Quarterly Coal Report 

July–September 2018

January 2019

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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 find general 

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

Direct all other questions on coal statistics to the Office of Communications at (202) 586-8800 or email 

infoctr@eia.gov.
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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 third–quarter 2018 QCR includes detailed quarterly coal 

data for July–September 2018 and aggregated quarterly historical coal data for 2012 through third–quarter 

2018.

All data for 2017 and prior 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 .............................................................................. ix

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

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 Mwtallurgical 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* 167,501 27,221 131,079 -

 April - June 180,785 1,546 2,274 24,524* 156,643 30,876 126,207 -

 July - September 194,663 1,439 2,592 23,413* 194,057 29,067 105,796 -

 Total 563,088 4,352 7,681 518,200 87,163 7,505

2017 January - September 580,677 6,420 7,651 544,060 68,747 -

2016 January - September 529,178 7,722 7,883 550,083 40,928 -

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.

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 3,546 10 396 3,394 206

 Total 10,244 82 9,691 797

2017 January - September 9,562 33 8,958 751

2016 January - September 8,863 172 8,553 533

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 17,114 4,302 40,614 36.39 40,316 40,316

Total 49,565 48,334 13,277 111,177 36.76 121,277 121,277

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 - 563,088

- = No data reported.

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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Alabama 3,648 3,538 2,850 11,085 9,754 13.7

Alaska 210 185 237 631 695 -9.2

Arizona 1,720 1,692 1,374 4,938 4,424 11.6

Arkansas - - - - 43 -

Colorado 3,628 3,779 3,147 10,682 11,301 -5.5

Illinois 12,346 12,096 11,328 37,053 36,768 0.8

Indiana 8,369 8,857 7,738 25,697 23,804 8.0

Kentucky Total 9,689 9,956 9,805 29,840 31,817 -6.2

 Eastern (Kentucky) 4,123 4,339 4,222 12,899 13,525 -4.6

 Western (Kentucky) 5,566 5,617 5,583 16,941 18,292 -7.4

Louisiana 512 447 164 1,191 1,589 -25.1

Maryland 273 285 430 936 1,405 -33.4

Mississippi 862 770 453 2,271 2,022 12.4

Missouri 64 65 63 194 184 5.1

Montana 9,568 9,077 10,450 27,704 25,493 8.7

New Mexico 3,045 1,740 3,175 6,808 11,078 -38.5

North Dakota 7,921 6,884 7,463 22,338 21,281 5.0

Ohio 2,404 1,671 2,368 6,525 7,048 -7.4

Oklahoma 241 251 131 623 416 49.8

Pennsylvania Total 11,675 13,498 11,666 37,136 36,919 0.6

 Anthracite (Pennsylvania) 474 479 402 1,373 1,390 -1.2

 Bituminous (Pennsylvania) 11,201 13,019 11,264 35,762 35,529 0.7

Tennessee 45 44 90 146 361 -59.6

Texas 6,642 6,486 9,439 19,192 26,503 -27.6

Utah 3,478 3,047 3,272 10,159 10,199 -0.4

Virginia 3,156 3,054 3,125 9,449 10,081 -6.3

West Virginia Total 23,505 25,031 21,603 71,911 68,546 4.9

 Northern (West Virginia) 11,319 11,707 10,345 34,118 34,379 -0.8

 Southern (West Virginia) 12,186 13,323 11,258 37,792 34,167 10.6

Wyoming 81,469 68,188 85,867 226,042 238,402 -5.2

Appalachia Total 48,827 51,461 46,353 150,087 147,638 1.7

 Appalachia Central 19,509 20,761 18,694 60,287 58,133 3.7

 Appalachia Northern 25,670 27,161 24,809 78,715 79,752 -1.3

 Appalachia Southern 3,648 3,538 2,850 11,085 9,754 13.7

Interior Region Total 34,604 34,589 34,899 103,162 109,621 -5.9

 Illinois Basin 26,281 26,570 24,649 79,691 78,864 1.0

 Interior 8,322 8,018 10,250 23,471 30,757 -23.7

Western Region Total 111,039 94,592 114,985 309,301 322,874 -4.2

 Powder River Basin 86,615 72,862 91,214 240,322 251,004 -4.3

 Uinta Region 6,849 6,501 6,116 19,970 20,549 -2.8

 Western 17,575 15,229 17,655 49,009 51,321 -4.5

East of Mississippi River 75,971 78,800 71,454 232,049 228,524 1.5

West of Mississippi River 118,500 101,841 124,782 330,501 351,609 -6.0

U.S. Subtotal 194,470 180,641 196,236 562,550 580,133 -3.0

Refuse recovery 193 145 204 537 544 -1.2

U.S. Total 194,663 180,785 196,440 563,088 580,677 -3.0

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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,130 1,089 1,037 3,175 3,010 5.5

East North Central 2,014 1,968 1,952 5,839 5,276 10.7

South Atlantic 332 315 313 955 923 3.4

East South Central 258 278 270 794 790 0.4

U.S. Total 3,734 3,650 3,573 10,762 9,998 7.6

Coke Total 3,546 3,479 3,411 10,244 9,562 7.1

Breeze Total 189 171 162 518 436 18.8

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 - - 87,163 4,352

- = No data reported.

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 - - 102.72 82.02

- = No data reported.

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

 U.S. Total - 572,321 2,930,539 717,761 22,252 - 109,199 4,352,072

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

 U.S. Total - 195.13 59.73 74.59 127.76 - 126.79 82.02

- = 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 3,508,089 3,445,334 2,699,593 8,974,032 7,312,805 22.7

 Canada* 1,624,597 1,650,300 1,686,264 3,804,108 3,720,646 2.2

 Dominican Republic 90,814 61,999 53,513 152,813 159,785 -4.4

 Guatemala 71,620 48,505 177,612 203,841 638,117 -68.1

 Honduras 42,219 42,532 10 123,111 35,989 242.1

 Jamaica - 36,396 35,795 36,396 102,149 -64.4

 Mexico 1,439,991 1,488,846 705,461 4,205,116 2,452,631 71.5

 Panama 56,836 53,286 40,905 152,562 139,668 9.2

 Trinidad and Tobago 181,913 63,182 33 245,190 63,006 289.2

 Other** 99 288 - 50,895 814 NM

South America Total 2,409,482 2,532,411 2,213,929 7,746,430 6,404,272 21.0

 Argentina 185,522 93,047 102,154 543,957 361,578 50.4

 Brazil 1,943,568 2,178,307 1,940,824 6,378,088 5,352,673 19.2

 Chile 240,700 221,910 170,512 744,139 631,503 17.8

 Peru - 138 105 588 57,575 -99.0

 Other** 39,692 39,009 334 79,658 943 NM

Europe Total 11,726,370 11,210,059 9,770,736 31,924,532 28,398,135 12.4

 Austria 211,878 177,483 89,680 485,950 459,760 5.7

 Belgium 222,220 310,133 267,669 833,614 988,458 -15.7

 Croatia 667,762 484,825 578,673 1,905,184 1,473,966 29.3

 Denmark (Except Greenlan

d)

- - 38,581 - 38,581 -

 Finland 242,510 140,192 178,665 382,702 296,453 29.1

 France 355,403 402,445 376,768 1,278,173 1,544,810 -17.3

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

871,622 1,034,775 1,221,263 2,709,418 3,350,736 -19.1

 Greece - 85,704 28,561 85,704 28,561 200.1

 Ireland - - - - 91,569 -

 Italy 853,944 840,660 601,065 2,417,641 2,155,530 12.2

 Netherlands 3,492,205 2,856,637 2,656,175 8,544,938 7,532,920 13.4

 Norway 19,451 16,100 17,686 51,964 58,972 -11.9

 Poland 387,692 534,849 330,345 1,396,223 906,245 54.1

 Portugal 93,855 256,262 298,240 498,022 473,978 5.1

 Romania 97,459 99,428 12,131 282,999 114,405 147.4

 Slovakia - - 88,224 55,139 375,093 -85.3

 Slovenia - 88,661 - 127,242 12,321 NM

 Spain 598,164 416,626 355,898 1,443,841 1,298,711 11.2

 Sweden 218,253 217,507 320,750 520,749 660,095 -21.1

 Turkey 805,673 1,295,634 786,299 2,662,025 2,088,467 27.5

 Ukraine 1,251,606 1,300,375 1,086,017 3,569,450 2,512,819 42.0

 United Kingdom 1,272,996 651,205 419,710 2,608,988 1,916,573 36.1

 Other** 63,677 558 18,336 64,566 19,112 237.8

Asia Total 9,166,009 11,305,097 8,599,356 31,750,390 23,299,412 36.3

 China 434,413 1,018,960 1,047,088 2,472,025 2,795,654 -11.6

 India 3,729,446 4,832,813 2,896,777 13,716,222 7,118,380 92.7

 Japan 2,475,990 2,468,182 1,661,640 7,404,212 5,654,551 30.9

 Pakistan 60,304 131,195 - 191,514 59,104 224.0

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

2,463,333 2,545,089 2,612,020 7,511,921 7,168,748 4.8

 Taiwan 84 311 214,257 595 215,497 -99.7

 Thailand 457 246,113 135,024 386,678 135,526 185.3

 United Arab Emirates 29 - 23,469 35 82,552 -100.0

 Other** 1,953 62,434 9,081 67,188 69,400 -3.2

Australia and Oceania Total 70 91 399 282 48,350 -99.4

 Other** 70 91 399 282 48,350 -99.4

Africa Total 2,256,681 2,382,615 1,360,104 6,767,418 3,284,451 106.0

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Egypt 922,142 1,504,517 555,131 3,154,647 1,051,409 200.0

 Morocco 988,345 806,177 714,621 3,133,414 1,876,329 67.0

 Nigeria - - - - 53,719 -

 Senegal 38,381 - 67,220 71,450 105,800 -32.5

 South Africa 79,946 136 101 80,417 118,347 -32.0

 Togo 110,013 54,046 - 164,059 55,765 194.2

 Other** 117,854 17,739 23,031 163,431 23,082 NM

Total 29,066,701 30,875,607 24,644,117 87,163,084 68,747,425 26.8

* 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: 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 82.30 84.59 83.42 78.02 79.05 -1.3

 Canada* 105.29 114.57 99.93 108.55 97.63 11.2

 Dominican Republic 59.22 63.80 47.17 61.08 64.34 -5.1

 Guatemala 62.96 48.73 66.76 60.63 71.09 -14.7

 Honduras 58.97 52.68 694.10 54.25 74.04 -26.7

 Jamaica - 54.50 55.34 54.50 43.63 24.9

 Mexico 48.99 51.96 53.75 48.27 57.91 -16.6

 Panama 58.97 54.48 58.31 56.14 46.62 20.4

 Trinidad and Tobago 172.51 181.72 421.64 174.83 55.18 216.8

 Other** 195.75 244.08 - 47.49 76.04 -37.5

South America Total 128.09 127.88 117.77 132.32 129.58 2.1

 Argentina 169.48 167.66 133.31 177.05 155.08 14.2

 Brazil 132.61 133.39 121.55 136.62 137.71 -0.8

 Chile 68.52 68.47 64.48 68.61 50.26 36.5

 Peru - 724.02 372.44 449.69 74.03 NM

 Other** 74.71 61.09 548.86 74.75 695.54 -89.3

Europe Total 112.50 118.78 106.15 117.55 115.28 2.0

 Austria 164.41 174.34 143.34 173.04 205.63 -15.8

 Belgium 158.08 161.50 146.81 160.22 137.24 16.7

 Croatia 150.87 156.55 137.29 148.05 151.06 -2.0

 Denmark (Except Greenlan

d)

- - 68.17 - 68.17 -

 Finland 162.92 142.24 131.68 155.34 163.27 -4.9

 France 123.64 160.99 133.14 134.83 135.98 -0.8

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

87.38 91.82 87.92 107.20 101.54 5.6

 Greece - 75.27 90.72 75.27 90.72 -17.0

 Ireland - - - - 73.48 -

 Italy 99.98 124.17 125.91 117.77 135.84 -13.3

 Netherlands 87.18 92.67 72.50 87.37 72.11 21.2

 Norway 149.21 132.22 137.34 145.42 130.89 11.1

 Poland 118.62 138.75 153.25 134.29 129.56 3.7

 Portugal 63.50 63.43 54.89 62.12 47.65 30.4

 Romania 68.63 68.53 140.61 79.75 141.25 -43.5

 Slovakia - - 147.88 144.66 151.69 -4.6

 Slovenia - 63.50 - 63.50 96.61 -34.3

 Spain 112.75 95.08 101.41 110.56 104.47 5.8

 Sweden 137.42 143.45 123.57 147.22 154.94 -5.0

 Turkey 151.90 122.54 120.37 130.88 140.68 -7.0

 Ukraine 161.67 165.95 132.42 162.65 172.92 -5.9

 United Kingdom 82.74 105.72 120.04 96.89 95.78 1.2

 Other** 158.06 94.35 127.10 157.19 125.41 25.3

Asia Total 87.64 95.05 90.60 94.75 100.63 -5.8

 China 76.06 130.30 128.00 119.67 125.01 -4.3

 India 92.43 99.08 87.41 97.19 104.43 -6.9

 Japan 101.24 114.13 110.02 115.23 112.75 2.2

 Pakistan 63.34 53.71 - 56.75 47.60 19.2

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

69.20 59.42 73.22 64.27 81.52 -21.2

 Taiwan 463.19 118.62 31.89 221.90 32.26 NM

 Thailand 267.30 74.83 59.70 69.83 60.37 15.7

 United Arab Emirates 345.83 - 48.85 399.11 47.91 NM

 Other** 235.39 71.80 193.15 81.61 115.74 -29.5

Australia and Oceania Total 579.76 533.29 335.36 429.58 171.64 150.3

 Other** 579.76 533.29 335.36 429.58 171.64 150.3

Africa Total 73.67 70.00 97.16 69.09 83.78 -17.5

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Egypt 69.20 73.48 142.39 70.12 114.47 -38.7

 Morocco 64.93 62.84 67.40 63.56 67.11 -5.3

 Nigeria - - - - 53.07 -

 Senegal 58.97 - 56.26 55.61 58.08 -4.3

 South Africa 181.58 544.67 542.60 183.74 136.66 34.5

 Togo 62.68 63.50 - 62.95 45.59 38.1

 Other** 123.86 116.54 47.72 111.03 51.95 113.7

Total 99.30 103.26 98.79 102.72 106.33 -3.4

* 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 1,818,494 1,859,180 1,293,749 5,086,068 3,962,278 28.4

 Canada* 228,374 195,716 389,932 672,134 927,861 -27.6

 Dominican Republic 90,814 61,999 53,513 152,813 108,297 41.1

 Guatemala 71,620 48,505 177,612 203,841 638,117 -68.1

 Honduras 42,219 42,532 10 123,111 35,989 242.1

 Jamaica - 36,396 35,795 36,396 102,149 -64.4

 Mexico 1,328,500 1,357,276 595,949 3,631,007 2,009,164 80.7

 Panama 56,836 53,286 40,905 152,562 139,668 9.2

 Trinidad and Tobago 32 63,182 33 63,309 219 NM

 Other** 99 288 - 50,895 814 NM

South America Total 427,118 351,492 316,320 1,073,787 856,816 25.3

 Argentina 49,648 46,558 160 96,218 160 NM

 Brazil 97,078 43,877 145,209 153,184 166,635 -8.1

 Chile 240,700 221,910 170,512 744,139 631,503 17.8

 Peru - 138 105 588 57,575 -99.0

 Other** 39,692 39,009 334 79,658 943 NM

Europe Total 4,641,243 3,656,506 3,241,957 11,182,139 10,380,617 7.7

 Austria 375 - 375 375 1,971 -81.0

 Belgium 43 - 22 43 432 -90.0

 Croatia 78,264 - - 90,345 - -

 Denmark (Except Greenlan

d)

- - 38,581 - 38,581 -

 Finland 1 14,330 - 14,331 - -

 France 153,358 - - 340,992 412,463 -17.3

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

643,605 672,232 560,858 1,545,746 1,562,213 -1.1

 Greece - 85,704 28,561 85,704 28,561 200.1

 Italy 404,489 312,690 78,208 952,895 466,982 104.1

 Netherlands 1,619,119 1,164,383 1,700,194 3,953,075 4,997,174 -20.9

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

 Poland 210,425 269,544 - 564,160 188,076 200.0

 Portugal 93,855 173,303 298,240 415,063 389,181 6.7

 Romania - - - 41,201 - -

 Slovakia - - - 23 - -

 Slovenia - - - - 12,321 -

 Spain 347,315 277,826 160,119 820,011 687,143 19.3

 Sweden - 34,074 98,238 34,074 98,466 -65.4

 Turkey 86,085 251,977 171,135 476,388 408,619 16.6

 Ukraine - - - 110,735 - -

 United Kingdom 999,678 399,885 98,220 1,731,458 1,078,452 60.6

 Other** 442 558 388 1,331 1,164 14.3

Asia Total 6,247,961 6,446,802 4,256,453 18,671,429 11,204,564 66.6

 China 189,700 2,216 596 371,919 265,663 40.0

 India 3,054,197 2,923,202 1,809,947 8,975,098 4,342,495 106.7

 Japan 1,356,633 1,179,621 513,554 3,272,431 1,748,824 87.1

 Pakistan 60,304 131,195 - 191,514 59,104 224.0

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

1,584,909 1,902,015 1,558,546 5,406,581 4,309,129 25.5

 Taiwan 84 311 214,257 595 215,497 -99.7

 Thailand 304 245,960 134,871 386,372 135,220 185.7

 United Arab Emirates 29 - 23,469 35 82,552 -100.0

 Other** 1,801 62,282 1,213 66,884 46,080 45.1

Australia and Oceania Total 70 91 399 282 937 -69.9

 Other** 70 91 399 282 937 -69.9

Africa Total 1,411,101 1,616,409 690,678 4,808,792 1,875,917 156.3

 Egypt 844,981 1,238,564 400,807 2,811,533 637,367 341.1

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Morocco 389,390 305,924 199,519 1,687,366 1,000,017 68.7

 Nigeria - - - - 53,719 -

 Senegal 38,381 - 67,220 71,450 105,800 -32.5

 South Africa 28 136 101 499 167 198.8

 Togo 110,013 54,046 - 164,059 55,765 194.2

 Other** 28,308 17,739 23,031 73,885 23,082 220.1

Total 14,545,987 13,930,480 9,799,556 40,822,497 28,281,129 44.3

* 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: 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 51.45 54.38 57.76 51.50 55.82 -7.7

 Canada* 103.20 123.11 89.35 103.76 88.15 17.7

 Dominican Republic 59.22 63.80 47.17 61.08 47.49 28.6

 Guatemala 62.96 48.73 66.76 60.63 71.09 -14.7

 Honduras 58.97 52.68 694.10 54.25 74.04 -26.7

 Jamaica - 54.50 55.34 54.50 43.63 24.9

 Mexico 40.81 38.32 35.44 38.38 37.39 2.6

 Panama 58.97 54.48 58.31 56.14 46.62 20.4

 Trinidad and Tobago 1,016.47 181.72 421.64 181.91 270.25 -32.7

 Other** 195.75 244.08 - 47.49 76.04 -37.5

South America Total 84.86 85.67 67.40 81.96 57.96 41.4

 Argentina 172.45 172.18 288.03 172.33 288.03 -40.2

 Brazil 84.73 100.73 69.26 92.43 77.76 18.9

 Chile 68.52 68.47 64.48 68.61 50.26 36.5

 Peru - 724.02 372.44 449.69 74.03 NM

 Other** 74.71 61.09 548.86 74.75 695.54 -89.3

Europe Total 68.05 68.05 64.68 67.56 62.44 8.2

 Austria 27.66 - 27.66 27.66 26.31 5.1

 Belgium 385.58 - 583.59 385.58 73.24 426.5

 Croatia 90.72 - - 87.08 - -

 Denmark (Except Greenlan

d)

- - 68.17 - 68.17 -

 Finland 3,654.00 181.17 - 181.41 - -

 France 66.94 - - 62.63 74.50 -15.9

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

62.50 61.91 57.84 61.07 54.73 11.6

 Greece - 75.27 90.72 75.27 90.72 -17.0

 Italy 63.53 63.75 108.45 64.77 77.00 -15.9

 Netherlands 66.89 64.45 60.39 65.69 58.07 13.1

 Norway 140.61 - 131.55 140.61 131.55 6.9

 Poland 75.17 96.49 - 84.37 68.30 23.5

 Portugal 63.50 63.40 54.89 61.84 49.49 25.0

 Romania - - - 63.50 - -

 Slovakia - - - 2,044.35 - -

 Slovenia - - - - 96.61 -

 Spain 63.90 67.13 55.77 69.96 56.06 24.8

 Sweden - 181.16 92.91 181.16 92.86 95.1

 Turkey 199.20 54.29 115.87 85.93 132.52 -35.2

 Ukraine - - - 63.50 - -

 United Kingdom 62.47 69.14 55.05 65.41 59.46 10.0

 Other** 123.39 94.35 89.75 104.22 86.89 19.9

Asia Total 65.64 63.33 49.91 61.92 51.83 19.5

 China 33.74 287.15 375.87 35.37 42.30 -16.4

 India 80.64 76.08 58.11 73.00 58.04 25.8

 Japan 69.86 71.01 68.31 71.60 72.80 -1.6

 Pakistan 63.34 53.71 - 56.75 47.60 19.2

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

36.77 37.61 35.57 38.84 38.10 1.9

 Taiwan 463.19 118.62 31.89 221.90 32.26 NM

 Thailand 351.64 74.81 59.65 69.80 60.28 15.8

 United Arab Emirates 345.83 - 48.85 399.11 47.91 NM

 Other** 246.82 71.73 409.14 81.53 88.50 -7.9

Australia and Oceania Total 579.76 533.29 335.36 429.58 341.47 25.8

 Other** 579.76 533.29 335.36 429.58 341.47 25.8

Africa Total 62.28 63.24 100.95 62.85 75.11 -16.3

 Egypt 59.86 63.07 131.19 62.44 100.67 -38.0

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Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Morocco 67.94 60.56 61.19 63.36 63.91 -0.9

 Nigeria - - - - 53.07 -

 Senegal 58.97 - 56.26 55.61 58.08 -4.3

 South Africa 587.71 544.67 542.60 552.54 546.93 1.0

 Togo 62.68 63.50 - 62.95 45.59 38.1

 Other** 58.97 116.54 47.72 70.61 51.95 35.9

Total 64.88 63.93 60.01 62.81 58.02 8.3

* 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: 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 1,689,595 1,586,154 1,405,844 3,887,964 3,350,527 16.0

 Canada* 1,396,223 1,454,584 1,296,332 3,131,974 2,792,785 12.1

 Dominican Republic - - - - 51,488 -

 Mexico 111,491 131,570 109,512 574,109 443,467 29.5

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

South America Total 1,982,364 2,180,919 1,897,609 6,672,643 5,547,456 20.3

 Argentina 135,874 46,489 101,994 447,739 361,418 23.9

 Brazil 1,846,490 2,134,430 1,795,615 6,224,904 5,186,038 20.0

Europe Total 7,085,127 7,553,553 6,528,779 20,742,393 18,017,518 15.1

 Austria 211,503 177,483 89,305 485,575 457,789 6.1

 Belgium 222,177 310,133 267,647 833,571 988,026 -15.6

 Croatia 589,498 484,825 578,673 1,814,839 1,473,966 23.1

 Finland 242,509 125,862 178,665 368,371 296,453 24.3

 France 202,045 402,445 376,768 937,181 1,132,347 -17.2

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

228,017 362,543 660,405 1,163,672 1,788,523 -34.9

 Ireland - - - - 91,569 -

 Italy 449,455 527,970 522,857 1,464,746 1,688,548 -13.3

 Netherlands 1,873,086 1,692,254 955,981 4,591,863 2,535,746 81.1

 Norway 15,262 16,100 8,868 47,775 50,154 -4.7

 Poland 177,267 265,305 330,345 832,063 718,169 15.9

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

 Romania 97,459 99,428 12,131 241,798 114,405 111.4

 Slovakia - - 88,224 55,116 375,093 -85.3

 Slovenia - 88,661 - 127,242 - -

 Spain 250,849 138,800 195,779 623,830 611,568 2.0

 Sweden 218,253 183,433 222,512 486,675 561,629 -13.3

 Turkey 719,588 1,043,657 615,164 2,185,637 1,679,848 30.1

 Ukraine 1,251,606 1,300,375 1,086,017 3,458,715 2,512,819 37.6

 United Kingdom 273,318 251,320 321,490 877,530 838,121 4.7

 Other** 63,235 - 17,948 63,235 17,948 252.3

Asia Total 2,918,048 4,858,295 4,342,903 13,078,961 12,094,848 8.1

 China 244,713 1,016,744 1,046,492 2,100,106 2,529,991 -17.0

 India 675,249 1,909,611 1,086,830 4,741,124 2,775,885 70.8

 Japan 1,119,357 1,288,561 1,148,086 4,131,781 3,905,727 5.8

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

878,424 643,074 1,053,474 2,105,340 2,859,619 -26.4

 Thailand 153 153 153 306 306 s

 Other** 152 152 7,868 304 23,320 -98.7

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

 Other** - - - - 47,413 -

Africa Total 845,580 766,206 669,426 1,958,626 1,408,534 39.1

 Egypt 77,161 265,953 154,324 343,114 414,042 -17.1

 Morocco 598,955 500,253 515,102 1,446,048 876,312 65.0

 South Africa 79,918 - - 79,918 118,180 -32.4

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

Total 14,520,714 16,945,127 14,844,561 46,340,587 40,466,296 14.5

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

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 115.51 120.00 107.03 112.69 106.52 5.8

 Canada* 105.63 113.42 103.12 109.58 100.77 8.7

 Dominican Republic - - - - 99.79 -

 Mexico 146.46 192.69 153.35 110.81 150.89 -26.6

 Trinidad and Tobago 172.37 - - 172.37 54.43 216.7

South America Total 137.40 134.68 126.17 140.42 140.64 -0.2

 Argentina 168.39 163.14 133.07 178.06 155.02 14.9

 Brazil 135.12 134.06 125.78 137.71 139.64 -1.4

Europe Total 141.62 143.34 126.75 144.49 145.72 -0.8

 Austria 164.65 174.34 143.82 173.15 206.40 -16.1

 Belgium 158.04 161.50 146.77 160.21 137.27 16.7

 Croatia 158.86 156.55 137.29 151.08 151.06 s

 Finland 162.91 137.80 131.68 154.33 163.27 -5.5

 France 166.68 160.99 133.14 161.10 158.37 1.7

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

157.61 147.28 113.47 168.49 142.42 18.3

 Ireland - - - - 73.48 -

 Italy 132.78 159.96 128.53 152.25 152.11 0.1

 Netherlands 104.72 112.08 94.03 106.04 99.77 6.3

 Norway 151.58 132.22 143.09 145.85 130.78 11.5

 Poland 170.21 181.68 153.25 168.13 145.61 15.5

 Portugal - 63.50 - 63.50 39.19 62.0

 Romania 68.63 68.53 140.61 82.52 141.25 -41.6

 Slovakia - - 147.88 143.87 151.69 -5.2

 Slovenia - 63.50 - 63.50 - -

 Spain 180.38 151.03 138.74 163.93 158.87 3.2

 Sweden 137.42 136.44 137.11 144.84 165.82 -12.7

 Turkey 146.24 139.02 121.62 140.68 142.67 -1.4

 Ukraine 161.67 165.95 132.42 165.82 172.92 -4.1

 United Kingdom 156.87 163.93 139.89 159.01 142.53 11.6

 Other** 158.31 - 127.91 158.31 127.91 23.8

Asia Total 134.74 137.13 130.48 141.62 145.85 -2.9

 China 108.86 129.96 127.86 134.59 133.69 0.7

 India 145.75 134.29 136.21 142.98 176.99 -19.2

 Japan 139.26 153.61 128.67 149.78 130.64 14.7

 South Korea (Republic of Ko

rea)

127.72 123.94 128.91 129.56 146.95 -11.8

 Thailand 99.71 99.66 99.71 99.68 99.71 s

 Other** 100.00 100.00 159.85 100.00 169.56 -41.0

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 168.28 -

 Other** - - - - 168.28 -

Africa Total 92.69 84.26 93.24 84.42 95.34 -11.5

 Egypt 171.46 121.94 171.46 133.08 135.71 -1.9

 Morocco 62.97 64.23 69.80 63.79 70.77 -9.9

 South Africa 181.44 - - 181.44 136.08 33.3

 Other** 144.38 - - 144.38 - -

Total 133.77 135.59 124.39 137.89 140.09 -1.6

* 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: 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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 16,279,437 18,738,392 14,875,014 50,319,623 40,981,292 22.8

 Baltimore, MD 5,407,066 5,875,327 5,096,774 16,826,273 14,317,308 17.5

 Buffalo, NY 1,026,817 1,012,309 552,256 2,100,043 1,004,224 109.1

 New York City, NY 3,115 2,665 158,442 90,759 167,893 -45.9

 Norfolk, VA 9,793,975 11,804,309 8,989,234 31,191,700 25,302,615 23.3

 Ogdensburg, NY 25,251 34,734 51,298 68,989 84,069 -17.9

 Philadelphia, PA 22,994 8,822 26,796 40,976 104,874 -60.9

 Portland, ME 47 139 91 489 119 310.9

 St. Albans, VT 172 42 123 349 190 83.7

 Washington, DC - 45 - 45 - -

Southern Total 8,959,101 8,080,295 6,131,789 25,586,865 18,033,540 41.9

 Charleston, SC 80 103 190 258 486 -46.9

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

 El Paso, TX 38,577 38,185 50,532 123,546 144,782 -14.7

 Houston-Galveston, TX 310,248 169,112 137,007 846,469 201,819 319.4

 Laredo, TX 520,585 605,406 509,639 1,693,411 1,792,618 -5.5

 Miami, FL 2,053 1,536 30 5,270 568 NM

 Mobile, AL 2,551,057 2,521,263 3,101,547 8,159,895 8,121,719 0.5

 New Orleans, LA 5,535,164 4,742,877 2,332,607 14,693,865 7,770,778 89.1

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

 Savannah, GA 1,258 1,194 198 2,743 631 334.7

 Tampa, FL 79 619 39 698 139 402.2

Western Total 3,321,126 3,453,152 2,554,309 9,826,752 7,347,711 33.7

 Anchorage, AK - 50 - 50 272 -81.6

 Great Falls, MT 138 562 42 2,419 139 NM

 Honolulu, HI - - - 1 75 -98.7

 Los Angeles, CA 405,164 363,000 205,239 1,074,707 864,305 24.3

 Nogales, AZ 390,133 368,037 36,178 1,015,237 36,228 NM

 Portland, OR 3 - - 6 2 200.0

 San Diego, CA 22 280 - 462 56 NM

 San Francisco, CA 636,329 843,091 722,030 2,213,573 2,141,209 3.4

 Seattle, WA 1,889,337 1,878,132 1,590,820 5,520,297 4,305,425 28.2

Northern Total 502,411 599,896 1,077,828 1,417,863 2,361,231 -40.0

 Chicago, IL 79 - 32,614 79 32,661 -99.8

 Cleveland, OH 349,043 416,268 784,128 986,606 1,877,301 -47.4

 Detroit, MI 81,315 109,219 94,148 213,044 207,789 2.5

 Duluth, MN - 2,553 4,153 3,725 9,336 -60.1

 Minneapolis, MN 67,200 67,903 158,329 202,785 220,511 -8.0

 Pembina, ND 4,774 3,953 4,456 11,624 13,633 -14.7

Other Ports 4,626 3,872 5,177 11,981 23,651 -49.3

Total 29,066,701 30,875,607 24,644,117 87,163,084 68,747,425 26.8

- = 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 14. Steam coal exports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 4,481,082 4,750,953 3,886,640 13,337,123 10,761,023 23.9

 Baltimore, MD 2,888,523 3,067,299 2,441,907 8,523,525 6,788,685 25.6

 Buffalo, NY 2,802 2,655 3,767 7,991 11,431 -30.1

 New York City, NY 3,115 2,577 158,442 90,671 167,844 -46.0

 Norfolk, VA 1,540,198 1,651,838 1,204,598 4,624,466 3,605,412 28.3

 Ogdensburg, NY 23,294 17,557 50,916 48,716 82,468 -40.9

 Philadelphia, PA 22,994 8,822 26,796 40,976 104,874 -60.9

 Portland, ME 47 139 91 489 119 310.9

 St. Albans, VT 109 21 123 244 190 28.4

 Washington, DC - 45 - 45 - -

Southern Total 6,606,930 5,550,339 3,023,063 17,248,322 9,585,956 79.9

 Charleston, SC 80 103 38 258 82 214.6

 El Paso, TX 38,577 38,185 50,532 123,546 144,782 -14.7

 Houston-Galveston, TX 310,163 169,112 137,007 846,384 201,819 319.4

 Laredo, TX 520,069 583,075 509,251 1,660,250 1,760,064 -5.7

 Miami, FL 2,053 1,536 30 5,270 568 NM

 Mobile, AL 215,054 152,055 98,238 445,945 110,559 303.4

 New Orleans, LA 5,519,902 4,604,612 2,227,883 14,103,208 7,367,847 91.4

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

 Savannah, GA 953 1,042 45 2,136 96 NM

 Tampa, FL 79 619 39 698 139 402.2

Western Total 3,321,126 3,453,152 2,554,309 9,826,752 7,347,659 33.7

 Anchorage, AK - 50 - 50 220 -77.3

 Great Falls, MT 138 562 42 2,419 139 NM

 Honolulu, HI - - - 1 75 -98.7

 Los Angeles, CA 405,164 363,000 205,239 1,074,707 864,305 24.3

 Nogales, AZ 390,133 368,037 36,178 1,015,237 36,228 NM

 Portland, OR 3 - - 6 2 200.0

 San Diego, CA 22 280 - 462 56 NM

 San Francisco, CA 636,329 843,091 722,030 2,213,573 2,141,209 3.4

 Seattle, WA 1,889,337 1,878,132 1,590,820 5,520,297 4,305,425 28.2

Northern Total 132,223 172,164 330,367 398,319 562,850 -29.2

 Chicago, IL 79 - - 79 47 68.1

 Cleveland, OH 60,706 60,517 119,498 121,243 213,032 -43.1

 Detroit, MI 32,811 67,215 43,931 122,426 106,291 15.2

 Duluth, MN - 2,553 4,153 3,725 9,336 -60.1

 Minneapolis, MN 33,853 38,141 158,329 139,676 220,511 -36.7

 Pembina, ND 4,774 3,738 4,456 11,170 13,633 -18.1

Other Ports 4,626 3,872 5,177 11,981 23,641 -49.3

Total 14,545,987 13,930,480 9,799,556 40,822,497 28,281,129 44.3

- = 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 15. Metallurgical coal exports by customs district

(short tons)

Year to date

Customs district July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 11,798,355 13,987,439 10,988,374 36,982,500 30,220,269 22.4

 Baltimore, MD 2,518,543 2,808,028 2,654,867 8,302,748 7,528,623 10.3

 Buffalo, NY 1,024,015 1,009,654 548,489 2,092,052 992,793 110.7

 New York City, NY - 88 - 88 49 79.6

 Norfolk, VA 8,253,777 10,152,471 7,784,636 26,567,234 21,697,203 22.4

 Ogdensburg, NY 1,957 17,177 382 20,273 1,601 NM

 St. Albans, VT 63 21 - 105 - -

Southern Total 2,352,171 2,529,956 3,108,726 8,338,543 8,447,584 -1.3

 Charleston, SC - - 152 - 404 -

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

 Houston-Galveston, TX 85 - - 85 - -

 Laredo, TX 516 22,331 388 33,161 32,554 1.9

 Mobile, AL 2,336,003 2,369,208 3,003,309 7,713,950 8,011,160 -3.7

 New Orleans, LA 15,262 138,265 104,724 590,657 402,931 46.6

 Savannah, GA 305 152 153 607 535 13.5

Western Total - - - - 52 -

 Anchorage, AK - - - - 52 -

Northern Total 370,188 427,732 747,461 1,019,544 1,798,381 -43.3

 Chicago, IL - - 32,614 - 32,614 -

 Cleveland, OH 288,337 355,751 664,630 865,363 1,664,269 -48.0

 Detroit, MI 48,504 42,004 50,217 90,618 101,498 -10.7

 Minneapolis, MN 33,347 29,762 - 63,109 - -

 Pembina, ND - 215 - 454 - -

Other Ports - - - - 10 -

Total 14,520,714 16,945,127 14,844,561 46,340,587 40,466,296 14.5

- = 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 16. U.S. coke exports

(short tons)

Year to date

Continent and country

of destination

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 205,873 214,950 277,649 674,278 678,457 -0.6

 Canada* 161,579 155,033 183,506 490,417 527,655 -7.1

 Mexico 44,032 59,481 93,601 183,029 149,790 22.2

 Other** 262 436 542 832 1,012 -17.8

South America Total 20 - 69 41 95 -56.8

 Other** 20 - 69 41 95 -56.8

Europe Total 13 70,417 110 100,465 32,147 212.5

 Other** 13 70,417 110 100,465 32,147 212.5

Asia Total 368 363 343 1,083 22,107 -95.1

 Other** 368 363 343 1,083 22,107 -95.1

Australia and Oceania Total 214 107 171 395 248 59.3

 Other** 214 107 171 395 248 59.3

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

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

Total 206,488 285,837 278,342 796,740 751,242 6.1

* Based on the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement; as of January 1990, the U.S. Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S. exports to Canada based on

information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.

** 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 289.71 307.65 257.78 281.58 248.28 13.4

 Canada* 284.76 294.28 249.07 272.67 234.16 16.4

 Mexico 306.08 340.41 274.22 304.07 296.42 2.6

 Other** 592.53 588.82 364.51 586.49 487.04 20.4

South America Total 530.00 - 529.43 515.22 526.36 -2.1

 Other** 530.00 - 529.43 515.22 526.36 -2.1

Europe Total 453.85 237.94 461.85 238.88 107.61 122.0

 Other** 453.85 237.94 461.85 238.88 107.61 122.0

Asia Total 801.85 779.37 826.23 751.76 176.11 326.9

 Other** 801.85 779.37 826.23 751.76 176.11 326.9

Australia and Oceania Total 546.26 307.93 463.73 440.11 401.23 9.7

 Other** 546.26 307.93 463.73 440.11 401.23 9.7

Africa Total - - - 90.72 90.72 s

 Other** - - - 90.72 90.72 s

Total 290.93 291.07 258.75 272.02 236.41 15.1

* Based on the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement; as of January 1990, the U.S. Department of Commerce began reporting statistics on U.S. exports to Canada based on

information on imports provided monthly by the Canadian government.

** 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 256,680 210,835 306,531 572,764 716,362 -20.0

 Canada 256,680 210,538 306,509 572,321 716,292 -20.1

 Mexico - 297 22 443 70 NM

South America Total 840,050 1,057,937 1,767,474 2,930,847 5,207,248 -43.7

 Colombia 839,988 1,057,691 1,767,445 2,930,539 5,207,161 -43.7

 Peru 62 246 29 308 87 254.0

Europe Total 32,537 307 34,862 60,268 35,644 69.1

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

574 217 391 808 1,136 -28.9

 Luxembourg 1,102 - - 1,102 - -

 Russia 30,316 60 34,420 30,406 34,449 -11.7

 Ukraine - - - 27,377 - -

 United Kingdom 545 30 51 575 59 NM

Asia Total 273,067 277,321 199,116 751,817 460,133 63.4

 China 13,312 3,978 2,081 22,252 3,959 462.1

 Hong Kong 3,920 7,693 827 11,613 827 NM

 India - - - - 280 -

 Indonesia 255,835 265,469 196,208 717,761 455,067 57.7

 Japan - - - 10 - -

 Philippines - 181 - 181 - -

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 700 -

 Australia - - - - 700 -

Africa Total 36,376 - - 36,376 - -

 South Africa 36,376 - - 36,376 - -

Total 1,438,710 1,546,400 2,307,983 4,352,072 6,420,087 -32.2

- = 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 186.35 212.53 188.40 195.12 191.93 1.7

 Canada 186.35 212.64 188.40 195.13 191.92 1.7

 Mexico - 136.53 199.55 176.62 335.06 -47.3

South America Total 61.94 59.36 62.12 59.75 63.82 -6.4

 Colombia 61.92 59.31 62.12 59.73 63.81 -6.4

 Peru 268.21 260.17 262.10 261.79 264.62 -1.1

Europe Total 171.14 144.20 123.59 142.05 122.98 15.5

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

74.75 74.95 93.49 76.02 87.74 -13.4

 Luxembourg 490.09 - - 490.09 - -

 Russia 162.38 304.73 124.00 162.69 124.17 31.0

 Ukraine - - - 107.41 - -

 United Kingdom 115.05 324.00 74.51 125.95 106.53 18.2

Asia Total 77.95 74.37 60.79 76.17 59.78 27.4

 China 74.93 260.72 69.52 127.76 112.65 13.4

 Hong Kong 74.94 74.93 224.00 74.93 224.00 -66.5

 India - - - - 84.75 -

 Indonesia 78.15 71.57 60.01 74.59 59.00 26.4

 Japan - - - 221.00 - -

 Philippines - 65.78 - 65.78 - -

Australia and Oceania Total - - - - 74.89 -

 Australia - - - - 74.89 -

Africa Total 116.57 - - 116.57 - -

 South Africa 116.57 - - 116.57 - -

U.S. Total* 91.02 82.95 79.71 82.02 78.15 5.0

* 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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Eastern Total 53,093 68,551 2,124 199,475 126,771 57.4

 Baltimore, MD 139 515 278 654 278 135.3

 Boston, MA 52,922 67,241 - 120,163 45,176 166.0

 Buffalo, NY 32 41 516 207 1,272 -83.7

 New York City, NY - 754 1,330 771 1,792 -57.0

 Ogdensburg, NY - - - - 187 -

 Philadelphia, PA - - - - 21 -

 Portland, ME - - - 77,680 78,045 -0.5

Southern Total 924,937 1,068,376 1,803,186 2,980,677 5,122,183 -41.8

 Houston-Galveston, TX 390 2,717 29 4,419 1,489 196.8

 Laredo, TX - 7 22 57 70 -18.6

 Miami, FL - 37,336 36,420 71,105 70,599 0.7

 Mobile, AL 547,596 575,437 578,951 1,836,466 1,332,765 37.8

 New Orleans, LA 17,867 7,041 1,336 28,331 2,323 NM

 San Juan, PR 325,040 376,688 361,011 843,191 1,217,133 -30.7

 Tampa, FL 34,044 69,150 825,417 197,108 2,497,804 -92.1

Western Total 267,824 272,662 293,400 774,154 733,209 5.6

 Columbia-Snake, OR - 181 - 181 - -

 Great Falls, MT 63,615 73,799 96,299 173,794 210,630 -17.5

 Honolulu, HI 202,913 198,228 196,208 597,598 521,101 14.7

 Los Angeles, CA - - 10 - 10 -

 Nogales, AZ - 290 - 386 - -

 San Francisco, CA 60 60 30 150 59 154.2

 Seattle, WA 1,236 104 853 2,045 1,409 45.1

Northern Total 192,856 136,811 209,273 397,766 437,924 -9.2

 Chicago, IL - - 10 215 10 NM

 Cleveland, OH 574 217 208 791 769 2.9

 Detroit, MI 123,659 95,144 128,978 220,250 193,116 14.1

 Duluth, MN - 179 42 808 252 220.6

 Pembina, ND 68,623 41,271 80,035 175,702 243,777 -27.9

Total 1,438,710 1,546,400 2,307,983 4,352,072 6,420,087 -32.2

- = 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 709 22,317 380 23,243 2,791 NM

 Canada 709 22,317 380 23,243 2,780 NM

 Mexico - - - - 11 -

South America Total 6,063 32,031 - 38,094 - -

 Chile - 16,819 - 16,819 - -

 Colombia 6,063 15,212 - 21,275 - -

Europe Total 43 8,596 266 8,654 22,858 -62.1

 Czech Republic - 8,284 - 8,284 - -

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

43 105 - 148 8 NM

 Italy - 196 262 196 604 -67.5

 Poland - - - - 22,220 -

 United Kingdom - 11 4 26 26 s

Asia Total 1,015 828 835 2,545 1,080 135.6

 China - - 276 48 423 -88.7

 Indonesia - 28 78 56 176 -68.2

 Japan 618 800 481 2,044 481 324.9

 Saudi Arabia 397 - - 397 - -

Africa Total 2,053 3,850 3,389 9,211 6,667 38.2

 Egypt - 14 - 14 - -

 South Africa 2,053 3,836 3,389 9,197 6,667 37.9

U.S. Total 9,883 67,622 4,870 81,747 33,396 144.8

- = No data reported.

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

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 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

North America Total 205.42 298.85 152.77 294.59 162.35 81.5

 Canada 205.42 298.85 152.77 294.59 161.54 82.4

 Mexico - - - - 367.73 -

South America Total 298.00 100.33 - 131.79 - -

 Chile - 122.96 - 122.96 - -

 Colombia 298.00 75.30 - 138.76 - -

Europe Total 532.67 327.85 287.52 329.70 107.35 207.1

 Czech Republic - 326.57 - 326.57 - -

 Germany, Federal Republic 

of

532.67 454.30 - 477.07 617.50 -22.7

 Italy - 286.97 280.07 286.97 283.18 1.3

 Poland - - - - 101.61 -

 United Kingdom - 818.18 775.00 811.54 773.08 5.0

Asia Total 420.60 347.61 510.64 385.12 584.14 -34.1

 China - - 631.29 707.71 682.76 3.7

 Indonesia - 1,206.79 1,278.09 1,183.13 1,077.29 9.8

 Japan 317.77 317.54 316.96 317.70 316.96 0.2

 Saudi Arabia 580.69 - - 580.69 - -

Africa Total 566.99 471.57 330.34 462.71 326.89 41.5

 Egypt - 3,405.00 - 3,405.00 - -

 South Africa 566.99 460.86 330.34 458.23 326.89 40.2

U.S. Total 360.85 218.93 345.06 244.20 171.19 42.6

- = 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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,592 1,434 1,367 4,300 3,835 12.1

East North Central 2,584 2,567 2,436 7,183 7,032 2.1

South Atlantic 421 428 436 1,267 1,228 3.2

East South Central 348 306 306 982 957 2.6

U.S. Total 4,945 4,735 4,545 13,731 13,052 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.'

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

(dollars per short ton)

Year to date

Census division July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic w w w w w w

East North Central 137.89 136.24 138.73 137.43 132.73 3.5

South Atlantic w w w w w w

East South Central w w w w w w

U.S. Total 129.82 126.23 126.36 128.21 121.94 5.1

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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Coke

 Sales 1,705 1,746 1,620 5,100 4,757 7.2

 Average Price 301.55 303.39 274.05 304.24 271.72 12.0

Breeze

 Sales 155 145 178 402 379 6.1

 Average Price 73.64 94.32 69.91 83.16 73.83 12.6

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

(thousand short tons)

Year to date

Census division

and state

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England 5 5 5 19 16 17.6

 Maine 4 4 4 17 13 26.4

 Massachusetts 1 1 1 3 3 -19.9

Middle Atlantic 191 233 246 662 853 -22.4

 New York 54 89 64 233 236 -1.2

 Pennsylvania 136 144 182 429 618 -30.5

East North Central 1,528 1,684 1,723 4,631 5,103 -9.2

 Illinois 605 741 654 1,943 1,984 -2.1

 Indiana 448 397 472 1,201 1,497 -19.8

 Michigan 160 203 214 485 525 -7.7

 Ohio 118 126 141 383 412 -6.8

 Wisconsin 197 217 242 619 685 -9.7

West North Central 3,009 2,834 3,185 8,904 9,305 -4.3

 Iowa 621 603 613 1,828 1,832 -0.2

 Kansas 27 18 28 72 80 -10.7

 Minnesota 216 199 257 615 850 -27.7

 Missouri 227 204 313 632 702 -9.9

 Nebraska 275 248 285 845 852 -0.9

 North Dakota 1,600 1,505 1,623 4,770 4,801 -0.7

 South Dakota 43 56 66 143 187 -23.2

South Atlantic 710 685 754 2,128 2,267 -6.2

 Florida 142 103 152 375 437 -14.3

 Georgia 82 78 82 267 239 11.5

 Maryland 121 144 145 377 415 -9.0

 North Carolina 93 95 100 305 350 -12.9

 South Carolina 57 51 55 152 188 -19.3

 Virginia 111 119 123 362 362 s

 West Virginia 103 93 97 290 276 5.2

East South Central 765 804 831 2,349 2,532 -7.2

 Alabama 221 237 226 685 683 0.3

 Kentucky 184 198 192 562 639 -12.0

 Tennessee 360 369 412 1,102 1,210 -8.9

West South Central 316 342 414 995 1,142 -12.9

 Arkansas 45 37 41 139 146 -4.7

 Louisiana 63 66 67 187 177 5.9

 Oklahoma 59 87 108 258 344 -25.1

 Texas 150 151 197 411 475 -13.5

Mountain 718 728 878 2,277 2,428 -6.2

 Arizona 75 63 44 213 145 46.9

 Colorado 22 36 55 136 187 -27.4

 Idaho 28 24 31 70 73 -3.1

 Montana 35 45 51 146 167 -12.3

 Nevada 62 81 81 210 201 4.9

 New Mexico 20 18 15 53 50 6.2

 Utah 83 106 180 278 384 -27.7

 Wyoming 391 355 422 1,170 1,221 -4.2

Pacific 421 373 414 1,170 1,132 3.3

 Alaska s s s 1 1 s

 California 402 338 389 1,085 1,060 2.3

 Oregon 6 13 10 35 10 251.4

 Washington 13 22 16 49 61 -19.3

U.S. Total 7,663 7,688 8,451 23,136 24,779 -6.6

- = 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

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 94.00 100.02 85.48 94.06 80.78 16.4

 New York w w 132.49 w w w

 Pennsylvania w w 68.78 w w w

East North Central 72.08 69.94 71.49 71.76 71.52 0.3

 Illinois 45.25 w 45.14 w w w

 Indiana 94.02 w 88.84 w w w

 Michigan 81.55 79.64 81.65 83.29 84.83 -1.8

 Ohio 94.69 104.59 102.47 99.67 101.77 -2.1

 Wisconsin 83.41 84.19 81.92 83.40 80.23 4.0

West North Central 29.30 29.19 34.29 28.88 31.82 -9.2

 Iowa 41.60 40.56 42.01 41.00 43.12 -4.9

 Kansas w w w w w w

 Minnesota 48.46 48.24 106.13 48.61 65.76 -26.1

 Missouri 48.88 49.64 44.13 50.27 48.80 3.0

 Nebraska 31.29 27.70 30.73 28.39 30.74 -7.6

 North Dakota w w w w w w

 South Dakota w w w w w w

South Atlantic 99.07 97.70 94.78 99.71 94.31 5.7

 Florida w w w w w w

 Georgia 105.68 99.76 90.67 101.84 92.48 10.1

 Maryland w w w w w w

 North Carolina 96.01 96.39 94.44 96.49 93.38 3.3

 South Carolina 98.08 95.05 100.10 99.34 97.17 2.2

 Virginia 96.02 87.75 93.08 91.57 92.28 -0.8

 West Virginia 133.44 171.57 153.56 158.44 153.75 3.1

East South Central 86.73 87.11 87.22 87.12 87.96 -1.0

 Alabama 94.04 94.44 94.76 95.29 92.82 2.7

 Kentucky 84.45 89.39 84.97 88.34 89.91 -1.7

 Tennessee 83.40 81.19 84.14 81.42 84.19 -3.3

West South Central 79.04 76.50 64.32 75.68 64.17 17.9

 Arkansas w w w w w w

 Louisiana w w w w w w

 Oklahoma 82.26 69.71 w 68.69 w w

 Texas 88.35 87.11 75.48 87.44 72.99 19.8

Mountain 59.30 57.44 55.24 56.52 53.28 6.1

 Arizona w w w w w w

 Colorado w 59.12 w w 60.38 w

 Idaho 109.59 w 126.99 w w w

 Montana 49.46 53.28 44.36 43.31 39.89 8.6

 Nevada 75.48 78.65 71.08 76.52 70.94 7.9

 New Mexico w w w w w w

 Utah 54.68 53.67 52.86 53.66 52.94 1.4

 Wyoming 47.31 45.89 43.27 46.40 44.28 4.8

Pacific 77.54 88.83 91.86 82.79 87.26 -5.1

 California 77.49 89.90 92.82 83.17 88.02 -5.5

 Oregon w w w w w w

 Washington w w w w w w

U.S. Total 59.16 60.10 60.44 59.23 59.27 -0.1

- = 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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 1,755 1,868 1,827 5,508 5,797 -5.0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 3 5 3 14 19 -29.2

313 Textile Mills 13 17 17 62 77 -19.1

322 Paper Manufacturing 531 645 700 1,942 2,261 -14.1

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,515 1,393 1,527 4,480 4,481 s

325 Chemical Manufacturing 893 845 961 2,680 2,889 -7.2

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 2,112 2,107 2,418 6,034 6,416 -6.0

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 521 517 632 1,480 1,721 -14.0

333 Machinery Manufacturing 2 - 5 12 14 -17.3

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 45 50 60 142 265 -46.5

339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 276 242 299 781 837 -6.7

U.S. Total 7,663 7,688 8,451 23,136 24,779 -6.6

* Includes coal gasification projects.

** Excludes coke plants.

- = 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.'

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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 43.31 42.84 52.28 42.56 45.84 -7.2

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

313 Textile Mills 115.25 115.48 114.80 113.99 109.30 4.3

322 Paper Manufacturing 87.27 84.20 79.04 83.81 79.24 5.8

324 Petroleum and Coal Products w w w w w w

325 Chemical Manufacturing 74.29 75.26 69.47 73.98 72.06 2.7

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 77.25 76.54 74.10 77.12 74.30 3.8

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 109.72 118.07 105.17 118.79 110.78 7.2

333 Machinery Manufacturing w - w w w w

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing w w w w w w

339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 51.79 52.46 51.18 51.73 50.69 2.1

U.S. Total 59.16 60.10 60.44 59.23 59.27 -0.1

* 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic - 2 1 11 19 -42.0

 Pennsylvania - 2 1 11 19 -42.0

East North Central 34 37 33 144 117 23.5

 Illinois 19 23 20 87 74 17.2

 Indiana 15 14 13 42 29 48.7

 Wisconsin - - - 15 14 5.7

West North Central 28 29 27 117 142 -17.7

 Iowa 26 21 24 72 90 -19.8

 Minnesota - s s 2 6 -70.5

 Missouri - - 3 6 18 -68.2

 North Dakota 2 7 - 38 28 32.9

South Atlantic 20 9 32 61 90 -31.6

 District of Columbia - - - - 2 -

 North Carolina 14 9 26 46 72 -36.1

 Virginia 6 1 6 15 16 -2.7

East South Central s 1 3 5 9 -44.8

 Kentucky s 1 3 5 9 -44.8

Mountain 2 1 1 9 9 -5.9

 Colorado - - - - s -

 Montana 2 1 s 3 1 180.1

 Wyoming s s 1 6 8 -30.1

Pacific 88 97 111 320 367 -12.7

 Alaska 88 97 111 320 367 -12.7

U.S. Total 173 175 209 667 753 -11.3

- = 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 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic - w w w 118.27 w

 Pennsylvania - w w w 118.27 w

East North Central 51.94 53.02 52.85 65.34 66.52 -1.8

 Illinois w w w w w w

 Indiana w w w w w w

 Wisconsin - - - 154.57 154.44 0.1

West North Central 90.38 85.26 84.46 80.51 79.64 1.1

 Iowa w w w w w w

 Minnesota - w w w w w

 Missouri - - w 65.97 w w

 North Dakota w w - w w w

South Atlantic 126.26 w 113.67 w w w

 District of Columbia - - - - 156.97 -

 North Carolina w w w w w w

 Virginia w w w w 106.14 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 - - - - 90.84 -

 Montana w 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 82.90 77.99 82.19 81.81 83.12 -1.6

- = 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 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 154,802 4,228 3,496 4,620 8,116 175 180 354 167,501

 April - June 144,173 4,610 3,044 4,622 7,666 128 65 193 156,643

 July - September 181,598 4,737 2,894 4,654 7,549 147 26 173 194,057

 Total 480,574 13,575 9,434 13,896 23,331 449 270 720 518,200

2017 January - September 505,344 13,052 9,661 15,232 24,893 451 321 771 544,060

2016 January - September 510,747 12,382 11,221 14,876 26,097 498 359 857 550,083

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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic 1,517 1,441 1,367 4,193 3,967 5.7

East North Central 2,488 2,445 2,400 7,217 6,932 4.1

South Atlantic 426 400 400 1,226 1,182 3.7

East South Central 306 324 324 939 970 -3.2

U.S. Total 4,737 4,610 4,491 13,575 13,052 4.0

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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England 5 5 5 19 16 17.6

 Maine 4 4 4 16 13 24.0

 Massachusetts 1 1 1 3 3 -10.1

Middle Atlantic 191 229 295 651 913 -28.7

 New York 49 94 115 222 299 -25.7

 Pennsylvania 142 135 180 429 614 -30.2

East North Central 1,550 1,636 1,706 4,708 5,174 -9.0

 Illinois 606 750 679 1,939 2,018 -3.9

 Indiana 459 412 504 1,232 1,538 -19.9

 Michigan 168 146 189 502 522 -3.8

 Ohio 119 129 145 387 415 -6.8

 Wisconsin 197 199 189 648 680 -4.7

West North Central 2,925 2,889 2,998 9,061 9,188 -1.4

 Iowa 588 624 571 1,834 1,791 2.4

 Kansas 28 29 30 77 79 -2.8

 Minnesota 203 208 187 738 838 -12.0

 Missouri 224 208 303 632 697 -9.4

 Nebraska 270 257 291 835 846 -1.3

 North Dakota 1,586 1,510 1,561 4,814 4,775 0.8

 South Dakota 26 51 57 132 162 -18.3

South Atlantic 658 708 736 2,099 2,289 -8.3

 Florida 134 123 138 378 439 -13.8

 Georgia 68 79 73 253 246 2.9

 Maryland 124 148 150 382 412 -7.2

 North Carolina 87 96 94 298 346 -14.0

 South Carolina 39 47 64 142 196 -27.6

 Virginia 114 120 120 366 381 -4.0

 West Virginia 93 95 97 280 270 3.8

East South Central 792 795 830 2,372 2,553 -7.1

 Alabama 232 251 229 703 704 -0.1

 Kentucky 188 193 200 561 643 -12.6

 Tennessee 372 351 401 1,108 1,207 -8.2

West South Central 309 330 405 986 1,184 -16.7

 Arkansas 44 41 48 133 147 -10.0

 Louisiana 63 63 72 187 185 1.3

 Oklahoma 72 98 113 276 362 -23.7

 Texas 129 128 172 390 489 -20.3

Mountain 719 692 869 2,261 2,428 -6.9

 Arizona 66 61 67 197 166 18.6

 Colorado 28 37 81 117 225 -47.7

 Idaho 21 11 24 86 78 10.5

 Montana 41 28 43 145 161 -9.7

 Nevada 76 73 66 222 195 13.8

 New Mexico 20 19 17 53 52 2.2

 Utah 97 101 166 280 374 -25.2

 Wyoming 370 361 405 1,162 1,179 -1.5

Pacific 401 382 406 1,174 1,148 2.3

 Alaska s s s 1 1 s

 California 385 361 376 1,091 1,074 1.5

 Oregon - 1 14 28 14 99.8

 Washington 16 19 16 54 59 -7.9

U.S. Total 7,549 7,666 8,251 23,331 24,893 -6.3

- = 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.

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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 July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

311 Food Manufacturing 1,713 1,884 1,780 5,592 5,802 -3.6

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 2 5 3 13 19 -31.7

313 Textile Mills 13 18 16 63 76 -18.1

322 Paper Manufacturing 549 626 673 1,981 2,255 -12.1

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,523 1,404 1,505 4,498 4,457 0.9

325 Chemical Manufacturing 890 869 964 2,711 2,908 -6.8

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 2,015 2,051 2,322 5,957 6,481 -8.1

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 537 511 619 1,582 1,772 -10.7

333 Machinery Manufacturing 10 19 6 38 32 19.8

336 Transportation Equipment Mfg. - - - 2 2 50.5

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 40 43 74 130 281 -53.8

339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 255 238 287 764 807 -5.4

U.S. Total 7,549 7,666 8,251 23,331 24,893 -6.3

* 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic - 1 1 12 18 -36.4

 Pennsylvania - 1 1 12 18 -36.4

East North Central 35 44 38 157 133 18.1

 Illinois 17 27 22 90 79 13.3

 Indiana 18 18 16 52 38 37.2

 Ohio - - - - 1 -

 Wisconsin - - - 15 15 2.1

West North Central 29 33 37 132 155 -15.1

 Iowa 29 21 33 79 96 -18.2

 Minnesota - s s 5 5 -3.5

 Missouri - s 3 6 19 -66.2

 North Dakota s 12 s 42 35 20.0

South Atlantic 15 15 22 80 103 -22.8

 District of Columbia - - - 1 1 40.5

 North Carolina 14 12 21 58 76 -24.7

 Virginia 1 3 1 21 26 -19.5

East South Central s s 2 5 12 -58.7

 Kentucky s s 2 5 12 -58.7

Mountain s s 1 8 9 -20.3

 Colorado - - s - s -

 Montana - - - 2 1 85.0

 Wyoming s s 1 6 8 -30.1

Pacific 93 99 95 327 340 -3.8

 Alaska 93 99 95 327 340 -3.8

U.S. Total 173 193 195 720 771 -6.7

- = 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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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 31 126,407 1,508 2,889 275 131,079 26,775* 157,854

 June 30 121,448 1,616 2,886 257 126,207 24,524* 150,731

 September 30 100,717 1,811 3,005 263 105,796 23,413* 129,209

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 September 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017

Percent change

(September 30)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 459 383 196 133.7

East North Central 993 893 1,128 -12.0

South Atlantic 170 196 153 10.6

East South Central 189 144 192 -1.5

U.S. Total 1,811 1,616 1,670 8.4

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 September 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017

Percent change

(September 30)

2018 versus 2017

New England 5 5 5 -0.7

 Maine 1 1 1 -6.5

 Massachusetts 4 4 4 0.7

Middle Atlantic 237 239 236 0.3

 New York 87 83 83 4.8

 Pennsylvania 150 155 153 -2.1

East North Central 583 597 741 -21.4

 Illinois 118 119 109 8.0

 Indiana 175 186 235 -25.7

 Michigan 183 186 235 -22.0

 Ohio 19 20 25 -25.7

 Wisconsin 88 86 137 -35.5

West North Central 550 455 806 -31.7

 Iowa 136 102 168 -19.2

 Kansas 24 26 44 -45.7

 Minnesota 64 51 169 -62.4

 Missouri 70 68 73 -5.1

 Nebraska 63 58 72 -12.8

 North Dakota 160 133 240 -33.3

 South Dakota 34 17 39 -11.7

South Atlantic 378 331 341 11.0

 Florida 63 54 49 28.5

 Georgia 64 55 69 -7.4

 Maryland 7 9 13 -46.1

 North Carolina 42 36 31 38.2

 South Carolina 78 60 60 30.0

 Virginia 54 57 66 -19.2

 West Virginia 70 60 53 33.6

East South Central 160 183 212 -24.3

 Alabama 72 78 88 -17.8

 Kentucky 20 25 24 -15.1

 Tennessee 68 81 100 -32.2

West South Central 389 386 412 -5.7

 Arkansas 38 37 36 5.9

 Louisiana 8 9 4 131.0

 Oklahoma 94 107 123 -23.2

 Texas 249 233 251 -0.8

Mountain 555 562 556 -0.3

 Arizona 43 33 31 39.7

 Colorado 32 43 16 96.1

 Idaho 258 250 282 -8.5

 Montana 40 49 49 -17.2

 Nevada 19 33 28 -31.2

 New Mexico 2 2 1 59.8

 Utah 54 70 53 1.9

 Wyoming 106 82 97 9.7

Pacific 149 129 172 -13.6

 California 118 102 138 -14.2

 Oregon 29 23 30 -2.8

 Washington 1 4 5 -67.7

U.S. Total 3,005 2,886 3,482 -13.7

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.'

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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 September 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017

Percent change

(September 30)

2018 versus 2017

311 Food Manufacturing 626 572 758 -17.5

312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Mfg. 2 1 3 -48.3

313 Textile Mills 13 13 14 -10.0

322 Paper Manufacturing 308 328 388 -20.6

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 159 168 193 -17.6

325 Chemical Manufacturing 245 243 319 -23.0

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products Mfg. 1,323 1,238 1,350 -2.0

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 198 216 319 -38.0

333 Machinery Manufacturing 14 17 28 -50.9

336 Transportation Equipment Mfg. - - 4 -100.0

339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 19 14 16 15.9

339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 99 75 89 10.5

U.S. Total 3,005 2,886 3,482 -13.7

* 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 September 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017

Percent change

(September 30)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 79 90 83 -5.3

East North Central 277 310 386 -28.1

South Atlantic 46 65 93 -50.4

East South Central 85 93 93 -7.9

U.S. Total 488 558 654 -25.5

Coke Total 396 440 465 -14.9

Breeze Total 92 117 190 -51.6

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 42. Coal stocks at commercial and institutional users by census division and state

(thousand short tons)

Census division

and state September 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017

Percent change

(September 30)

2018 versus 2017

Middle Atlantic 42 42 40 5.1

 Pennsylvania 42 42 40 5.1

East North Central 38 39 48 -19.4

 Illinois 20 17 16 24.5

 Indiana 11 14 24 -53.7

 Ohio 5 5 5 s

 Wisconsin 2 2 2 -9.8

West North Central 30 31 49 -38.1

 Iowa 17 20 28 -39.7

 Minnesota 6 6 12 -51.2

 Missouri - - 1 -100.0

 North Dakota 8 6 8 -6.4

South Atlantic 34 28 49 -31.7

 District of Columbia 3 3 4 -34.5

 North Carolina 18 18 29 -36.0

 Virginia 12 7 16 -23.1

East South Central 8 7 9 -11.1

 Kentucky 8 7 9 -11.1

Mountain 4 2 3 58.9

 Colorado 1 1 s 299.4

 Montana 3 1 2 43.1

 Wyoming s s s s

Pacific 107 106 140 -23.6

 Alaska 107 106 140 -23.6

U.S. Total 263 257 337 -22.0

- = 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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Quality

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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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

New England

 Btu 12,705 12,654 12,660 12,689 12,604 0.7

 Sulfur 0.75 0.78 0.75 0.78 0.80 -2.7

 Ash 7.27 8.72 7.81 7.71 8.22 -6.2

Maine

 Btu 12,773 12,773 12,714 12,741 12,674 0.5

 Sulfur 0.73 0.73 0.67 0.75 0.72 4.2

 Ash 7.39 7.39 7.11 7.26 7.61 -4.6

Massachusetts

 Btu 12,267 12,322 12,339 12,337 12,305 0.3

 Sulfur 0.89 0.91 1.19 0.96 1.14 -15.5

 Ash 6.53 12.44 11.94 10.72 10.79 -0.7

Middle Atlantic

 Btu 14,094 14,139 13,852 14,080 13,827 1.8

 Sulfur 1.07 1.14 1.12 1.11 1.14 -2.5

 Ash 7.49 7.64 8.75 7.77 8.68 -10.5

New York

 Btu 13,100 13,524 13,593 13,370 13,422 -0.4

 Sulfur 2.05 1.68 1.71 1.81 1.64 10.6

 Ash 8.10 7.56 7.02 7.81 7.20 8.5

Pennsylvania

 Btu 14,125 14,188 13,867 14,125 13,856 1.9

 Sulfur 1.04 1.09 1.09 1.07 1.10 -3.5

 Ash 7.48 7.65 8.84 7.77 8.79 -11.6

East North Central

 Btu 13,283 13,153 13,270 13,215 13,185 0.2

 Sulfur 1.14 1.20 1.95 1.16 1.44 -19.1

 Ash 7.29 7.25 6.55 7.24 7.06 2.6

Illinois

 Btu 11,522 11,338 11,528 11,392 11,432 -0.3

 Sulfur 2.20 2.18 2.13 2.10 2.15 -2.5

 Ash 7.54 7.47 7.57 7.46 7.54 -1.1

Indiana

 Btu 14,067 14,076 13,936 14,080 13,969 0.8

 Sulfur 0.83 0.86 0.88 0.83 0.87 -4.6

 Ash 7.11 7.10 7.45 7.10 7.40 -3.9

Michigan

 Btu 13,120 13,121 13,833 13,151 13,360 -1.6

 Sulfur 0.74 0.92 5.15 0.86 3.01 -71.4

 Ash 7.21 7.28 2.54 7.26 4.84 50.0

Ohio

 Btu 14,198 14,176 14,104 14,159 14,094 0.5

 Sulfur 1.00 1.00 1.03 1.00 0.99 0.9

 Ash 7.43 7.22 7.31 7.29 7.29 s

Wisconsin

 Btu 10,833 10,913 11,237 10,830 10,798 0.3

 Sulfur 0.81 0.73 0.82 0.85 0.78 8.1

 Ash 7.18 7.32 7.06 6.98 6.75 3.4

West North Central

 Btu 8,281 8,240 8,387 8,235 8,323 -1.1

 Sulfur 0.85 0.83 0.95 0.84 0.89 -5.9

 Ash 6.36 6.24 6.56 6.31 6.33 -0.3

Iowa

 Btu 9,271 9,182 9,332 9,194 9,285 -1.0

 Sulfur 0.94 0.82 0.96 0.84 0.89 -4.8

 Ash 5.35 5.19 6.32 5.21 5.63 -7.4

Kansas

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Btu 10,861 11,287 10,986 10,914 10,893 0.2

 Sulfur 1.83 2.64 1.65 2.09 1.74 20.1

 Ash 12.07 12.54 11.05 12.57 10.21 23.1

Minnesota

 Btu 9,105 9,034 9,072 9,102 9,143 -0.4

 Sulfur 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.30 0.31 -4.0

 Ash 4.64 4.65 4.75 4.53 4.60 -1.6

Missouri

 Btu 11,148 11,192 11,269 11,256 11,220 0.3

 Sulfur 2.39 2.32 2.52 2.35 2.29 2.7

 Ash 8.72 8.42 8.97 8.69 8.92 -2.5

Nebraska

 Btu 9,097 8,919 9,091 8,957 8,999 -0.5

 Sulfur 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 s

 Ash 4.93 4.84 4.99 4.81 4.79 0.6

North Dakota

 Btu 7,191 7,203 7,197 7,183 7,222 -0.5

 Sulfur 0.76 0.79 0.88 0.80 0.90 -11.4

 Ash 6.81 6.73 6.66 6.81 6.73 1.3

South Dakota

 Btu 8,399 8,428 8,399 8,364 8,392 -0.3

 Sulfur 0.55 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.59 -3.2

 Ash 6.12 6.42 6.70 6.44 6.64 -3.0

South Atlantic

 Btu 13,359 13,376 13,369 13,402 13,370 0.2

 Sulfur 1.12 1.18 1.23 1.11 1.17 -5.1

 Ash 9.74 9.97 9.79 9.62 9.65 -0.3

Florida

 Btu 12,648 12,511 12,617 12,647 12,648 s

 Sulfur 0.93 1.12 1.62 0.96 1.38 -30.2

 Ash 10.58 10.54 9.94 10.51 9.09 15.5

Georgia

 Btu 12,329 12,694 12,287 12,551 12,402 1.2

 Sulfur 1.06 0.93 0.97 0.96 0.98 -2.3

 Ash 11.50 9.64 11.61 9.96 10.73 -7.1

Maryland

 Btu 11,133 11,067 10,996 11,132 10,930 1.9

 Sulfur 1.69 1.82 1.84 1.79 1.85 -3.3

 Ash 23.71 23.15 22.79 23.15 23.23 -0.3

North Carolina

 Btu 13,633 13,570 13,550 13,540 13,658 -0.9

 Sulfur 0.97 0.88 0.96 0.93 0.96 -3.1

 Ash 7.05 7.68 7.07 7.50 6.96 7.6

South Carolina

 Btu 13,042 12,983 13,764 13,314 13,509 -1.4

 Sulfur 1.49 2.28 2.02 1.61 1.28 25.6

 Ash 10.55 9.36 9.55 8.36 9.91 -15.6

Virginia

 Btu 14,133 14,165 14,198 14,143 14,167 -0.2

 Sulfur 0.84 0.87 0.82 0.85 0.87 -2.2

 Ash 7.11 7.44 7.07 7.31 7.10 3.1

West Virginia

 Btu 14,001 14,073 14,089 14,057 14,126 -0.5

 Sulfur 1.32 1.34 1.31 1.27 1.26 1.1

 Ash 6.71 7.03 7.00 6.86 6.99 -1.9

East South Central

 Btu 13,388 13,394 13,588 13,408 13,530 -0.9

 Sulfur 1.20 1.25 1.22 1.20 1.20 0.3

 Ash 7.46 7.48 7.28 7.39 7.24 2.0

Alabama

 Btu 13,838 13,802 13,861 13,833 13,889 -0.4

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Sulfur 0.99 1.09 1.05 1.05 1.06 -1.0

 Ash 6.87 7.02 7.17 6.94 7.17 -3.3

Kentucky

 Btu 12,779 12,933 13,499 12,909 13,196 -2.2

 Sulfur 1.02 1.16 1.10 1.06 1.02 4.7

 Ash 8.66 8.12 8.36 7.94 7.57 4.9

Tennessee

 Btu 12,989 13,040 13,277 13,022 13,221 -1.5

 Sulfur 1.63 1.53 1.48 1.51 1.49 1.4

 Ash 7.79 7.82 6.92 7.77 7.15 8.7

West South Central

 Btu 10,146 9,941 9,610 9,874 9,597 2.9

 Sulfur 0.67 0.59 0.54 0.62 0.57 8.6

 Ash 8.58 8.51 8.36 8.37 8.05 3.9

Arkansas

 Btu 11,773 11,287 11,791 11,592 11,946 -3.0

 Sulfur 1.29 0.89 1.33 1.20 1.26 -5.0

 Ash 10.33 10.99 11.65 10.58 10.26 3.1

Louisiana

 Btu 8,117 8,198 7,940 8,055 7,739 4.1

 Sulfur 0.70 0.83 0.60 0.73 0.68 7.4

 Ash 6.46 6.11 6.46 6.40 6.79 -5.7

Oklahoma

 Btu 10,750 9,857 9,059 9,836 9,241 6.4

 Sulfur 0.46 0.33 0.25 0.33 0.28 19.8

 Ash 6.19 5.49 4.82 5.39 4.69 14.9

Texas

 Btu 10,270 10,415 10,025 10,142 9,824 3.2

 Sulfur 0.56 0.56 0.53 0.55 0.52 4.4

 Ash 9.87 10.69 10.26 10.39 10.28 1.0

Mountain

 Btu 10,522 10,662 10,602 10,536 10,400 1.3

 Sulfur 0.61 0.59 0.53 0.61 0.51 19.7

 Ash 7.20 6.99 7.28 7.12 7.24 -1.6

Arizona

 Btu 11,720 11,802 11,598 11,680 11,614 0.6

 Sulfur 0.70 0.69 0.63 0.68 0.61 12.8

 Ash 11.50 11.11 11.51 11.30 11.28 0.2

Colorado

 Btu 11,144 10,388 11,358 10,755 10,911 -1.4

 Sulfur 0.47 0.46 0.57 0.46 0.49 -5.8

 Ash 8.14 7.28 8.86 8.10 8.10 -0.1

Idaho

 Btu 11,630 11,497 11,633 11,507 11,354 1.3

 Sulfur 0.48 0.44 0.55 0.48 0.52 -7.6

 Ash 9.90 10.02 10.57 10.02 11.07 -9.5

Montana

 Btu 9,174 10,073 9,510 9,399 9,204 2.1

 Sulfur 0.40 0.42 0.37 0.39 0.38 3.2

 Ash 5.22 5.53 5.42 5.70 5.42 5.2

Nevada

 Btu 11,475 11,589 11,298 11,597 11,134 4.2

 Sulfur 0.40 0.41 0.49 0.43 0.49 -12.4

 Ash 9.55 8.43 9.07 9.07 8.72 3.9

New Mexico

 Btu 12,253 12,201 12,348 12,221 12,254 -0.3

 Sulfur 0.64 0.77 0.68 0.72 0.69 4.2

 Ash 10.43 10.87 10.38 10.70 10.26 4.3

Utah

 Btu 11,581 11,641 11,504 11,545 11,471 0.6

 Sulfur 0.45 0.44 0.47 0.47 0.55 -14.3

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Year to date

Census division

and state1

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Ash 10.22 10.40 11.07 10.50 11.38 -7.7

Wyoming

 Btu 9,828 9,927 9,877 9,880 9,751 1.3

 Sulfur 0.70 0.70 0.57 0.71 0.50 41.5

 Ash 5.11 4.67 4.55 4.93 4.98 -0.9

Pacific

 Btu 11,568 11,548 11,410 11,531 11,382 1.3

 Sulfur 0.41 0.44 0.60 0.46 0.57 -20.4

 Ash 10.28 9.99 11.49 10.28 11.26 -8.7

California

 Btu 11,638 11,673 11,489 11,619 11,496 1.1

 Sulfur 0.41 0.44 0.61 0.46 0.59 -21.5

 Ash 10.48 10.39 11.80 10.58 11.66 -9.3

Oregon

 Btu 11,837 11,830 11,362 11,759 11,362 3.5

 Sulfur 0.36 0.43 0.53 0.47 0.53 -12.1

 Ash 9.30 9.60 10.59 9.66 10.59 -8.8

Washington

 Btu 9,275 9,463 9,483 9,427 9,404 0.2

 Sulfur 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.33 3.0

 Ash 4.53 4.03 4.44 4.08 4.37 -6.6

U.S. Total

 Btu 11,925 11,922 11,825 11,852 11,775 0.7

 Sulfur 1.00 1.03 1.29 1.00 1.11 -9.3

 Ash 7.46 7.44 7.45 7.44 7.50 -0.9

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.' 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

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

Middle Atlantic

 Btu - 12,402 14,814 12,915 13,112 -1.5

 Sulfur - 0.76 1.00 0.84 0.77 8.1

 Ash - 7.88 5.83 7.05 8.51 -17.2

Pennsylvania

 Btu - 12,402 14,814 12,915 13,112 -1.5

 Sulfur - 0.76 1.00 0.84 0.77 8.1

 Ash - 7.88 5.83 7.05 8.51 -17.2

East North Central

 Btu 11,432 11,410 11,389 11,565 11,552 0.1

 Sulfur 3.14 3.03 3.01 2.79 2.73 1.9

 Ash 9.65 9.34 9.40 9.15 9.31 -1.7

Illinois

 Btu 11,520 11,442 11,464 11,400 11,273 1.1

 Sulfur 3.32 3.19 3.14 3.18 3.17 0.3

 Ash 10.02 9.60 9.67 9.49 9.64 -1.6

Indiana

 Btu 11,317 11,360 11,271 11,279 11,392 -1.0

 Sulfur 2.90 2.78 2.80 2.66 2.54 4.8

 Ash 9.17 8.95 8.98 8.99 9.27 -3.1

Wisconsin

 Btu - - - 13,375 13,375 s

 Sulfur - - - 0.78 0.78 s

 Ash - - - 7.65 7.65 s

West North Central

 Btu 11,304 10,771 11,401 10,482 10,739 -2.4

 Sulfur 2.29 1.98 2.67 1.90 2.19 -13.2

 Ash 8.66 8.40 8.70 9.08 8.60 5.6

Iowa

 Btu 11,490 11,435 11,410 11,440 11,387 0.5

 Sulfur 2.45 2.47 2.64 2.55 2.66 -4.4

 Ash 8.73 8.36 8.77 8.62 8.67 -0.6

Minnesota

 Btu - 9,086 9,226 9,265 8,827 5.0

 Sulfur - 0.38 0.28 0.37 0.27 38.0

 Ash - 4.18 4.13 4.48 5.78 -22.5

Missouri

 Btu - - 11,415 11,372 11,408 -0.3

 Sulfur - - 2.95 3.13 2.99 4.7

 Ash - - 8.31 8.69 8.45 2.9

North Dakota

 Btu 9,025 8,771 - 8,566 8,672 -1.2

 Sulfur 0.34 0.53 - 0.56 0.62 -9.7

 Ash 7.75 8.68 - 10.26 9.10 12.7

South Atlantic

 Btu 12,847 12,882 12,983 12,996 13,069 -0.6

 Sulfur 1.65 1.80 1.37 1.67 1.42 17.9

 Ash 9.97 9.08 9.15 9.10 9.17 -0.7

District of Columbia

 Btu - - - - 13,156 -

 Sulfur - - - - 0.58 -

 Ash - - - - 6.85 -

North Carolina

 Btu 12,951 12,857 13,113 12,919 13,137 -1.7

 Sulfur 1.99 1.88 1.50 1.96 1.58 24.6

 Ash 9.81 9.20 9.02 9.55 9.34 2.3

Virginia

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U.S. Energy Information Administration | Quarterly Coal Report, July - September 2018

Year to date

Census division

and state1

July - September

2018

April - June

2018

July - September

2017 2018 2017

Percent

change

 Btu 12,594 13,235 12,456 13,231 12,746 3.8

 Sulfur 0.83 0.59 0.84 0.79 0.79 -0.6

 Ash 10.36 7.31 9.67 7.75 8.69 -10.9

East South Central

 Btu 13,569 13,161 12,857 13,570 13,070 3.8

 Sulfur 0.76 0.80 0.77 0.78 0.77 1.5

 Ash 6.12 2.64 6.51 4.51 6.01 -24.9

Kentucky

 Btu 13,569 13,161 12,857 13,570 13,070 3.8

 Sulfur 0.76 0.80 0.77 0.78 0.77 1.5

 Ash 6.12 2.64 6.51 4.51 6.01 -24.9

Mountain

 Btu 11,259 10,782 11,623 11,422 11,343 0.7

 Sulfur 0.46 0.36 0.47 0.44 0.45 -1.7

 Ash 8.09 7.61 10.01 9.10 10.44 -12.9

Colorado

 Btu - - - - 11,447 -

 Sulfur - - - - 0.45 -

 Ash - - - - 10.69 -

Montana

 Btu 11,290 10,616 10,500 11,021 10,454 5.4

 Sulfur 0.46 0.33 0.49 0.41 0.48 -14.7

 Ash 7.81 7.16 7.11 7.63 7.08 7.8

Wyoming

 Btu 10,710 11,322 11,768 11,645 11,465 1.6

 Sulfur 0.38 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.45 3.1

 Ash 13.08 9.08 10.39 9.91 10.91 -9.1

Pacific

 Btu 7,448 7,668 7,472 7,552 7,485 0.9

 Sulfur 0.18 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.12 24.9

 Ash 7.50 7.81 4.70 6.75 5.78 16.7

Alaska

 Btu 7,448 7,668 7,472 7,552 7,485 0.9

 Sulfur 0.18 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.12 24.9

 Ash 7.50 7.81 4.70 6.75 5.78 16.7

U.S. Total

 Btu 9,542 9,328 9,583 9,617 9,652 -0.4

 Sulfur 1.28 1.16 1.12 1.19 1.10 7.8

 Ash 8.40 8.27 6.71 7.91 7.40 7.0

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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