institutional: Form EIA-3,

'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal

Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 33. Coal carbonized at coke plants by census division

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,513 1,542 1,380 5,731 5,347 7.2

East North Central 2,477 2,488 2,363 9,694 9,295 4.3

South Atlantic 445 426 405 1,671 1,587 5.2

East South Central 302 306 337 1,242 1,308 -5.1

U.S. Total 4,737 4,762 4,485 18,337 17,538 4.6

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 34. Coal consumption at other industrial plants by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England 6 5 6 25 22 12.0

Maine 5 4 5 21 18 15.0

Massachusetts 1 1 1 4 4 -1.2

Middle Atlantic 206 191 247 857 1,160 -26.2

New York 58 49 87 281 386 -27.3

Pennsylvania 147 142 160 576 774 -25.6

East North Central 1,555 1,549 1,602 6,318 6,776 -6.8

Illinois 621 606 572 2,560 2,590 -1.1

Indiana 442 459 466 1,730 2,004 -13.7

Michigan 119 168 184 621 706 -12.1

Ohio 120 119 146 508 561 -9.6

Wisconsin 252 197 235 900 915 -1.6

West North Central 3,288 2,925 3,371 12,349 12,558 -1.7

Iowa 565 588 621 2,399 2,412 -0.5

Kansas 40 28 33 117 112 4.9

Minnesota 338 203 363 1,076 1,201 -10.4

Missouri 206 224 201 838 898 -6.7

Nebraska 304 270 327 1,138 1,173 -3.0

North Dakota 1,785 1,586 1,764 6,599 6,540 0.9

South Dakota 49 26 62 181 224 -19.2

South Atlantic 755 658 740 2,853 3,029 -5.8

Florida 136 134 123 514 562 -8.5

Georgia 83 68 89 336 335 0.4

Maryland 158 124 150 540 562 -3.9

North Carolina 101 87 108 398 454 -12.3

South Carolina 58 39 55 200 251 -20.3

Virginia 128 114 122 494 503 -1.9

West Virginia 91 93 93 371 363 2.4

East South Central 739 792 726 3,111 3,279 -5.1

Alabama 229 232 251 932 955 -2.4

Kentucky 205 188 191 767 834 -8.1

Tennessee 305 372 283 1,412 1,490 -5.2

West South Central 319 309 358 1,305 1,542 -15.4

Arkansas 42 44 50 175 198 -11.6

Louisiana 58 63 56 245 241 1.8

Oklahoma 79 72 111 356 474 -25.0

Texas 140 129 140 530 630 -15.9

Mountain 885 719 887 3,146 3,316 -5.1

Arizona 84 66 61 280 227 23.6

Colorado 61 28 71 179 295 -39.5

Idaho 35 21 36 122 114 6.6

Montana 90 41 92 235 252 -6.7

Nevada 74 76 64 295 258 14.2

New Mexico 20 20 21 73 72 1.1

Utah 99 97 111 378 485 -22.0

Wyoming 422 370 433 1,583 1,611 -1.8

Pacific 400 401 434 1,574 1,582 -0.5

Alaska s s s 1 1 s

California 348 385 390 1,438 1,464 -1.7

Oregon 33 - 27 61 41 48.2

Washington 20 16 17 74 76 -2.7

U.S. Total 8,152 7,548 8,371 31,538 33,264 -5.2

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users' and Form EIA-7A, 'Annual

Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 35. U.S. coal consumption at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

NAICS code

October -

December

2018

July - September

2018

October -

December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 2,054 1,713 2,060 7,646 7,862 -2.8

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 4 2 4 17 24 -27.3

313 Textile Mills 21 13 23 83 99 -16.1

322 Paper Manufacturing 652 549 746 2,632 3,001 -12.3

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,629 1,523 1,611 6,127 6,068 1.0

325 Chemical Manufacturing 819 890 832 3,530 3,740 -5.6

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 2,174 2,015 2,123 8,187 8,605 -4.9

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 471 537 587 2,053 2,358 -13.0

333 Machinery Manufacturing 6 10 35 45 67 -32.9

336 Transportation Equipment Mfg. - - 1 2 3 -14.7

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 323 296 349 1,216 1,438 -15.4

U.S. Total 8,152 7,548 8,371 31,538 33,264 -5.2

* Includes coal gasification projects.

** Excludes coke plants.

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 36. Coal consumption at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division

and state

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 2 - 6 14 25 -42.8

Pennsylvania 2 - 6 14 25 -42.8

East North Central 35 35 47 192 180 6.5

Illinois 19 17 23 109 103 6.0

Indiana 11 18 19 63 57 10.7

Ohio - - - - 1 -

Wisconsin 5 - 5 20 20 0.9

West North Central 49 29 53 181 208 -13.0

Iowa 25 29 25 104 122 -14.2

Minnesota 2 - 3 6 8 -19.0

Missouri 6 - 6 12 25 -51.2

North Dakota 17 s 19 58 54 8.2

South Atlantic 27 15 40 107 143 -25.4

District of Columbia - - s 1 1 23.0

North Carolina 20 14 29 78 105 -25.9

Virginia 6 1 11 27 37 -25.3

East South Central s s 2 5 14 -61.7

Kentucky s s 2 5 14 -61.7

Mountain 4 s 5 11 15 -25.8

Colorado - - - - s -

Montana 1 - 1 3 2 33.3

Wyoming 2 s 4 8 12 -34.6

Pacific 131 93 136 458 476 -3.8

Alaska 131 93 136 458 476 -3.8

U.S. Total 248 173 290 968 1,061 -8.8

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Stocks

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Table 37. U.S. coal stocks, 2012 - 2018

(thousand short tons)

Coal consumers

Last day of quarter

Electric

power

sector 1

Coke

plants

Other

industrial 2

Commercial

and

institutional

users

Total

Coal producers

and

distributors Total

2012

March 31 195,380 2,300 3,929 557 202,166 51,141 253,307

June 30 197,924 2,295 4,219 585 205,023 50,374 255,397

September 30 182,020 2,396 4,518 596 189,530 46,231 235,761

December 31 185,116 2,522 4,475 583 192,696 46,157 238,853

2013

March 31 171,736 2,207 3,946 530 178,419 48,422 226,841

June 30 171,124 2,500 3,957 529 178,110 50,129 228,239

September 30 152,694 2,546 4,308 530 160,079 47,135 207,214

December 31 147,884 2,200 4,097 495 154,676 45,652 200,328

2014

March 31 118,260 1,791 3,534 405 123,990 44,728 168,718

June 30 133,479 1,937 3,626 429 139,471 42,682 182,153

September 30 124,546 2,307 4,070 462 131,386 38,828 170,214

December 31 151,548 2,640 4,196 449 158,833 38,894 197,727

2015

March 31 154,347 2,135 3,639 388 160,509 39,610 200,119

June 30 166,437 2,627 3,864 386 173,314 39,399 212,713

September 30 162,109 3,013 4,271 392 169,784 36,213 205,997

December 31 195,548 2,236 4,382 394 202,560 35,871 238,431

2016

March 31 191,553 1,914 3,956 332 197,755 35,207 232,962

June 30 182,086 1,802 3,834 337 188,060 32,932 220,992

September 30 156,567 1,660 3,720 370 162,318 27,282 189,600

December 31 162,009 1,675 3,637 360 167,681 25,309 192,990

2017

March 31 161,815 1,388 3,236 335 166,774 25,190 191,964

June 30 158,014 1,626 3,295 329 163,264 23,430 186,694

September 30 139,571 1,670 3,482 337 145,060 23,430 168,490

December 31 137,687 1,718 3,242 310 142,957 23,999 166,956

2018

March 31 126,532 1,508 2,891 275 131,206 26,775* 157,981

June 30 121,529 1,616 2,897 257 126,298 24,524* 150,822

September 30 100,781 1,811 3,022 263 105,877 23,413* 129,290

December 31 102,786 1,807 3,270 250 108,114 23,978* 132,092

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants whose primary

business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

2 Manufacturing plants only.

* Estimated.

- = No data reported.

Note: Beginning in 1999, the first three quarters of each year's data for coal producers and distributors are estimated. Electric power sector stocks include anthracite,

bituminous coal, sub-bituminous coal, and lignite, and exclude waste coal. Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). *Electric Power Sector: Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report.' *Coke Plants: Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey

of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' *Other Industrial and Commercial and Institutional Users: Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial,

Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' *Producers and Distributors: 'Short Term Energy Outlook' estimates, Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and

Preparation,' and Form EIA-8A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly

Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 38. Coal stocks at coke plants by census division

(thousand short tons)

Census division December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017

Percent change

(December 31)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 444 459 355 25.3

East North Central 1,015 993 1,042 -2.6

South Atlantic 151 170 177 -14.4

East South Central 197 189 145 36.0

U.S. Total 1,807 1,811 1,718 5.2

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 39. Coal stocks at other industrial plants by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Census division

and state December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017

Percent change

(December 31)

2018 versus 2017

New England 5 5 5 0.9

Maine 1 1 s 122.2

Massachusetts 4 4 4 -10.1

Middle Atlantic 248 237 231 7.6

New York 91 87 78 16.6

Pennsylvania 157 150 152 3.0

East North Central 790 596 653 20.9

Illinois 140 118 114 22.8

Indiana 269 175 212 26.9

Michigan 237 196 195 21.2

Ohio 19 19 23 -14.2

Wisconsin 126 88 110 13.7

West North Central 567 550 692 -18.1

Iowa 117 136 144 -18.9

Kansas 10 24 29 -64.7

Minnesota 95 64 186 -48.9

Missouri 87 70 65 34.1

Nebraska 78 63 53 48.5

North Dakota 148 160 192 -22.5

South Dakota 31 34 23 31.1

South Atlantic 409 378 372 10.0

Florida 104 63 72 44.2

Georgia 59 64 55 6.0

Maryland 14 7 13 11.1

North Carolina 39 42 35 11.7

South Carolina 72 78 68 5.0

Virginia 57 54 69 -17.5

West Virginia 65 70 60 8.5

East South Central 206 160 169 21.7

Alabama 84 72 73 15.4

Kentucky 36 20 23 58.6

Tennessee 86 68 74 16.5

West South Central 392 392 413 -5.1

Arkansas 46 38 31 48.8

Louisiana 9 8 5 78.6

Oklahoma 84 97 113 -25.9

Texas 253 249 264 -4.1

Mountain 539 555 554 -2.7

Arizona 35 43 27 30.0

Colorado 29 32 19 54.5

Idaho 244 258 266 -8.1

Montana 45 40 56 -20.3

Nevada 36 19 30 20.6

New Mexico 2 2 3 -44.2

Utah 42 54 59 -29.8

Wyoming 107 106 94 13.3

Pacific 116 149 154 -24.6

California 103 118 125 -17.6

Oregon 7 29 23 -66.9

Washington 5 1 6 -13.9

U.S. Total 3,270 3,022 3,242 0.9

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 40. U.S. coal stocks at manufacturing plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code

(thousand short tons)

NAICS code December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017

Percent change

(December 31)

2018 versus 2017

311 Food Manufacturing 637 626 708 -10.0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 1 2 3 -57.7

313 Textile Mills 14 13 13 2.5

322 Paper Manufacturing 321 321 350 -8.1

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 164 159 178 -7.9

325 Chemical Manufacturing 224 245 288 -22.4

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 1,495 1,326 1,281 16.7

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 270 198 313 -13.7

333 Machinery Manufacturing 19 14 24 -19.3

336 Transportation Equipment Mfg. - - 2 -100.0

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 125 118 82 53.0

U.S. Total 3,270 3,022 3,242 0.9

* Includes coal gasification projects.

** Excludes coke plants.

- = No data reported.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

Table 41. Coke and breeze stocks at coke plants by census division

(thousand short tons)

Census division December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017

Percent change

(December 31)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 85 79 93 -7.9

East North Central 224 277 421 -46.8

South Atlantic 47 46 85 -45.3

East South Central 99 85 101 -1.5

U.S. Total 455 488 700 -34.9

Coke Total 354 396 558 -36.6

Breeze Total 102 92 142 -28.3

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 42. Coal stocks at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Census division

and state December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017

Percent change

(December 31)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 42 42 42 -0.2

Pennsylvania 42 42 42 -0.2

East North Central 34 38 51 -34.1

Illinois 22 20 23 -3.6

Indiana 9 11 21 -55.3

Ohio - 5 5 -100.0

Wisconsin 3 2 3 2.6

West North Central 35 30 48 -26.5

Iowa 15 17 28 -47.4

Minnesota 5 6 7 -18.0

Missouri 1 - 1 0.4

North Dakota 14 8 12 12.5

South Atlantic 41 34 48 -15.1

District of Columbia 3 3 4 -32.4

North Carolina 23 18 26 -11.7

Virginia 15 12 18 -15.9

East South Central 8 8 8 1.1

Kentucky 8 8 8 1.1

Mountain 3 4 3 5.4

Colorado 1 1 1 s

Montana 2 3 2 7.6

Wyoming s s s s

Pacific 87 107 110 -20.5

Alaska 87 107 110 -20.5

U.S. Total 250 263 310 -19.3

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Total may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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Table 43. Average quality of coal received at manufacturing and coke Plants by census division and state

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England

Btu 12,658 12,705 12,661 12,682 12,619 0.5

Sulfur 0.76 0.75 0.83 0.77 0.81 -4.1

Ash 7.18 7.27 7.96 7.59 8.15 -6.9

Maine

Btu 12,773 12,773 12,714 12,748 12,684 0.5

Sulfur 0.73 0.73 0.67 0.75 0.71 5.5

Ash 7.39 7.39 7.11 7.29 7.48 -2.5

Massachusetts

Btu 12,189 12,267 12,479 12,290 12,358 -0.5

Sulfur 0.90 0.89 1.37 0.94 1.21 -22.0

Ash 6.32 6.53 10.84 9.33 10.81 -13.7

Middle Atlantic

Btu 14,079 14,095 13,996 14,080 13,873 1.5

Sulfur 1.09 1.07 1.13 1.10 1.14 -2.8

Ash 7.44 7.48 8.07 7.68 8.52 -9.8

New York

Btu 13,072 13,425 13,345 13,371 13,402 -0.2

Sulfur 1.89 1.68 1.65 1.77 1.64 7.5

Ash 7.93 7.62 6.95 7.75 7.13 8.6

Pennsylvania

Btu 14,118 14,125 14,038 14,123 13,906 1.6

Sulfur 1.06 1.04 1.10 1.06 1.10 -3.4

Ash 7.42 7.48 8.15 7.68 8.61 -10.8

East North Central

Btu 13,126 13,284 13,337 13,184 13,221 -0.3

Sulfur 1.16 1.14 1.24 1.16 1.39 -16.2

Ash 7.52 7.29 7.31 7.33 7.12 2.9

Illinois

Btu 11,382 11,522 11,758 11,390 11,507 -1.0

Sulfur 2.27 2.20 2.42 2.14 2.21 -3.3

Ash 7.49 7.54 7.66 7.47 7.57 -1.3

Indiana

Btu 13,784 14,067 13,887 13,973 13,950 0.2

Sulfur 0.83 0.83 0.89 0.84 0.88 -4.1

Ash 7.39 7.11 7.27 7.21 7.37 -2.2

Michigan

Btu 13,139 13,127 14,123 13,150 13,556 -3.0

Sulfur 0.80 0.74 0.78 0.84 2.44 -65.4

Ash 7.75 7.21 7.11 7.40 5.42 36.6

Ohio

Btu 14,190 14,198 14,076 14,167 14,090 0.5

Sulfur 1.04 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.4

Ash 7.60 7.43 7.25 7.37 7.28 1.3

Wisconsin

Btu 10,983 10,833 10,770 10,879 10,792 0.8

Sulfur 0.79 0.81 0.94 0.83 0.82 1.2

Ash 7.55 7.18 6.90 7.16 6.78 5.6

West North Central

Btu 8,213 8,281 8,255 8,229 8,306 -0.9

Sulfur 0.73 0.85 0.78 0.81 0.86 -6.4

Ash 6.23 6.36 6.20 6.29 6.30 -0.1

Iowa

Btu 9,016 9,271 9,154 9,153 9,253 -1.1

Sulfur 0.57 0.94 0.76 0.78 0.86 -8.8

Ash 4.93 5.35 5.18 5.15 5.52 -6.8

Kansas

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Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Btu 10,494 10,861 10,954 10,792 10,908 -1.1

Sulfur 1.93 1.83 1.83 2.04 1.76 15.9

Ash 13.28 12.07 10.59 12.77 10.30 23.9

Minnesota

Btu 9,133 9,105 9,097 9,113 9,130 -0.2

Sulfur 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.31 -2.4

Ash 4.50 4.64 4.53 4.52 4.58 -1.4

Missouri

Btu 11,137 11,148 11,549 11,225 11,290 -0.6

Sulfur 2.31 2.39 2.29 2.34 2.29 2.2

Ash 8.78 8.72 8.87 8.72 8.91 -2.2

Nebraska

Btu 8,867 9,097 8,861 8,932 8,962 -0.3

Sulfur 0.23 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.24 -0.3

Ash 4.75 4.93 4.93 4.80 4.83 -0.6

North Dakota

Btu 7,259 7,191 7,256 7,204 7,231 -0.4

Sulfur 0.73 0.76 0.81 0.78 0.88 -11.0

Ash 6.80 6.81 6.73 6.81 6.73 1.3

South Dakota

Btu 8,334 8,399 8,313 8,357 8,375 -0.2

Sulfur 0.52 0.55 0.57 0.56 0.59 -4.6

Ash 5.96 6.12 6.67 6.33 6.65 -4.8

South Atlantic

Btu 13,178 13,359 13,332 13,345 13,361 -0.1

Sulfur 1.14 1.12 1.19 1.11 1.17 -4.9

Ash 10.12 9.74 9.59 9.75 9.63 1.2

Florida

Btu 12,402 12,648 12,471 12,575 12,604 -0.2

Sulfur 1.13 0.93 1.13 1.01 1.32 -23.2

Ash 9.58 10.58 8.90 10.23 9.05 13.1

Georgia

Btu 12,532 12,329 12,803 12,546 12,498 0.4

Sulfur 1.01 1.06 1.02 0.97 0.99 -2.1

Ash 9.98 11.50 8.79 9.97 10.27 -2.9

Maryland

Btu 10,811 11,133 10,927 11,035 10,929 1.0

Sulfur 1.85 1.69 1.86 1.80 1.85 -2.5

Ash 24.34 23.71 24.13 23.51 23.47 0.2

North Carolina

Btu 13,508 13,633 13,607 13,532 13,646 -0.8

Sulfur 0.93 0.97 0.94 0.93 0.95 -2.4

Ash 7.11 7.05 7.03 7.40 6.98 6.1

South Carolina

Btu 13,317 13,042 13,206 13,315 13,433 -0.9

Sulfur 1.75 1.49 1.53 1.65 1.34 22.5

Ash 8.68 10.55 7.65 8.44 9.33 -9.6

Virginia

Btu 14,047 14,133 14,142 14,118 14,160 -0.3

Sulfur 0.83 0.84 0.86 0.85 0.87 -2.3

Ash 7.29 7.11 7.13 7.31 7.10 2.9

West Virginia

Btu 13,939 14,001 14,089 14,029 14,116 -0.6

Sulfur 1.16 1.32 1.39 1.24 1.29 -3.9

Ash 6.86 6.71 6.99 6.86 6.99 -1.9

East South Central

Btu 13,378 13,388 13,578 13,401 13,541 -1.0

Sulfur 1.23 1.20 1.08 1.21 1.17 3.1

Ash 7.26 7.46 7.54 7.35 7.30 0.7

Alabama

Btu 13,708 13,838 13,881 13,802 13,887 -0.6

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Sulfur 1.03 0.99 1.11 1.04 1.07 -2.4

Ash 6.90 6.87 7.31 6.93 7.21 -3.8

Kentucky

Btu 13,051 12,779 13,451 12,949 13,255 -2.3

Sulfur 1.10 1.02 1.09 1.07 1.03 4.0

Ash 8.43 8.66 7.73 8.08 7.61 6.2

Tennessee

Btu 13,049 12,989 13,090 13,028 13,198 -1.3

Sulfur 1.66 1.63 1.01 1.54 1.41 9.9

Ash 7.06 7.79 7.86 7.61 7.27 4.6

West South Central

Btu 10,019 10,146 9,929 9,910 9,677 2.4

Sulfur 0.65 0.67 0.57 0.62 0.57 9.6

Ash 8.28 8.58 8.61 8.35 8.19 2.0

Arkansas

Btu 11,745 11,773 11,529 11,633 11,846 -1.8

Sulfur 1.20 1.29 1.31 1.20 1.27 -5.7

Ash 10.29 10.33 12.09 10.50 10.69 -1.8

Louisiana

Btu 8,172 8,117 8,214 8,083 7,855 2.9

Sulfur 0.78 0.70 0.64 0.74 0.67 10.7

Ash 6.16 6.46 6.87 6.34 6.81 -6.8

Oklahoma

Btu 9,991 10,750 9,642 9,868 9,332 5.7

Sulfur 0.32 0.46 0.31 0.33 0.28 16.1

Ash 4.98 6.19 5.43 5.31 4.86 9.2

Texas

Btu 10,165 10,270 10,274 10,148 9,936 2.1

Sulfur 0.55 0.56 0.51 0.55 0.52 5.4

Ash 9.82 9.87 10.29 10.23 10.29 -0.5

Mountain

Btu 10,411 10,522 10,339 10,502 10,384 1.1

Sulfur 0.59 0.61 0.58 0.60 0.53 14.3

Ash 6.96 7.20 7.16 7.08 7.22 -2.0

Arizona

Btu 11,582 11,720 11,714 11,654 11,642 0.1

Sulfur 0.66 0.70 0.60 0.68 0.61 12.1

Ash 12.19 11.50 11.36 11.54 11.31 2.0

Colorado

Btu 10,674 11,144 10,721 10,730 10,855 -1.2

Sulfur 0.59 0.47 0.50 0.50 0.49 1.2

Ash 8.08 8.14 8.62 8.09 8.26 -2.0

Idaho

Btu 11,898 11,630 11,914 11,593 11,454 1.2

Sulfur 0.51 0.48 0.57 0.49 0.53 -8.1

Ash 9.99 9.90 9.94 10.01 10.87 -7.9

Montana

Btu 8,664 9,174 8,634 9,109 8,991 1.3

Sulfur 0.36 0.40 0.33 0.38 0.36 5.3

Ash 5.77 5.22 5.53 5.73 5.46 4.9

Nevada

Btu 11,594 11,475 11,497 11,596 11,225 3.3

Sulfur 0.43 0.40 0.52 0.43 0.50 -14.1

Ash 9.92 9.55 8.97 9.32 8.78 6.1

New Mexico

Btu 12,255 12,253 12,277 12,230 12,261 -0.2

Sulfur 0.95 0.64 0.74 0.78 0.71 10.8

Ash 10.41 10.43 10.83 10.62 10.43 1.8

Utah

Btu 11,410 11,581 11,432 11,513 11,462 0.4

Sulfur 0.46 0.45 0.53 0.46 0.54 -14.0

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Ash 10.62 10.22 10.81 10.53 11.24 -6.3

Wyoming

Btu 9,935 9,828 9,847 9,894 9,776 1.2

Sulfur 0.69 0.70 0.67 0.70 0.54 28.7

Ash 4.42 5.11 5.15 4.80 5.02 -4.5

Pacific

Btu 11,242 11,568 11,417 11,462 11,392 0.6

Sulfur 0.42 0.41 0.58 0.45 0.58 -22.1

Ash 10.95 10.28 11.13 10.44 11.22 -7.0

California

Btu 11,370 11,638 11,501 11,560 11,497 0.5

Sulfur 0.43 0.41 0.60 0.45 0.59 -23.2

Ash 11.39 10.48 11.51 10.77 11.62 -7.3

Oregon

Btu 11,459 11,837 11,795 11,687 11,650 0.3

Sulfur 0.38 0.36 0.53 0.45 0.53 -16.0

Ash 11.47 9.30 9.80 10.09 10.07 0.2

Washington

Btu 9,329 9,275 9,328 9,395 9,386 0.1

Sulfur 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.35 0.33 4.8

Ash 4.41 4.53 4.70 4.19 4.45 -5.9

U.S. Total

Btu 11,730 11,930 11,772 11,821 11,774 0.4

Sulfur 0.98 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.08 -7.7

Ash 7.48 7.46 7.52 7.45 7.51 -0.7

1 Quality units are Btu (per pound); sulfur (percent by weight); and ash (percent by weight).

- = No data reported.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.' Prior to third quarter 2014,

coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.'

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Table 44. Average quality of coal received at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

Btu 12,777 - 13,107 12,890 13,111 -1.7

Sulfur 0.86 - 0.78 0.84 0.77 8.5

Ash 6.92 - 7.31 7.02 8.14 -13.7

Pennsylvania

Btu 12,777 - 13,107 12,890 13,111 -1.7

Sulfur 0.86 - 0.78 0.84 0.77 8.5

Ash 6.92 - 7.31 7.02 8.14 -13.7

East North Central

Btu 11,661 11,432 11,638 11,584 11,577 0.1

Sulfur 2.51 3.14 2.65 2.73 2.71 0.8

Ash 9.50 9.65 9.10 9.22 9.25 -0.3

Illinois

Btu 11,360 11,520 11,533 11,392 11,342 0.4

Sulfur 3.34 3.32 3.23 3.21 3.19 0.8

Ash 9.99 10.02 9.37 9.59 9.57 0.2

Indiana

Btu 11,319 11,317 11,219 11,286 11,331 -0.4

Sulfur 1.69 2.90 2.30 2.49 2.45 1.4

Ash 9.48 9.17 9.12 9.08 9.22 -1.6

Wisconsin

Btu 13,375 - 13,375 13,375 13,375 s

Sulfur 0.78 - 0.78 0.78 0.78 s

Ash 7.65 - 7.65 7.65 7.65 s

West North Central

Btu 10,380 11,304 10,331 10,450 10,624 -1.6

Sulfur 1.79 2.29 1.88 1.87 2.11 -11.3

Ash 8.41 8.66 8.69 8.87 8.63 2.8

Iowa

Btu 11,788 11,490 11,655 11,525 11,446 0.7

Sulfur 2.71 2.45 2.88 2.59 2.71 -4.6

Ash 8.27 8.73 8.32 8.54 8.60 -0.7

Minnesota

Btu 9,209 - 9,308 9,241 8,913 3.7

Sulfur 0.42 - 0.33 0.39 0.28 39.9

Ash 4.83 - 4.67 4.63 5.58 -17.1

Missouri

Btu 11,290 - 11,405 11,327 11,407 -0.7

Sulfur 2.97 - 3.00 3.04 2.99 1.6

Ash 8.57 - 8.66 8.62 8.50 1.5

North Dakota

Btu 8,716 9,025 8,671 8,623 8,672 -0.6

Sulfur 0.56 0.34 0.60 0.56 0.61 -8.4

Ash 8.71 7.75 9.35 9.68 9.21 5.1

South Atlantic

Btu 12,913 12,847 12,936 12,966 13,029 -0.5

Sulfur 1.65 1.65 1.52 1.66 1.45 14.9

Ash 9.18 9.97 9.09 9.13 9.15 -0.2

District of Columbia

Btu - - - - 13,156 -

Sulfur - - - - 0.58 -

Ash - - - - 6.85 -

North Carolina

Btu 12,805 12,951 12,892 12,879 13,072 -1.5

Sulfur 1.99 1.99 1.85 1.97 1.65 19.6

Ash 9.95 9.81 9.87 9.69 9.48 2.2

Virginia

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

October - December

2018

July - September

2018

October - December

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Btu 13,208 12,594 13,026 13,223 12,871 2.7

Sulfur 0.73 0.83 0.82 0.77 0.80 -4.7

Ash 7.07 10.36 7.46 7.49 8.14 -8.0

East South Central

Btu 13,509 13,569 13,293 13,567 13,109 3.5

Sulfur 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.78 0.77 1.4

Ash 6.29 6.12 6.66 4.62 6.12 -24.5

Kentucky

Btu 13,509 13,569 13,293 13,567 13,109 3.5

Sulfur 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.78 0.77 1.4

Ash 6.29 6.12 6.66 4.62 6.12 -24.5

Mountain

Btu 11,475 11,259 11,504 11,433 11,404 0.3

Sulfur 0.45 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.45 -0.9

Ash 11.70 8.09 9.96 9.66 10.26 -5.9

Colorado

Btu - - 11,881 - 11,783 -

Sulfur - - 0.45 - 0.45 -

Ash - - 10.66 - 10.67 -

Montana

Btu - 11,290 10,511 11,021 10,480 5.2

Sulfur - 0.46 0.37 0.41 0.43 -4.6

Ash - 7.81 6.94 7.63 7.02 8.7

Wyoming

Btu 11,475 10,710 11,676 11,594 11,537 0.5

Sulfur 0.45 0.38 0.46 0.46 0.45 1.4

Ash 11.70 13.08 10.53 10.45 10.78 -3.1

Pacific

Btu 7,595 7,448 7,541 7,563 7,498 0.9

Sulfur 0.14 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.13 16.6

Ash 6.50 7.50 4.81 6.68 5.56 20.1

Alaska

Btu 7,595 7,448 7,541 7,563 7,498 0.9

Sulfur 0.14 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.13 16.6

Ash 6.50 7.50 4.81 6.68 5.56 20.1

U.S. Total

Btu 9,681 9,542 9,965 9,634 9,734 -1.0

Sulfur 1.09 1.28 1.20 1.16 1.13 3.1

Ash 7.81 8.40 7.23 7.89 7.36 7.2

1 Quality units are Btu (per pound); sulfur (percent by weight); and ash (percent by weight).

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Coal Users.'

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