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THE MARKET FOR SOLID FUELS IN THE COMMUNITY IN 1983 AND THE OUTLOOK FOR 1984

( 84/C 157/01 )

CONTENTS

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I . SUMMARY*4*

II . GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION AND OUTLOOK*5*

1 . RECENT TRENDS : 1983*5*

2 . OUTLOOK FOR 1984*5*

III . DEMAND FOR SOLID FUEL BY SECTOR*6*

1 . STEEL*6*

2 . POWER STATIONS*6*

3 . OTHER INDUSTRIES*8*

4 . DOMESTIC AND SMALL-SCALE USERS*9*

IV . COMMUNITY COAL PRODUCTION*9*

1 . PRODUCTION STATISTICS*9*

( A ) QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION*9*

( B ) MANPOWER AND PRODUCTIVITY*9*

2 . FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS*9*

( A ) COSTS AND PROCEEDS*9*

( B ) FINANCIAL INTERVENTION BY THE MEMBER STATES*9*

3 . DEVELOPMENTS IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY*10*

( A ) INVESTMENT IN COAL EXTRACTION AND PREPARATION*10*

( B ) PIT CLOSURES*10*

V . COAL PRICES*10*

1 . LISTED PRICES*10*

2 . PRICE OF IMPORTED COAL*11*

( A ) COKING COAL*11*

( B ) STEAM COAL*12*

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3 . COMPARISON OF THE PRICE FOR COKING COAL AND STEAM COAL IMPORTED FROM NONMEMBER COUNTRIES*12*

4 . CONSUMER PRICES*12*

VI . COKE*13*

1 . COKING CAPACITY*13*

2 . COKE PRODUCTION AND COAL SUPPLIES TO COKE OVENS*13*

VII . TRADE IN COAL AND COKE*13*

1 . INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE*13*

2 . TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES*14*

( A ) IMPORTS*14*

( B ) EXPORTS*14*

VIII . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE*14*

1 . PRODUCERS' STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE*14*

2 . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AT POWER STATIONS*14*

3 . OTHER STOCKS*14*

4 . THE DEGREE OF SECURITY PROVIDED BY STOCKS*15*

IX . LIST OF TABLES*16*

1 A - SHARES OF THE VARIOUS FORMS OF PRIMARY ENERGY IN GROSS INTERNAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION*16*

B - GROSS INTERNAL CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN 1982*16*

2 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN REAL TERMS ( PERCENTAGE VARIATION COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR ) *17*

3 COMMUNITY COAL CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR AND BY MEMBER STATE*17*

4 STEEL AND PIG-IRON PRODUCTION*18*

5 A - SPECIFIC COKE INPUT IN BLAST FURNACES*18*

B - CONSUMPTION OF COKE AND FUEL OIL IN 1982 BY BLAST FURNACES ( INCLUDING THE QUANTITIES NEEDED FOR SINTERING ORE ) *19*

6 CONSUMPTION OF COKE-OVEN COKE IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*19*

7 COKE CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR*20*

8 A - BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY-GENERATING PLANTS ( AS AT THE END OF 1982 ) *20*

B - TREND IN THE CAPACITIES OF THERMAL POWER STATIONS THAT CAN BURN HARD COAL AND BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) *21*

C - NET ELECTRICITY GENERATION - BREAKDOWN : ( A ) BY COUNTRY ; ( B ) BY ENERGY SOURCES*22*

D - DELIVERIES OF HARD COAL TO POWER STATIONS*23*

E - CONSUMPTION OF SOLID FUELS BY POWER STATIONS ( INCLUDING COLLIERY POWER PLANTS AND OTHER PRIVATE GENERATORS ) *24*

F - FUEL CONSUMPTION BY CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS IN 1982*25*

9 COKE AND COKE-OVEN CONSUMPTION IN OTHER INDUSTRIES ( EXCLUDING POWER STATIONS ) *26*

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10 A - DELIVERIES OF COAL , PATENT FUEL AND COKE TO THE DOMESTIC SECTOR*27*

B - DELIVERIES OF BROWN COAL , LIGNITE AND PEAT BRIQUETTES TO THE DOMESTIC SECTOR*28*

11 HARD COAL PRODUCTION BY AREAS*29*

12 HARD COAL PRODUCTION IN JOULES*30*

13 PERSONNEL EMPLOYED UNDERGROUND*31*

14 OUTPUT PER MAN/HOUR UNDERGROUND*31*

15 COSTS AND PROCEEDS PER TONNE ( VARIATION ON THE BASIS OF DATA SUPPLIED IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES ) *31*

16 STATE AIDS TO THE COAL INDUSTRY FOR CURRENT PRODUCTION*32*

17 INVESTMENTS IN THE COAL INDUSTRY ( COAL EXTRACTION AND PREPARATION ) *32*

18 PIT CLOSURES*32*

19 A - LISTED PRE-TAX PITHEAD PRICES FOR COMMUNITY COAL AS AT 15 JANUARY 1983 , 1 JULY 1983 AND 15 JANUARY 1984 ( NATIONAL CURRENCY ) *33*

B - LISTED PRE-TAX PITHEAD PRICES FOR COMMUNITY COAL AS AT 15 JANUARY 1983 , 1 JULY 1983 AND 15 JANUARY 1984 ( US DOLLARS ) *34*

20 AVERAGE CIF PRICES FOR COAL IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES*35*

21 COKE-OVEN COKE PRODUCTION CAPACITY*35*

22 COKING*36*

23 COAL SUPPLIES TO COKE OVENS*37*

24 TREND OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN COAL*38*

25 TREND OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN COKE*39*

26 IMPORTS OF COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES*40*

27 A - IMPORTS OF HARD COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN 1984 ( PROVISIONAL ) *41*

B - EXPORTS TO THIRD COUNTRIES*41*

28 A - PRODUCERS' STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE*42*

B - STOCKS OF HARD COAL AT POWER STATIONS*42*

29 A - ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF HARD COAL HELD BY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY ( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 ) *43*

B - ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF COKE HELD BY PRODUCERS , CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY ( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 ) *43*

30 ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE ( EXPRESSED AS COAL EQUIVALENT ) HELD BY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY ( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 ) *44*

31 COAL BALANCE SHEET FOR 1984*45*

32 COKE BALANCE SHEET FOR 1984*46*

33 BROWN COAL AND PEAT BALANCE SHEET FOR 1984*47*

FIGURE 1 . EUR-10 : HARD COAL CONSUMPTION*48*

FIGURE 2 . EUR-10 : STEEL , PIG-IRON , COKE*49*

FIGURE 3 . EUR-10 : SOLIED FUELS : AVAILABILITIES*50*

FIGURE 4 . EUR-10 : COAL PRICES*51*

I . SUMMARY

THERE WERE MANY SIGNS OF SATURATION AND EXCESS OF CAPACITY IN THE COAL MARKET AS A WHOLE IN 1983 AS WELL AS IN 1982 , BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS THE COMMON MARKET EXPERIENCED A DECLINE IN DEMAND . THIS LACK OF EQUILIBRIUM WAS THE CAUSE OF ADDITIONAL STOCKPILING BY CONSUMERS AND A NUMBER OF MEASURES TAKEN BY THE PRODUCERS AIMING AT LIMITING OR REDUCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THEIR PRODUCTION AND STOCKS .

SOLID FUELS REPRESENT , IN 1983 , 23,7 % OF OVERALL ENERGY USE IN THE COMMUNITY AS AGAINST 24,2 % IN 1982 . THE SHARES OF NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS ARE INCREASING , WHEREAS THE SHARE OF OIL IS STILL DIMINISHING ( 47 % ) ; TOTAL INLAND CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY AS A WHOLE WENT DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FOURTH YEAR RUNNING , BUT ONLY BY 1 % ( 11 % FROM 1979 ON ) .

THIS REPORT STUDIES TRENDS IN DEMAND IN DIFFERENT SECTORS , AS WELL AS PRICE TRENDS ; IT GATHERS TOGETHER THE PRINCIPAL DATA ON COMMUNITY COAL PRODUCTION ; AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AIDS FROM THE MEMBER STATES , AND DATA ABOUT IMPORTS , EXPORTS AND STOCKS OF SOLID FUELS .

THE TOTAL SUPPLY OF HARD COAL FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AMOUNTED TO 296 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 , 24 MILLION TONNES ( 7,5 % ) LOWER THAN IN 1982 .

DEMAND FOR HARD COAL DECLINED IN ALL SECTORS EXCEPT THE INDUSTRIAL HEATING MARKET WHERE THE TREND TOWARDS CONVERSION BACK TO COAL IS CONTINUING . IT STOOD AT SOME 294 MILLION TONNES COMPARED WITH 312 MILLION TONNES IN 1982 . THE WORSENING OF THE STEEL CRISIS CAUSED A FURTHER REDUCTION IN DELIVERIES OF HARD COAL TO COKING PLANS . DELIVERIES TO POWER STATIONS WERE ALSO DOWN ON 1982 .

TOTAL SUPPLY OF COKE AMOUNTED TO 54 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 , OF WHICH 53 MILLION TONNES COME FROM THE COMMUNITY , SEVEN MILLION ( 12 % ) LESS THAN IN 1982 . TOTAL DEMAND AMOUNTED TO 53 MILLION TONNES . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE HELD BY CONSUMERS ( NOT PRODUCERS ) INCREASED AGAIN IN 1983 . THEIR TOTAL STOOD AT 144 MILLION TONNES - THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN SIX MONTHS CONSUMPTION .

AS REGARDS BROWN COAL , LIGNITE AND PEAT , PRODUCTION AND DEMAND REMAINED STABLE AT 165 MILLION TONNES .

THESE TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE WHOLE IN 1984 . FORECASTS FOR THIS YEAR ARE , HOWEVER , EXTREMELY UNCERTAIN . RESULTS WILL DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF MEASURES ALREADY ADOPTED OR PLANNED IN THE MEMBER STATES IN THE HARD COAL PRODUCTION SECTOR . THEY WILL ALSO BE INFLUENCED BY THE TREND IN DEMAND IN THE TWO MAJOR CONSUMPTION SECTORS : THE STEEL INDUSTRY , WHERE MARKET ORGANIZATION MEASURES MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON OVERALL COKE DEMAND AND ITS BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY , AND THE ELECTRICITY-GENERATING INDUSTRY WHERE THE GROWING SHARE OF NUCLEARBASED PRODUCTION HAS CAUSED CHANGES IN ACTIVITY IN THIS SECTOR WHICH , COMBINED WITH CLIMATIC UNCERTAINTIES , MAY HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE USE OF SOLID FUEL-FIRED POWER STATIONS .

THE MAJOR FEATURES OF COMMUNITY POLICY ON SOLID FUELS IN 1983 WERE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS CONCERNING BOTH SUPPLY AND DEMAND DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION IN RESPONSE TO THE COPENHAGEN SUMMIT OF 16 DECEMBER 1982 . ON 14 MAY 1983 THE COUNCIL ADOPTED TWO RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEMBER STATES ON THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INVESTMENT IN THE USE OF SOLID FUELS IN INDUSTRY , PUBLIC BUILDING AND HEATING SYSTEMS ( 1 ) .

ON 8 AUGUST 1983 THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL A PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION ON COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY PRODUCING SOLID FUELS IN THE COMMUNITY ( 2 ) .

ON 6 OCTOBER 1983 THE COMMISSION SENT TO THE COUNCIL A PROPOSAL CONCERNING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO FINANCE RESTRUCTURING AND MODERNIZATION IN THE COAL INDUSTRY ( 3 ) .

ON 1 DECEMBER 1983 THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL A PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION TO EXTEND THE SYSTEM FOR COKING COAL AND COKE FOR THE STEEL INDUSTRY WHICH EXPIRED ON 31 DECEMBER 1983 ( 4 ) .

II . GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION AND OUTLOOK

1 . RECENT TRENDS : 1983

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY IN 1983 WERE CHARACTERIZED BY WIDELY DIVERGENT GROWTH RATES , REFLECTING THE LACK OF SYNCHRONIZATION OF ADJUSTMENT POLICIES IN MEMBER STATES ( SEE TABLE 2 ) . THE STIMULUS TO OUTPUT GROWTH - IN THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE RECOVERY WAS UNDER WAY - CAME PRIMARILY FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONSUMPTION , AND STOCKBUILDING . HOWEVER , TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR THERE WERE SIGNS , IN SOME MEMBER COUNTRIES , OF STRONGER EXPORT DEMAND . DESPITE LOWER INTEREST RATES COMPARED WITH 1982 , CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY CONTINUED TO BE DEPRESSED IN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE . SIMILARLY , INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENT , ON AVERAGE , REMAINED AT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN 1982 , DESPITE A SURGE IN THE FIRST HALF-YEAR LARGELY ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN INVESTMENT SUBSIDY SCHEME IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY .

ALTHOUGH IMPORTS GREW MODERATELY IN REACTION TO STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC DEMAND , A FURTHER SLIGHT IMPORVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY'S TERMS OF TRADE CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASING THE TRADE SURPLUS ( FOB/FOB ) OF US DOLLARS 6,2 BILLION IN 1982 TO BE AROUND US DOLLARS 14,1 BILLION FOR 1983 AS A WHOLE . HOWEVER , THE IMPACT OF INVISIBLES WILL PROBABLY HAVE CAUSED THE COMMUNITY'S CURRENT ACCOUNT TO REMAIN IN DIFICIT , ALBEIT REDUCED TO AN ESTIMATED US DOLLARS 1,6 BILLION COMPARED WITH A DEFICIT OF US DOLLARS 11,2 BILLION IN 1982 .

PERHAPS THE MOST POSITIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IN 1983 WAS THE CONTINUED DECELERATION OF THE RATE OF INFLATION , WITH STABLE OIL PRICES AND A FAVOURABLE TREND IN UNIT LABOUR COSTS BEING IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS . ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES ENJOYED THIS DOWNWARD TREND AND , FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , THE AVERAGE RATE OF INCREASE OF CONSUMER PRICES OVER THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS FELL FROM 9,4 % IN DECEMBER 1982 TO 8,1 % IN DECEMBER 1983 .

THE TREND IN UNEMPLOYMENT WAS ALSO ENCOURAGING . ON A SEASONALLY-ADJUSTED BASIS , THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED REMAINED VIRTUALLY STABLE AT AROUND 12 MILLION , ( 10,4 % OF THE WORKING POPULATION ) FROM MARCH ONWARDS .

2 . OUTLOOK FOR 1984

PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH OF WORLD ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS .

ALTHOUGH THE RATE OF GROWTH IN THE USA IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN 1984 , AN INCREASING NUMBER OF INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES SHOULD EXPERIENCE A RECOVERY IN OUTPUT , AT ANNUAL RATES OF 2 TO 3 % . HOWEVER , LITTLE GROWTH IS TO BE EXPECTED IN THOSE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH LARGE EXTERNAL DEBTS NOR IN SOME OPEC ( ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM-EXPORTING COUNTRIES ) COUNTRIES WHOSE EXPORT EARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN DEPRESSED . OVERALL , WORLD TRADE ( EXCLUDING THE EEC ) IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND BY ALMOST 6 % .

SOME FURTHER INCREASES IN NON-OIL COMMODITY PRICES ARE FORECAST , REFLECTING THE RECOVERY OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND REDUCED SUPPLIES AFFECTING SOME AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES . HOWEVER , THE PRICE OF OIL IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEFORE THE END OF 1984 .

WHILST THE COMMUNITY WILL SHARE IN THE RECOVERY , GROWTH WILL ONLY BE AROUND 2 % PER ANNUM , A FIGURE WHICH MASKS SOME ACCELERATION DURING THE YEAR . ALTHOUGH WEAK BY PAST STANDARDS , THIS RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF PREVIOUS CYCLICAL UPTURNS , WITH THE INITIAL STIMULUS FROM PRIVATE CONSUMPTION AND INVENTORY ADJUSTMENT GIVING WAY TO MORE WIDELY BASED GROWTH , INCLUDING A RECOVERY IN FIXED INVESTMENT , AND A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT NET MOVEMENT OF RESOURCES INTO THE BALANCE OF TRADE IN REAL TERMS .

DESPITE A SLIGHT WORSENING OF THE COMMUNITY'S TERMS OF TRADE , A FURTHER INCREASE OF THE TRADE SURPLUS IS FORESEEN , AND THE CURRENT ACCOUNT IS EVEN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SURPLUS IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1984 .

INFLATION SHOULD CONTINUE ITS DOWNWARD TREND AS THE MODERATE GROWTH OF UNIT WAGE COSTS OFFSETS THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF RISING IMPORT PRICES . HOWEVER , THE SLOW PACE OF RECOVERY ( AROUND 2 % PER ANNUM ) IS EXPECTED TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT A FURTHER FALL IN EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AT AROUND THE CURRENT LEVEL FOR 1984 AS A WHOLE .

THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE COMMUNITY IS AT A TURNING POINT : WHILST THE EFFECTS OF THE LAST THREE YEARS OF RECESSION STILL ABOUND , THE SIGNS OF A RECOVERY IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ARE INCREASINGLY NUMEROUS . ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL PROSPECTS ARE THE MOST ENCOURAGING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS , DOUBTS PERSIST AS TO THE ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY ECONOMY TO REACH A RATE OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT .

III . DEMAND FOR SOLID FUEL BY SECTOR

( TABLES 3 AND 31 )

TOTAL HARD COAL DEMAND IN 1983 STOOD AT 294 MILLION TONNES , OF WHICH SOME 15 MILLION TONNES WERE FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE AND FOUR MILLION TONNES FOR DELIVERIES TO THIRD COUNTRIES . COKE DEMAND AMOUNTED TO 53,4 MILLION TONNES AND TWO MILLION TONNES RESPECTIVELY AND DEMAND FOR BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) AND PEAT 166 MILLION TONNES OR 46 MILLION TONNES AT 29.3 GJ .

1 . STEEL

( TABLES 4 , 5 A , 5 B AND 6 )

THE SLOW AND LIMITED RECOVERY WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY ECONOMY WILL PROBABLY NOT LEAD TO ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN STEEL DEMAND IN 1984 , SINCE THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN INVESTMENT AND THE INDUSTRIES WHICH ARE MAJOR STEEL CONSUMERS ARE DECLINING IN ALL SECTORS OF ACTIVITY . THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN UPTURN IN DEMAND FOR THE HEAVIER EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PROCESS PLANT . THE OUTLOOK IS HARDLY BETTER IN THE CONSUMER DURABLES SECTOR . AS FAR AS THE CAR INDUSTRY IS CONCERNED , FOR EXAMPLE , THE FAIRLY DISMAL PROSPECTS FOR THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE AND ITALY CANCEL OUT THE IMPACT OF FAIRLY BUOYANT MARKETS SUCH AS THOSE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM .

COMMUNITY EXPORTS HAVE BEEN UNDER CONFLICTING PRESSURES SUFFERING , ON THE ONE HAND , FROM THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BUT PROBABLY BENEFITING , ON THE OTHER , FROM THE RECOVERY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND THE MORE PROMISING OUTLOOK IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES . THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE EUROPEAN STEEL INDUSTRY IN EXPORTING TO THE UNITED STATES DO NOT , HOWEVER , APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SETTLED . THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE PRECISE FORECASTS ABOUT THESE EXPORTS .

THE COMMUNITY'S STEEL INDUSTRY IS IN THE THROES OF RESTRUCTURING AND THIS MAKES IT ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT TO MAKE OUR PRECISE PRODUCTION FORECASTS . SOME OF THE 1983 FIGURES HAVE HENCE BEEN USED PURELY AND SIMPLY AS PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES FOR 1984 .

IN THE WAKE OF THE STEEL CRISIS , COKE CONSUMPTION IN THE COMMUNITY STEEL INDUSTRY HAS FALLEN FROM 63 MILLION TONNES IN 1977 TO 45 MILLION TONNES IN 1982 AND 43 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 AND 1984 .

VIRTUALLY ALL OF THIS COKE IS USED FOR PIG-IRON PRODUCTION , WHICH HAS , HOWEVER , DECLINED EVEN MORE RAPIDLY THAN STEEL PRODUCTION SINCE 1981 .

( MILLION TONNES )

YEAR*STEEL*DIFFERENCE % *PIG IRON*DIFFERENCE % *

1981*126,1* - *88,2* - *

1982*111,4* - 11*76,8* - 13*

1983 ( PROVISIONAL ) *109,5* - 2*73,5* - 4*

1984 ( FORECAST ) *113,0* + 3*74,5* + 1*

THE PIG-IRON-TO-STEEL RATIO WHICH HAD REMAINED STABLE UP TO 1982 IS FALLING ( 69 % IN 1982 , 67 % IN 1983 AND 65 % FORECAST FOR 1984 ) .

THIS TREND IS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN ELECTRIC STEEL PRODUCTION AND GREATER USE OF SCRAP IN BLAST FURNACES , WHILE MORE WIDESPREAD USE OF CONTINUOUS CASTING IS REDUCING LOSSES OF STEEL AND HENCE OF PIG IRON . SPECIFIC COKE INPUT ( CONSUMPTION OF COKE PER TONNE OF PIG IRON ) IS ALSO DECLINING . THE GRADUAL REDUCTION IN FUEL OIL INJECTION IN BLAST FURNACES SINCE 1978 CAUSED IT TO INCREASE TO 533 KILOGRAMS IN 1981 FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE . IT HAS AGAIN DROPPED SINCE 1982 AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS : THE STEEL INDUSTRY IS NOT USING ITS FULL CAPACITY , AND HENCE IS USING ONLY ITS MORE PRODUCTIVE BLAST FURNACES ; IN ADDITION , JARGE-SCALE TESTS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN MANY COUNTRIES INTO COAL INJECTION IN BLAST FURNACES ( IN THIS PROCESS ONE TONNE OF HARD COAL WILL REPLACE APPROXIMATELY ONE TONNE OF COKE ) .

ENERGY SAVINGS IN IRON-ORE SINTERING ARE ALSO HELPING TO REDUCE THE SOLID FUEL REQUIREMENTS OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY .

2 . POWER STATIONS

( TABLES 8 A , 8 B , 8 C , 8 D , 8 E AND 8 F )

THE LAYOUT OF THE TABLES RELATING TO POWER STATIONS HAS BEEN ALTERED FOR GREATER CLARITY .

2.1 CAPACITY

TABLE 8 A GIVES THE BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY-GENERATING PLANT AT THE END OF 1982 .

THE TOTAL CAPACITY ( 330 GW ) BREAKS DOWN AS FOLLOWS : NUCLEAR 13,5 % , HYDROELECTRIC 15,6 % AND CONVENTIONEL THERMAL 70,7 % , OF WHICH HALF CAN BURN SOLID FUELS .

TABLE 8 B SHOWS THE TREND BETWEEN 1982 AND 1988 IN THE CAPACITY OF CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS CAPABLE OF BURNING HARD COAL AND BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) . THE DATA , WHICH IS TAKEN FROM UNIPEDE'S 13TH REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 1983 ( 5 ) , INCLUDE NEW PLANTS OR PARTS OF NEW PLANTS WHICH HAVE COME INTO SERVICE AND CONVERSIONS . CLOSURES HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED , IN CONTRAST TO THE CORRESPONDING TABLE FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR ( 6 ) . THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , GREECE AND ITALY .

2.2 CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ROSE BY SOME 1,5 % IN 1983 . AFTER A DROP OF 0,5 % IN 1982 , THE TREND HAS BEEN REVERSED AS A RESULT OF A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE IN SEVERAL MEMBER STATES .

DEMAND IN THE DOMESTIC SECTOR WAS SUSTAINED .

THE UPWARD TREND IST EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN 1984 , LEADING TO A PROBABLE INCREASE OF SOME 2 % IN ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION .

TABLE 8 C GIVES A BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN 1982 , 1983 AND 1984 BY COUNTRY AND TYPE OF PLANT . IT TIES UP WITH TABLES 8 A AND 8 B .

IN 1983 ELECTRICITY GENERATION INCREASED BY 2 % COMPARED WITH 1982 . THE SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN RELATION TO DEMAND CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES . THIS CAN BE ILLUSTRATED BY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE : IN YEARS OF HIGH RAINFALL IN SCANDINAVIA THERE HAVE BEEN GREATER IMPORTS OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER INTO DENMARK .

THE SHARE OF SOLID FUELS AND NUCLEAR POWER IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION IS CONTINUING TO RISE . THE SHARE OF OIL IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION FELL BY MORE THAN 15 % , WHEREAS THAT OF GAS ROSE BY SOME 10 % OWING TO THE CURRENT SURPLUS OF SUPPLY ON EUROPEAN MARKETS .

THE BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN 1982 AND 1983 BY SOURCE IS AS FOLLOWS :

* ( % ) *

*MAXIMUM POTENTIAL NET CAPACITY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1983 ( 1)*ELECTRICITY GENERATED IN*

**1982*1983*

TOTAL*100*100*100*

NUCLEAR*13,5*18,9*22,5*

HYDROELECTRIC ( 2)*15,6*12,3*12,0*

CONVENTIONAL THERMAL*70,7 ( 3)*68,8*65,5*

CONVENTIONAL THERMAL BASED ON : ****

- HARD COAL**35,0*34,3*

- BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) AND PEAT**8,6*8,7*

TOTAL - SOLID FUELS** ( 43,6 ) * ( 43,0 ) *

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS**16,0*13,2*

NATURAL GAS AND OTHER**9,2*9,3*

TOTAL - SOLID FUELS AND NUCLEAR POWER** ( 62,5 ) * ( 65,6 ) *

( 1 ) NOT ALL CAPACITY IS , OF COURSE , AVAILABLE AT THE SAME TIME .

( 2 ) + 0,2 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY .

( 3 ) A PRECISE BEAKDOWN OF THIS CAPACITY BY TYPE OF FUEL IS IMPOSSIBLE OWING TO THE EXISTENCE OF MULTI-FUEL PLANTS .

IN 1984 , NUCLEAR POWER'S SHARE IS EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN , AT THE EXPENSE OF OIL AND HARD COAL , IN THAT ORDER .

2.3 . HARD COAL DELIVERIES TO POWER STATIONS

TABLE 8 D GIVES A BREAKDOWN OF HARD COAL DELIVERIES TO CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS ( PUBLIC , COLLIERY AND INDUSTRIAL ) . IN THE CASE OF PUBLIC POWER STATIONS , DELIVERIES ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE SOURCES : NATIONAL SUPPLIES , SUPPLIES FROM OTHER ECSC MEMBER STATES AND SUPPLIES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES . IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT TO MAKE SUCH A SUBDIVISION FOR THE OTHER TYPES OF POWER STATION . VIRTUALLY ALL THE SUPPLIES TO COLLIERY POWER STATIONS ARE OF NATIONAL ORIGIN , BUT THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE OF INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE GENERATORS .

ON A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY BASIS , THE MAIN DEVELOPMENT WAS IN FRANCE , WHERE DELIVERIES OF HARD COAL TO POWER STATIONS REACHED RECORD LEVELS IN 1981 AND 1982 ( 22 MILLION TONNES ) , FALLING TO 19 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 AND PROBABLY DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 MILLION THIS YEAR ( 7 ) . THIS TREND IS MAINLY DUE TO THE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR POWER AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE . FRANCE'S ELECTRICITY-GENERATION PROGRAMMES ARE BASED FIRSTLY ON NUCLEAR POWER AND SECONDLY ON HYDROELECTRIC POWER , WITH COAL MAKING UP THE DIFFERENCE . OWING TO THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING NUCLEAR POWER AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF PREDICTING HYDROELECTRIC POWER CAPACITY FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER , THERE IS A POSSIBLE MARGIN OF ERROR IN COAL CONSUMPTION FORECASTS OF SOME FOUR MILLION TONNES ( EITHER WAY ) .

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM , THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD'S DELIVERIES WILL PROBABLY BE LOWER , SO AS NOT TO EXCEED CONSUMPTION . ITS STOCKS ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL ( OVER 30 MILLION TONNES AT THE END OF 1983 ) . ( SEE VIII-2 . )

THE LEVEL OF SUPPLIES IN OTHER MEMBER STATES HAS STABILIZED OR FALLEN SLIGHTLY , EXCEPT IN GERMANY , IN THE NETHERLANDS AN ITALY WHERE THERE IS A LARGE POTENTIAL FOR THE CONVERSION OF POWER STATIONS TO COAL OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COAL-FIRED PLANTS .

A BREAKDOWN OF TOTAL SUPPLIES OF HARD COAL TO COMMUNITY POWER STATIONS OVER THREE YEARS IS GIVEN BELOW :

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

1982 : *192*

1983 : *183*

1984 : *178 . *

2.4 . CONSUMPTION

TABLE 8 E GIVES A BREAKDOWN OF CONSUMPTION OF SOLID FUELS IN POWER STATIONS IN THE 10 MEMBER STATES ( HARD COAL , BLACK LIGNITE - BROWN COAL AND PEAT ) . AVERAGE FIGURES HAVE BEEN USED FOR 1984 FOR FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM .

FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , HARD COAL CONSUMPTION FELL BY AROUND ONE MILLION TONNES IN 1983 AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY THREE MILLION TONNES IN 1984 , IF VARIATIONS IN STOCKS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT .

ALL CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS WHICH CAN BURN COAL

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

YEAR*DELIVERIES*ADDITIONS TO STOCKS*CONSUMPTION*

1982*192*10*182*

1983*183*2181 ( ESTIMATE ) *

1984*178* - *178 ( FORECAST ) *

WHERE BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) IS CONCERNED , GREECE IS EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION OF THREE MILLION TONNES IN 1983 AND TWO MILLION TONNES IN 1984 . IN THE OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH USE BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) OR PEAT , THE LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE .

TABLE 8 F GIVES A COMPARISON OF CONSUMPTION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUEL BURNED IN CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS . IT CONCERNS 1982 ONLY , SINCE FIGURES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1983 AND 1984 .

3 . OTHER INDUSTRIES

( TABLE 9 )

THIS SECTOR , WHICH CONSUMED 92 MILLION TONNES OF FUEL OIL IN 1973 , STILL CONSUMED 51 MILLION TONNES ( 73 MILLION TONNES OF COAL EQUIVALENT ) IN 1982 .

THERE IS , THEREFORE , STILL CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER USE OF COAL IN THIS SECTOR . IN 1982 CONSUMPTION ROSE BY SOME 20 % TO 17 MILLION TONNES . THE INCREASE AFFECTED THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , FRANCE AND ITALY , MAINLY AS A RESULT OF CONVERSION FROM OIL TO COAL IN CEMENT FACTORIES . CONSUMPTION IN 1983 WAS AT THE SAME LEVEL .

THE SITUATION IS DIFFERENT IN BELGIUM WHERE THE CEMENT INDUSTRY HAD ALREADY BEEN CONVERTING BACK TO COAL IN 1981 . CONSUMPTION IN THE SECTOR THEN STOOD AT 1,8 MILLION TONNES . THE SHARP REDUCTION SINCE THEN IS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC SITUATION . IN ADDITION , A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE TONNAGES IN QUESTION IS RECOVERED FROM SPOIL HEAPS AND HENCE HAS A LOW CALORIFIC VALUE .

CONSUMPTION OF COKE IS STABLE AT AROUND FOUR MILLION TONNES AND THAT OF BROWN-COAL ( LIGNITE ) BRIQUETTES AT 2,5 MILLION TONNES .

IN 1984 THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A FURTHER OVERALL INCREASE OF TWO MILLION TONNES IN HARD COAL CONSUMPTION IN THIS SECTOR , MAINLY AFFECTING FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM . THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT HAS EXTENDED THE SYSTEM OF INVESTMENT AID FOR CONVERSION TO COAL WHICH SHOULD HAVE EXPIRED AT THE END OF 1983 . GENERALLY SPEAKING , THE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN IN THIS SECTOR BY COAL SUPPLIERS AND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES SHOULD HELP TO BOOST THIS TREND WHICH IS BEING THWARTED BY OTHER , WELL-KNOW FACTORS .

4 . DOMESTIC AND SMALL-SCALE USERS

( TABLES 10 A AND 10 B )

BETWEEN 1975 AND 1981 , THE SHARE OF SOLID FUELS IN FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THIS SECTOR FELL FROM 11 TO 7,5 % .

THIS SECTOR IS CONSUMING ABOUT THE SAME TONNAGE OF SOLID FUELS AS " OTHER INDUSTRIES " . THE BREAKDOWN IS AS FOLLOWS :

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

HARD COAL*15*

PATENT FUELS*3,2*

COKE*3,3*

PEAT AND BROWN-COAL BRIQUETTES*3,3*

TOTAL*24,8*

THIS MARKET , WHICH HAD STABILIZED IN 1981 AND 1982 AFTER A DOWNWARD TREND FOR MANY YEARS , SHRANK BY 10 % IN 1983 . IN 1984 THIS REDUCTION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 2 % . THE TREND IS PARTICULARLY MARKED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHERE CONSUMPTION ACCOUNTS FOR 50 % OF TOTAL COMMUNITY CONSUMPTION IN THIS SECTOR . THE MORE WIDESPREAD USE OF COAL-FIRED COLLECTIVE HEATING COULD HELP TO OFFSET THIS TREND AT COMMUNITY LEVEL .

IV . COMMUNITY COAL PRODUCTION

1 . PRODUCTION STATISTICS

( A ) QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION

( TABLES 11 AND 12 )

COMMUNITY COAL PRODUCTION IN 1983 TOTALLED 229 MILLION TONNES ( 12 MILLION TONNES DOWN ON 1982 ) AND , FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A FURTHER DECREASE OF SOME 11 MILLION TONNES IN 1984 . THE DECLINE IS THE RESULT OF INTRODUCING IDLE SHIFTS AND CLOSING MARGINAL PITS . THESE MEASURES ARE PROMPTED BY A DESIRE TO RATIONALIZE AND THAT THE LEVEL OF STOCKS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STABILIZE PRODUCTION .

( B ) MANPOWER AND PRODUCTIVITY

( TABLES 13 AND 14 )

OVERALL , MANNING LEVELS IN THE COMMUNITY'S COAL INDUSTRY FELL IN 1983 . BY THE END OF 1984 THERE SHOULD BY A TOTAL OF 306 000 MINERS , OR ABOUT 14 000 FEWER THAN IN 1983 . THIS REDUCTION WILL AFFECT ALL COMMUNITY COALFIELDS .

PRODUCTIVITY - EXPRESSED IN KILOGRAM'S PER MANHOUR - WAS HIGHEST IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY . INCREASES IN PRODUCTIVITY IN 1983 WERE RELATIVELY SLIGHT IN ALL COUNTRIES EXCEPT FRANCE WHERE THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 3,6 % . IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT 1984 WILL BRING MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT AS THE RATE OF UTILIZATION OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY WILL BY RELATIVELY LOW IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTION IS IN LINE MARKETING POSSIBILITIES .

2 . FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

( A ) COSTS AND PROCEEDS

( TABLE 15 )

IN 1983 , COAL PRODUCTION COSTS GENERALLY ROSE IN THE COMMUNITY , MAINLY BECAUSE WAGE INCREASES OUTSTRIPPED IMPROVEMENTS IN PRODUCTIVITY AND PRICES OF MINING MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES GENERALLY ROSE .

IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT COSTS WILL AGAIN RISE SLIGHTLY IN 1984 .

AS REGARDS THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COMMUNITY HARD COAL , THE PATTERN IN 1983 VARIED ; THERE WAS A PARTICULARLY LARGE INCREASE IN BELGIUM .

EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF NATIONAL CURRENCY , THE GAP BETWEEN COSTS AND PROCEEDS IN 1983 WIDENED IN FRANCE AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BUT NARROWED IN BELGIUM AND THE UNITED KINGDOM .

WHERE THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S TWO MAIN COAL PRODUCERS IS CONCERNED , THE SITUATION DETERIORATED SLIGHTLY IN 1983 IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BUT REMAINED UNCHANGED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM .

PROFITABILITY IN THE COAL INDUSTRY IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN 1984 .

( B ) FINANCIAL INTERVENTION BY THE MEMBER STATES

( TABLE 16 )

IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ALL THE COMMUNITY'S COAL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO EVER-INCREASING PUBLIC SUBSIDIES . THE AMOUNT OF AID PER TONNE VARIES CONSIDERABLY FROM MEMBER STATE TO MEMBER STATE . TABLE 16 SHOWS THAT THE SUBSIDIES NEEDED BY THE FRENCH MINING INDUSTRY ARE THE HIGHEST AND THAT THE NEEDS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM MINING INDUSTRY ARE COMPARATIVELY SMALL . THE MAJOR DROP IN AID PER TONNE GRANTED TO BELGIAN MINING IS THE RESULT OF AN IMPROVEMENT IN PROCEEDS .

IN 1983 THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF SOME 10 % COMPARED WITH 1982 IN THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF AID GRANTED PER TONNE OF COMMUNITY COAL , BUT THE SITUATION DIFFERS ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCER COUNTRY CONCERNED .

IN BELGIUM THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF AID HAS DECREASED WHILST IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IT HAS INCREASED AND THERE HAS BEEN HARDLY ANY CHANGE IN FRANCE OR THE UNITED KINGDOM .

DURING 1983 THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY GRANTED UNDER DECISIONS 73/287/ECSC AND 528/76/ECSC WAS SOME 2 400 MILLION ECU .

3 . DEVELOPMENTS IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY

( A ) INVESTMENT IN COAL EXTRACTION AND PREPARATION

( TABLE 17 )

THE HIGH LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IN THE COAL INDUSTRY WAS MAINTAINED IN 1983 . UNDERTAKINGS BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT MAJOR RATIONALIZATION PROJECTS ( GERMANY ) AND CONTINUED WITH THE BUILDING OF NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITY ( UNITED KINGDOM ) .

IT IS EXPECTED THAT INVESTMENT WILL SLOW DOWN IN 1984 SINCE THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNDERTAKINGS WILL BE MORE PRECARIOUS AND , COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS , FORECASTS FOR MARKET AND PRODUCTION TRENDS ARE LESS OPTIMISTIC .

( B ) PIT CLOSURES

( TABLE 18 )

IN 1983 , 15 PITS WERE CLOSED IN THE COMMUNITY . THEY HAD A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 4,2 MILLION TONNES . FOR 1984 , THE ONLY DECISION TAKEN IS THE CLOSURE OF THE LATEST WORKING MINE IN SOUTH BELGIUM ( LE ROTON ) . OTHER DECISIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE COURSE OF THE YEAR .

V . COAL PRICES

IN VIEW OF THE CONSIDERABLE FLUCTUATIONS IN EXCHANGE RATES , THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE US DOLLAR AGAINST COMMUNITY CURRENCIES MAY PROVE USEFUL :

US DOLLARS 1 = *BFRS*DKR*DM*FF*LIT*FL*POUND*DR*ECU*

3 JANUARY 1983*46,69*8,39*2,37*6,73*1 368*2,63*0,616*70,75*1,0334*

1 JULY 1983*50,80*9,13*2,53*7,61*1 504*2,84*0,651*84,48*1,1214*

2 . JANUARY 1984*55,76*9,90*2,73*8,35*1 661*3,07*0,71*99,03*1,2227

1 . LISTED PRICES

( TABLES 19 A AND 19 B )

TABLES 19 A AND 19 B SHOW THE LISTED PRE-TAX PITHEAD PRICES FOR CERTAIN COALFIELDS AND TYPES OF COAL IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES AND US DOLLARS .

IN 1983 , THE INCREASES IN LISTED PRICES FOR COMMUNITY COAL WERE LOWER THAN IN THE PRECEDING YEARS . WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SUMMER REBATES , PRICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM REMAINED STABLE UP TO 1 NOVEMBER WHILST IN GERMANY THERE WAS NO CHANGE DURING THE YEAR .

THE SITUATION WAS AS FOLLOWS IN THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES :

BELGIUM

ON 1 JANUARY 1983 , PRICES FOR COKING COAL AND WASHED FINES INCREASED BY 3 TO 5 % . PRICES FOR SOME DOMESTIC COAL ROSE BY 1 TO 2 % ON 1 OCTOBER AND THERE WAS A FURTHER INCREASE OF 2 TO 4 % ON 1 JANUARY 1984 . PRICES FOR COKING COAL AND WASHED FINES REMAINED UNCHANGED .

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

FOLLOWING THE LAST GENERAL INCREASES IN OCTOBER 1982 , PRICES REMAINED STABLE THROUGHOUT 1983 . THE INCREASES PUBLISHED ON 1 JANUARY 1984 VARY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 % FOR INDUSTRIAL COALS , DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT AND THE UNDERTAKING , AND 3 % FOR INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC COKES . PRICES FOR DOMESTIC COAL HAVE BEEN RAISED BY 1 TO 4 % .

FRANCE

THERE WERE PRICE INCREASES ON 1 JANUARY AND 1 APRIL 1983 . OVERALL , PRICE INCREASES FOR COAL AMOUNTED TO 4 TO 12 % WHILST THOSE FOR COKE INCREASED BY 3 TO 12 % . COKING COAL AND BLAST-FURNACE COKE WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THESE INCREASES . ON 1 JANUARY 1984 PRICES WERE RAISED BY 3 TO 10 % FOR INDUSTRIAL COAL , BY 4 TO 12 % FOR INDUSTRIAL COKE AND BY 5 % FOR DOMESTIC COAL .

UNITED KINGDOM

BASIC PRICES REMAINED STABLE AFTER 1 NOVEMBER 1982 . SUMMER REBATES OF POUND 7 TO POUND 10 WERE GRANTED FROM 3 MAY TO 31 JULY 1983 . ON 1 NOVEMBER 1983 PRICES FOR INDUSTRIAL COKE AND COKING COAL INCREASED BY 3,7 % ON AVERAGE WHILST PRICES FOR ANTHRACITE , LEAN COAL AND SMOKELESS FUEL INCREASED BY 4 TO 9 % . FOUNDRY-COKE PRICES WERE RAISED BY 10 % ON 1 JANUARY 1984 .

ITALY

COKE PRICES WERE RAISED BY 7 % ON 1 DECEMBER 1983 - THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE 1 JANUARY 1983 .

NETHERLANDS

COKE PRICES DROPPED BY 6 TO 9 % ON 15 JANUARY 1983 .

2 . PRICE OF IMPORTED COAL

( A ) COKING COAL

THE DOWNTURN IN THE GUIDE PRICE ( 8 ) , NOTED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1982 , HAS CONTINUED . PRICES AT THE END OF 1983 WERE 17 % ( I.E . US DOLLARS 13,75 ) LOWER THEN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1982 . IN OTHER WORDS , THEY HAD DROPPED FROM US DOLLARS 79,70 TO 65,95 . SINCE THE RECORD LEVEL OF US DOLLARS 86,55 AT THE END OF 1981 , THE GUIDE PRICE HAS DECREASED BY 24 % ( US DOLLARS 21 ) .

THE DROP IN THE GUIDE PRICE FOLLOWS THE US DOLLARS 13 DROP IN FOB PRICES SINCE THE END OF 1982 . THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE MEAN ATLANTIC FREIGHT RATE SINCE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1982 . DEMURRAGE CHARGES INCLUDED IN THE GUIDE PRICE ( US DOLLARS 0,55 AT THE END OF 1982 ) ARE STILL LOW .

CHANGES IN THE GUIDE PRICE , EXPRESSED IN THE NATIONAL CURRENCY OF THE COMMUNITY'S COAL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES , CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS :

GUIDE PRICE EXPRESSED IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES

( PER TONNE )

REFERENCE DATE*US DOLLARS*DM*BFRS*FF*POUND*

1 OCTOBER 1982*79,70*201*3 903*569*47*

1 JANUARY 1983*76,25*181*3 560*514*47*

1 APRIL 1983*68,95*167*3 325*502*47*

1 JULY 1983*67,05*170*3 406*511*44*

1 OCTOBER 1983*65,95*173*3 511*526*44*

1 OCTOBER 1983/1 OCTOBER 1982 % DIFFERENCE* - 17,3* - 13,9* - 10,0* - 7,6* - 6,4*

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE GUIDE PRICE AND COMMUNITY PRICES FOR COKING COAL DURING THE PAST YEAR ( IN TWO CURRENCIES , BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION ) CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS :

( PER TONNE )

*END 1982*END 1983* % DIFFERENCE*

*US DOLLARS/T*DM/T*POUND/T*US DOLLARS/T*DM/T*POUND/T**

GUIDE PRICE ( US-DOLLARS/T ) *79,70***65,95*** - 17,3*

GUIDE PRICE ( DM/T ) **201,16***173,02** - 14,0*

GUIDE PRICE ( POUND/T ) ***47,01***44,29* - 5,8*

LISTED PRICE ( 1 ) ( DM/T ) **253,50***253,50 ( 2)**0 ( 2 )*

LISTED PRICE ( 1 ) ( POUND/T ) ***59,50***61,20* + 2,9*

DIFFERENTIAL**52,34*12,4980,48*16,91**

( 1 ) NOT ADJUSTED FOR QUALITY .

( 2 ) INCREASE OF 3,2 % ON 1 JANUARY 1984 .

THE TABLE SHOWS THAT THE GAP BETWEEN LISTED COMMUNITY COKING COAL PRICES AND IMPORTED COKING COAL PRICES WIDENED ( FROM DM 52 TO DM 80 AND FROM POUND 12 TO POUND 17 PER TONNE ) .

( B ) STEAM COAL

( TABLE 20 )

AVERAGE PRICES CIF ARA FOR NON-COMMUNITY COAL IMPORTED FOR COMMUNITY POWER STATIONS ALSO FELL ( FROM US DOLLARS 66 TO 55 ) BETWEEN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1982 AND THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1983 ( 9 ) .

COMPARABLE PRICES FOR COMMUNITY COAL RANGED FROM US DOLLARS 86 TO 102 AT THE END OF 1982 AND US DOLLARS 78 TO 95 PER TONNE AT THE BEGINNING OF 1984 ( 9 ) . THE GAP BETWEEN THE LISTED PRICES FOR COMMUNITY COAL AND PRICES FOR IMPORTED STEAM COAL WIDENED FROM BETWEEN US DOLLARS 20 AND 36 PER TONNE TO BETWEEN US DOLLARS 23 AND 40 PER TONNE ( 9 ) .

3 . COMPARISON OF THE PRICES FOR COKING COAL AND STEAM COAL IMPORTED FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES

ON THE BASIS OF DATA GATHERED BY THE COMMISSION FOR CALCULATING AVERAGE VALUES , THE FOLLOWING COMPARATIVE TABLE CAN BE DRAWN UP :

COKING COAL*THIRD QUARTER 1982*THIRD QUARTER 1983*

1 . US DOLLARS/T ( T = T ) *78,05*64,17*

2 . GUIDE PRICE ( DOLLARS/T ) *81,20*67,05*

3 . LVC ( KJ/KG ) OF 2*31 124*31 124*

4 . ECU/T AT 29,3 GJ*79,66*70,80*

STEAM COAL*THIRD QUARTER 1982*THIRD QUARTER 1983*

5 . US DOLLARS/T ( T = T ) *62,13*48,95*

6 . LVC ( KJ/KG ) OF 5*26 124*26 003*

7 . ECU/T AT 29,3 GJ*72,60*61,86*

8 . RATIO OF 4 : 7 ( IN % ) *110 % *114 % *

4 . CONSUMER PRICES

THE COMMISSION HAS STARTED TO PUBLISH A BULLETIN OF ENERGY PRICES WHICH WILL PROVIDE A PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE CONSUMER PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS , COAL , GAS AND ELECTRICITY IN THE MEMBER STATES .

IN THE DOMESTIC SECTOR IT IS GENERALLY ANTHRACITE OF SCREEN SIZES 10 TO 20 MM OR 20 TO 30 MM WITH A LOWER CALORIFIC VALUE OF BETWEEN 29,3 AND 33,5 GJ PER TONNE THAT IS MONITORED . IN THE CASE OF ITALY IT IS COKE . ( DELIVERIES OF 1 000 KILOGRAMS . )

THE PRICE COMPONENTS , SUPPLIED IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES , HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO ECU PER TONNE AT 29,3 GJ SO AS TO ALLOW COMPARISON .

FREE-AT-DOMESTIC-CONSUMER PRICE , INCLUSIVE OF TAX

( ECU/29,3 GJ )

*D*B*F*I*NL*UK*IRL*

1 JANUARY 1982*185,61*207,72*247,88*250,60*203,79*188,72*150,16*

1 JANUARY 1983*212,27*226,27*269,49*283,08*215,93*192,91*149,06*

% CHANGE* + 14,4* + 8,9* + 8,7* + 13,0* + 6,0* + 2,2* - 0,7*

AT 1 JANUARY 1983 , COAL PRICES COMPARED AS FOLLOWS WITH THOSE FOR DOMESTIC HEATING OIL :

PRICES TO DOMESTIC CONSUMERS , INCLUSIVE OF TAX

* ( ECU/GJ ) *

*D*B*F*I*NL*UK*IRL*

COAL*7,24*7,77*9,21*9,69*7,40*6,48*5,12*

HEATING OIL*9,03*8,77*11,31*11,39*9,77*10,15*10,18*

VI . COKE

1 . COKING CAPACITY

( TABLE 21 )

THE COMMUNITY'S COKING CAPACITY DECREASED BY A FURTHER THREE MILLION TONNES IN 1983 , LEAVING A CAPACITY OF 69 MILLION TONNES . MOST OF THE REDUCTION OCCURRED IN GERMANY , FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM .

IN 1984 , A TOTAL OF 2,3 MILLION TONNES OF CAPACITY IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED DOWN IN GERMANY , FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , BUT A RENOVATED STEEL-INDUSTRY COKING PLANT IS SCHEDULED TO BE BROUGHT BACK INTO OPERATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM . AS A RESULT , THE COMMUNITY'S COKING CAPACITY WILL DECREASE TO SOME 68 MILLION TONNES . HOWEVER , BECAUSE THE COKE MARKET PROSPECTS ARE NOT VERY GOOD , AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF MAINTAINING VERY LARGE STOCKS OF COKE , IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT ADDITIONAL MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE A FURTHER REDUCTION OF COKING CAPACITY .

2 . COKE PRODUCTION AN COAL SUPPLIES TO COKE OVENS

( TABLES 23 AND 24 )

AT 53 MILLION TONNES , COKE PRODUCTION WAS SEVEN MILLION TONNES OR 12 % LESS THAN IN 1982 . THIS REDUCTION AFFECTS ALL COMMUNITY COUNTRIES , BUT PARTICULARLY GERMANY AND FRANCE . A FURTHER DROP IS EXPECTED IN 1984 IN GERMANY , FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS , BUT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AN INCREASE IS EXPECTED . FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE , IT IS LIKELY THAT COKE PRODUCTION WILL DROP TWO MILLION TONNES , OR 4 % , TO A LEVEL OF AROUND 51 MILLION TONNES .

THE AMOUNT OF HARD COAL BURNED IN COKE OVENS IS DECREASING IN PROPORTION TO THE DECREASE IN PRODUCTION AND AMOUNTED TO 70 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 ( 52 MILLION TONNES PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY AND 18 MILLION TONNES IMPORTED FROM OUTSIDE , I.E . NINE MILLION TONNES OR 12 % LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR .

IN 1984 COKE OVEN REQUIREMENTS WILL PROBABLY AMOUNT TO ABOUT 67 MILLION TONNES ; THIS REPRESENTS 23 % OF THE COMMUNITY'S TOTAL HARD COAL CONSUMPTION . WHERE SOURCES OF SUPPLY ARE CONCERNED , NATIONAL COAL SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR A DECREASING AMOUNT , THE AMOUNT OBTAINED FROM OTHER COMMUNITY COUNTRIES SHOULD REMAIN STABLE AND THE PROPORTION OF COKE - OVEN COAL IMPORTED FROM NON - COMMUNITY COUNTRIES SHOULD INCREASE FROM 26 % IN 1983 TO 28 % IN 1984 . IN 1983 AND 1984 , COKING COAL SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR 29 AND 30 % RESPECTIVELY OF THE COMMUNITY'S TOTAL HARD COAL IMPORTS .

VII . TRADE IN COAL AND COKE

1 . INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

( TABLES 24 AND 25 )

MOST OF THE INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN SOLID FUEL CONCERNS HARD COAL AND COKE . SINCE 1981 THIS TRADE HAS BEEN DECREASING , AND EVEN THE INCREASE NOTED IN 1981 WAS MAINLY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN DELIVERIES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND A DROP IN IMPORTS FROM POLAND . IN 1983 AND 1984 INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE WAS ALMOST BACK TO ITS TRADITIONAL PATTERNS , WITH THE AMOUNTS TRADED BEING SMALLER , PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF COKING COAL AND COKE .

FOR THE THREE YEARS COVERED BY THIS REPORT THE TREND IS AS FOLLOWS :

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

*1982*1983*1984*

HARD COAL*17,1*15,1*15,1*

COKE*4,9*4,4*4,4*

TOTAL*22,0*19,5*19,5*

GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BETWEEN THEM SUPPLY 90 % OF THE HARD COAL AND 75 % OF THE COKE .

2 . TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

( A ) IMPORTS

( TABLES 26 AND 27 A )

IN 1983 THERE WAS A DROP OF 11 MILLION TONNES IN IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ( 61 MILLION TONNES COMPARED WITH 72 MILLION TONNES IN 1982 ) . THE DECREASE OCCURRED IN BELGIUM , GERMANY , ITALY AND ABOVE ALL IN FRANCE WHICH IMPORTED FOUR MILLION TONNES LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR . MOST OF THIS DECREASE WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ( EDF ) IMPORTED LESS . EDF IS REDUCING ITS CONSUMPTION OF HARD COAL AND TURNING INCREASINGLY TO NUCLEAR ENERGY WHILST SEEKING TO REDUCE ITS COAL STOCKS BY 1,8 MILLION TONNES . AMONG THE SUPPLIERS , THE SHARES OF THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH AFRICA DECREASED BY 13 AND 2,4 MILLION TONNES RESPECTIVELY , WHILST AUSTRALIA AND POLAND INCREASED THEIR DELIVERIES BY 2,3 AND 1,4 MILLION TONNES RESPECTIVELY . THESE MOVEMENTS ARE CONDITIONED IN PARTICULAR BY PRICE CONSIDERATIONS .

AT A LEVEL OF SOME 63 MILLION TONNES , THE COMMUNITY'S IMPORTS IN 1984 SHOULD BE OF THE SAME ORDER OF MAGNITUDE . THE SOURCES OF SUPPLY SHOULD ALSO REMAIN THE SAME .

( B ) EXPORTS

( TABLE 27 B )

THE GLUT OF NON-COMMUNITY SUPPLIES ON THE WORLD MARKET IN 1982 RESULTED IN A DECREASE OF SOME 0,8 MILLION TONNES IN THE COMMUNITY'S EXPORTS OF HARD COAL COMPARED WITH 1981 .

THERE WAS A SLIGHT RECOVERY IN 1983 AND THE FORECAST FOR 1984 IS AGAIN AROUND THREE MILLION TONNES .

COKE EXPORTS IN 1983 AMOUNTED TO SOME 2,5 MILLION TONNES .

VIII . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE

( TABLES 28 A , 28 B , 29 A , 29 B AND 30 )

AT THE END OF 1983 , THE ESTIMATED TOTAL STOCKS OF COAL ( INCLUDING COKE EXPRESSED AS COAL EQUIVALENT ) AMOUNTED TO 144 MILLION TONNES FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE . THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO CONSUMPTION DURING SIX MONTHS , A LEVEL SIX MILLION TONNES HIGHER THAN AT THE END OF 1982 .

THE STOCKS ARE HELD BY THREE MAIN GROUPS : HARD COAL AND COKE PRODUCERS ( 60 MILLION TONNES , WHERE THE COKE IS EXPRESSED IN TONNES OF COAL EQUIVALENT ) , POWER STATIONS ( 59 MILLION ) AND OTHERS ( 25 MILLION ) .

1 . PRODUCERS' STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE

( TABLE 28 A )

PITHEAD STOCKS IN 1983 WERE NO HIGHER THAN AT THE END OF 1982 , LARGELY DUE TO AN UPTURN IN SALES AT THE END OF THE YEAR . FOR THE YEAR AS A WHOLE , STOCKS WERE RUN DOWN SLIGHTLY IN GERMANY AND PROPORTIONALLY MORE IN FRANCE , ALTHOUGH THIS WAS COUNTERBALANCED BY TWO MILLION TONNES PUT INTO STOCK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ( 10 ) .

EXCEPT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR ADDING TO STOCKS IN 1984 .

COKE STOCKS AMOUNTED TO 12,7 MILLION TONNES AT THE END OF 1983 , AN INCREASE OF 1,3 MILLION TONNES DURING THE YEAR . THIS REPRESENTS THREE MONTHS OF PRODUCTION . THEY WILL PROBABLY DECREASE BY SOME 0,8 MILLION TONNES IN 1984 .

2 . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AT POWER STATIONS

( TABLE 28 B )

IN THE PAST FEW YEARS , POWER STATIONS' STOCKS HAVE INCREASED AS FOLLOWS :

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

END 1980 : *40*

END 1981 : *46*

END 1982 : *55*

END 1983 : *58 ( PROVISIONAL FIGURE ) . *

MOST OF THESE STOCKS ARE HELD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM , WHERE THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD STOCKED 10 MILLION TONNES IN 1982 AND THEN , IN 1983 , ADDED ABOUT FOUR MILLION TONNES . IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE UPPER LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED . STOCKS OF HARD COAL AT POWER STATIONS AT THE END OF 1983 COVERED FOUR MONTHS OF ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION .

3 . OTHER STOCKS

( TABLE 29 A AND 29 B )

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED CATEGORIES OF STOCKS , THERE ARE ALSO HARD COAL STOCKS AT COKE OVENS ( 4,4 MILLION TONNES ) , IN PORTS AND DEPOTS ( 16,5 MILLION TONNES ) AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS OF COKE ( 4,1 MILLION TONNES ) , MAKING A TOTAL OF 25 MILLION TONNES .

THESE STOCKS INCLUDE THE GERMAN NATIONAL RESERVE ( 7,2 MILLION TONNES OF HARD COAL AND THREE MILLION TONNES OF COKE ) . THE REST BELONGS TO PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS ( MAINLY POWER STATIONS ) AND MOST OF IT IS HELD IN NORTH SEA PORTS . PART OF THE INCREASE SINCE 1982 IS DUE TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE COLLECTION OF STATISTICS .

4 . THE DEGREE OF SECURITY PROVIDED BY STOCKS

( TABLE 30 )

TAKEN TOGETHER , THE STOCKS ANALYZED ABOVE COULD OVER ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF THE CONSUMPTION FORECAST IN 1984 .

IN DENMARK , GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THE STOCKS ARE ABOVE THIS AVERAGE WHILST IN ITALY , WITH TWO MONTHS OF COVER , THE LEVEL OF STOCKS IS WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE .

THIS OVERALL AVERAGE DOES NOT TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUALITY PROBLEMS WHICH CAN ARISE IN THE EVENT OF RECOURSE TO STOCKS . NOT ALL TYPES OF COAL CAN BE PUT TO ALL USES . FROM THE OUTSET , SOME STOCKS INCLUDE A PROPORTION OF LOW-QUALITY PRODUCT WHICH IS , IN PRINCIPLE , SET ASIDE FOR POWER STATIONS IN THE VICINITY . WITH OTHER COALS THE INITIAL QUALITY DETERIORATES , DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY REMAIN IN STOCK . HENCE AN UPSWING IN DEMAND MAY BE COVERED BY DRAWING ON STOCKS OR BY INCREASING PRODUCTION , AS THE CASE MAY BE .

( 1 ) RECOMMENDATIONS 83/250/EEC AND 83/251/EEC ( OJ NO L 140 , 31 . 5 . 1983 , PP . 25 AND 26 ) .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 232 , 30 . 8 . 1983 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 290 , 26 . 10 . 1983 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) COM(83 ) 731 FINAL , 1 . 12 . 1983 .

( 5 ) PROGRAMMES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY : 1983 TO 1988 AND 1989 TO 1995 ( 13TH EDITION , SEPTEMBER 1983 , ANNEX 2 ) .

( 6 ) TABLE 8 F ( OJ NO C 147 , 6 . 6 . 1983 , P . 25 ) .

( 7 ) THE SHARE ACCOUNTED FOR BY ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ( EDF ) , WHICH IS LARGELY IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES , WAS 15 MILLION TONNES IN 1983 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 MILLION TONNES IN 1984 .

( 8 ) AVERAGE VALUE CIF ARA FOR COKING COAL IMPORTED FROM THE USA AND AUSTRALIA UNDER MEDIUM-TERM AND LONG-TERM CONTRACTS .

( 9 ) PRICES ARE BASED ON 1 TONNE = 29,3 GJ .

( 10 ) NB : THE GERMAN NATIONAL RESERVE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE FIGURES ; IT NOW COMES UNDER THE HEADING OF OTHER STOCKS ( SEE SECTION 3 ) .

TABLE 1 A

SHARES OF THE VARIOUS FORMS OF PRIMARY ENERGY IN GROSS INTERNAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION

*1981 ( EUROSTAT ) *1982 ( EUROSTAT ) *1983 ( ESTIMATE ) *1984 ( FORECAST ) *

*MILLION TOE* % *MILLION TOE* % *MILLION TOE* % *MILLION TOE* % *

HARD COAL*186,4*20,5*183,3*20,7*175,0*20,0*173,0*19,6*

LIGNITE*33,5*3,7*32,7*3,7*32,0*3,7*31,0*3,5*

OIL*451,7*49,7*430,0*48,7*410,0*47,0*412,0*46,6*

NATURAL GAS*165,8*18,2*158,1*17,9*162,0*18,6*165,0*18,7*

NUCLEAR ENERGY*56,6*6,2*63,9*7,2*78,0*8,9*87,0*9,8*

OTHER*15,8*1,7*15,5*1,8*15,5*1,8*16,0*1,7*

TOTAL*909,8*100,0*883,5*100,0*872,5*100,0*884,0*100,0*

TABLE 1 B

GROSS INTERNAL CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN 1982

* ( MILLION TOE ) *

*BELGIUM*DENMARK*GERMANY*FRANCE*GREECE*IRELAND*ITALY* LUXEMBOURG*NETHERLANDS*UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

SOLID FUELS*10,84*5,74*81,32*28,21*3,81*1,82*13,28*1,37* 4,86*64,75*216,00*

% *26,3*34,0*32,8*16,1*25,0*22,4*10,6*46,0*8,6*33,4*24,4*

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS*19,62*10,96*109,04*91,43*10,95*4,58* 83,56*1,04*22,70*76,18*430,06*

% *47,6*64,9*43,9*52,1*71,8*56,3*66,8*34,9*40,3*39,3*48,7*

NATURAL GAS*6,79* - *38,30*21,11*0,08*1,66*21,89*0,27*27,39*40,67*158,16*

% *16,5* - *15,4*12,0*0,5*20,4*17,5*9,1*48,6*21,0*17,9*

NUCLEAR*3,84* - *16,52*28,64* - * - *1,86* - *0,98*12,04*63,88*

% *9,3* - *6,7*16,4* - * - *1,4* - *1,7*6,2*7,2*

OTHER*0,11*0,18*3,03*5,99*0,41*0,07*4,58*0,30*0,44*0,29* 15,40*

% *0,3*1,1*1,2*3,4*2,7*0,9*3,7*10,0*0,8*0,1*1,8*

TOTAL*41,20*16,88*248,21*175,38*15,25*8,13*125,17*2,98* 56,37*193,93*883,50*

% *100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0*100,0* 100,0*100,0*

TABLE 2

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN REAL TERMS

( PERCENTAGE VARIATION COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR )

* ( % ) *

MEMBER STATE*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*

BELGIUM*1,0*0,0*1,3*

DENMARK*3,6*2,0*2,6*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY* - 1,0*1,0*3,0*

GREECE*0,0*0,3*1,6*

FRANCE*1,7*0,3*0,6*

IRELAND*1,2*0,5*2,3*

ITALY* - 0,3* - 1,3*2,2*

LUXEMBOURG* - 0,9* - 2,4* - 1,0*

NETHERLANDS* - 1,6*1,0*1,7*

UNITED KINGDOM*2,4*3,2*2,5*

EUR-10*0,6*0,8*2,0*

TABLE 3

COMMUNITY COAL CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR AND BY MEMBER STATE

( MILLION TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*1983/82 % DIFFERENCE*1984/83 % DIFFERENCE*

A . SECTOR******

THERMAL POWER STATIONS*181,6*180,6*177,8* - 6* - 1*

COKE OVENS*79,4*70,0*66,7* - 12* - 5*

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*1,0*0,9*0,9* - 7* + 1*

OTHER INDUSTRIES*17,1*17,4*19,3* + 2* + 10*

DOMESTIC SECTOR*16,5*15,2*15,0* - 8* - 1*

PATENT FUEL PLANTS*3,8*3,4*3,4* - 9* - *

OWN CONSUMPTION AT MINES*1,3*1,3*1,2* - 5* - 4*

GASWORKS AND OTHERS*1,2*0,9*0,9* - 29* - 7*

STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE* + 0,4* - * - * - * - *

TOTAL*302,3*289,7*285,2* - 4* - 2*

B . STATE******

BELGIUM*17,1*14,7*15,2* - 14* + 4*

DENMARK*9,6*8,9*9,5* - 7* + 6*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*91,3*86,5*85,4* - 5* - 1*

FRANCE*44,3*39,7*32,7* - 10* - 18*

GREECE*0,5*1,0*1,2* + 96* + 16*

IRELAND*1,3*1,4*1,6* + 10* + 12*

ITALY*19,3*17,7*18,6* - 9* + 5*

LUXEMBOURG*0,3*0,2*0,2* - 32* - 8*

NETHERLANDS*7,5*7,9*8,5* + 6* + 8*

UNITED KINGDOM*111,1*111,7*112,3* - * + 6*

EUR-10*302,3*289,7*285,2* - 4* - 2*

TABLE 4

STEEL AND PIG-IRON PRODUCTION

( 1 000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*1982/83 % DIFFERENCE*

A . STEEL*****

BELGIUM*9 896*10 139*N.A .* + 2*

DENMARK*560*493*N.A .* - 12*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*35 880*35 726*N.A .* - *

FRANCE*18 403*17 585*N.A .* - 4*

GREECE*933*859*N.A .* - 8*

IRELAND*61*144*N.A .* + 133*

ITALY*24 009*21 622*N.A .* - 10*

LUXEMBOURG*3 510*3 295*N.A .* - 6*

NETHERLANDS*4 354*4 483*N.A .* + 3*

UNITED KINGDOM*13 740*14 989*N.A .* + 9*

EUR-10*111 346*109 335*113 000 , 115 000* - 2*

B . PIG IRON*****

BELGIUM*7 862*8 064*N.A .* + 3*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*27 621*26 599*N.A .* - 4*

FRANCE*15 047*13 703*N.A .* - 9*

ITALY*11 596*10 360*N.A .* - 11*

LUXEMBOURG*2 587*2 316*N.A .* - 10*

NETHERLANDS*3 618*3 748*N.A .* + 4*

UNITED KINGDOM*8 465*9 756*N.A .* + 15*

EUR-10*76 796*74 546*74 500 , 76 000* - 3*

N.A . = NOT AVAILABLE .

TABLE 5 A

SPECIFIC COKE INPUT IN BLAST FURNACES

* ( KG/TONNE ) *

MEMBER STATE*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*

BELGIUM*533*540*540*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*528*523*520*

FRANCE*522*520*520*

ITALY*470*470*470*

LUXEMBOURG*561*572*537*

NETHERLANDS*488*475*475*

UNITED KINGDOM*570*553*550*

EUR-10*522*520*517

TABLE 5 B

CONSUMPTION OF COKE AND FUEL OIL IN 1982 BY BLAST FURNACES

( INCLUDING THE QUANTITIES NEEDED FOR SINTERING ORE )

* ( KG/TONNE OF PIG IRON ) *

MEMBER STATE*SPECIFIC COKE INPUT*COKE FOR SINTERING*FUEL OIL INJECTED*TOTAL ( FUEL OIL BEING COUNTED AS 1,3 ) *

BELGIUM*533*84*5,9*625*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*528*66*9,4*606*

FRANCE*522*62*8,2*595*

ITALY*470*65*13,9*553*

LUXEMBOURG*561*111* - *672*

NETHERLANDS*488*36*19,0*549*

UNITED KINGDOM*570*67* - *637*

EUR-10*522*67*8,6*600*

TABLE 6

CONSUMPTION OF COKE-OVEN COKE IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

( 1 000 TONNES )

MEMBER STATE*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*1983/82 % DIFFERENCE*1984/83 % DIFFERENCE*

BELGIUM*4 854*4 815*4 815* - 1* - *

DENMARK* - *15*15* - * - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*16 412*15 575*16 100* - 5* + 3*

FRANCE*8 786*7 750*7 575* - 12* - 2*

GREECE* - *22*25* - * + 14*

IRELAND* - * - * - * - * - *

ITALY*6 207*5 450*5 600* - 12* + 3*

LUXEMBOURG*1 736*1 555*1 530* - 10* - 2*

NETHERLANDS*1 896*1 800*1 800* - 5* - *

UNITED KINGDOM*5 386*6 000*6 000* + 11* - *

EUR-10*45 277*42 982*43 460* - 5* + 1*

USED IN : ******

BLAST FURNACES*40 104*38 355*38 815* - 4* + 1*

ORE SINTERING PLANTS*5 034*4 480*4 490* - 11* - *

OTHERS*139*147*155* + 6* + 5*

TABLE 7

COKE CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR

( 1 000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*1983/82 % DIFFERENCE*1984/83 % DIFFERENCE*

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ( 1)*45 277*42 982*43 460* - 5* + 1*

OTHER INDUSTRIES ( 2)*4 281*3 684*3 605* - 14* - 2*

DOMESTIC SECTOR ( 3)*4 532*3 407*3 308* - 25* - 3*

OTHERS*1 115*948*912* - 15* - 4*

STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE*404* - * - * - * - *

TOTAL*54 801*51 021*51 285* - 7* + 1*

( 1 ) SEE TABLE 6 ( FIGURES COUNTRY BY COUNTRY ) .

( 2 ) SEE TABLE 9 B ( FIGURES COUNTRY BY COUNTRY ) .

( 3 ) SEE TABLE 10 A ( FIGURES COUNTRY BY COUNTRY ) .

TABLE 8 A

BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY-GENERATING PLANTS

( AS AT THE END OF 1982 )

( NET MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN MW ) *

MEMBER STATE*TOTAL*OF WHICH*CAPACITY THAT CAN BE FIRED BY*

**NUCLEAR*HYDROELECTRIC*CONVENTIONAL THERMAL*COAL*BROWN COAL ( LIGNITE ) OR PEAT*

BELGIUM*12 007*2 566*1 283*8 158*4 070* - *

DENMARK*7 897* - *8*7 889*5 563* - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*85 672*9 851*6 517*69 304*28 973*12 893*

FRANCE*73 802*23 278*21 021*29 503*12 382*627*

GREECE*5 946* - *1 689*4 257* - *2 470*

IRELAND*3 494* - *532*2 962*15*424*

ITALY*49 936 ( 1)*1 253*16 859*31 384*4 937*295*

LUXEMBOURG*1 434* - *1 213*221*60* - *

NETHERLANDS*16 709*499* - *16 210*4 144* - *

UNITED KINGDOM*73 053*7 090*2 446*63 517*38 793* - *

EUR-10*329 950*44 537*51 568*233 405*98 937*16 709*

( 1 ) INCLUDING 440 MW OF GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY .

TABLE 8 B : SEE O.J .

TABLE 8 C

NET ELECTRICITY GENERATION - BREAKDOWN

( A ) BY COUNTRY

( B ) BY ENERGY SOURCES

*PRODUCTION IN TWH* % BREAKDOWN*TWH % DIFFERENCE*

*ACTUAL*ESTIMATES*FORECASTS*ACTUAL*ESTIMATES*FORECASTS*

*1982*1983*1984*1982*1983*1984*1983/82*1984/83*

TOTAL PRODUCTION : *1 202,8*1 227,5*1 251,0*100,0*100,0* 100,0* + 2* + 2*

BELGIUM*47,9*50,1**4,0*4,1** + 5**

DENMARK*22,4*20,9**1,9*1,7** - 7**

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*344,9*350,6**28,7*28,6** + 2**

FRANCE*266,3*283,5**22,1*23,1** + 6**

GREECE*21,8*22,2**1,8*1,8** + 1**

IRELAND*10,4*10,7**0,8*0,8** + 3**

ITALY*176,0*174,5**14,6*14,2** - 1**

LUXEMBOURG*0,9*0,8**0,1*0,1** - 11**

NETHERLANDS*57,6*56,6**4,8*4,6** - 2**

UNITED KINGDOM*254,5*257,6**21,2*21,0** + 1**

HYDROELECTRIC : TOTAL*146,1*144,6*140,0*12,1*11,8*11,2* - 1* - 3*

- NATURAL FLOW*138,5*N.A.*N.A.*11,5*N.A.*N.A .***

- PUMPED STORAGE*7,6*N.A.*N.A.*0,6*N.A.*N.A .***

GEOTHERMAL*2,6*2,6*2,8*0,2*0,2*0,2* - * + 8*

NUCLEAR*226,9*275,0*314,0*18,9*22,4*25,1* + 21* + 14*

CONVENTIONAL THERMAL : TOTAL*827,2*805,3*794,2*68,8*65,6*63,5* - 3* - 1*

- COAL*420,6*421,0*420,0*35,0*34,3*33,6* - * - *

- LIGNITE AND PEAT*104,0*107,0*109,0*8,6*8,7*8,7* + 3* + 2*

- OIL PRODUCTS*192,6*159,8*151,0*16,0*13,0*12,1* - 17* - 5*

- NATURAL GAS*85,8*98,0*98,0*7,2*8,0*7,8* + 14* - *

- DERIVED GASES*17,5*19,5*16,2*2,0*1,6*1,3* - 19* - 17*

- OTHER FUELS*6,7*19,5*16,2*2,0*1,6*1,3* - 19* - 17*

( N.A . ) = NOT AVAILABLE .

TABLE 8 D

DELIVERIES OF HARD COAL TO POWER STATIONS

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

*PUBLIC POWER STATIONS ( 5)*PRIVATE GENERATING PLANT*TOTAL*

*NATIONAL HARD COAL*HARD COAL FROM ECSC-COUNTRIES*TOTAL ECSC HARD COAL*HARD COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES*TOTAL PUBLIC POWER STATIONS*COLLIERIES*OTHER INDUSTRIES**

BELGIUM*********

1981*2 283*104*2 387*3 451*5 838*369* - *6 207*

1982*2 598*72*2 670*3 860*6 530*319* - *6 849*

1983 ( 1)*3 205*20*3 225*2 575*5 800*350* - *6 150*

DENMARK*********

1981* - *1 775*1 775*7 987*9 762* - * - *9 762*

1982* - *1 795*1 795*7 080*8 875* - * - *8 875*

1983 ( 1 )* - *1 750*1 750*6 750*8 500* - * - *8 500*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*********

1981*31 602*1 689*33 291*6 149*39 440 ( 2)*2 956 ( 3)*5 452 ( 3)*47 848*

1982*34 924*1 161*36 085*6 419*42 504 ( 2)*2 941 ( 3)*5 282 ( 3)*50 727*

1983 ( 1)*35 200*1 000*36 200*5 800*42 000 ( 2)*3 000*5 100*50 100*

FRANCE*********

1981*2 890*2 831*5 721*10 108*15 829*5 709*294*21 832*

1982*3 654*2 543*6 197*8 063*14 260*7 626*307*22 193*

1983 ( 1)*2 770*1 780*4 550*7 750*12 300*7 000*100*19 400*

ITALY*********

1981* - * - * - *6 628*6 628* - *13*6 641*

1982* - * - * - *7 257*7 257* - *16*7 273*

1983 ( 1 )* - * - * - *7 000*7 000* - * - *7 000*

NETHERLANDS ( 4 )*********

1981* - *564*564*2 626*3 190* - *114*3 304*

1982* - *425*425*3 577*4 002* - *70*4 072*

1983 ( 1 )* - *400*400*4 000*4 400* - * - *4 400*

UNITED KINGDOM*********

1981*85 773*4*85 777*1 097*86 874*56*2 329*89 259*

1982*89 457*15*89 472*788*90 260*40*2 106*92 406*

1983 ( 1)*84 260*40*84 300*800*85 100*40*2 300*87 440*

EUR-10*********

1981*122 548*6 967*129 515*38 046*167 561*9 090*8 202* 184 853*

1982*130 633*6 011*136 644*37 044*173 688*10 926*7 781* 192 395*

1983 ( 1)*125 435*4 990*130 425*34 675*165 100*10 390*7 500* 182 990*

FIRST FORECASTS FOR 1984*********

BELGIUM*3 080*20*3 100*2 500*5 600*350* - *5 950*

DENMARK* - *1 700*1 700*7 150*8 850* - * - *8 850*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*36 360*1 000*37 360*5 440*42 800*3 000*5 200*51 000*

FRANCE*3 000*1 500*4 500*5 500*10 000*5 300*100*15 400*

IRELAND* - * - * - *170*170* - * - *170*

ITALY* - * - * - *7 600*7 600* - * - *7 600*

NETHERLANDS* - *450*450*4 050*4 500* - * - *4 500*

UNITED KINGDOM*80 950*50*81 000*1 000*82 000*30*2 600*84 630*

EUR-10*123 390*4 720*128 110*33 410*161 520*8 680*7 900* 178 100*

( 1 ) ESTIMATES .

( 2 ) INCLUDING " BERGBAUVERBUNDKRAFTWERKE " .

( 3 ) SOURCE : STATISTIK DER KOHLENWIRTSCHAFT .

( 4 ) PROVISIONAL FIGURES .

( 5 ) ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES QUESTIONNAIRE NO 9/COAL .

TABLE 8 E

CONSUMPTION OF SOLID FUELS BY POWER STATIONS

( INCLUDING COLLIERY POWER PLANTS AND OTHER PRIVATE GENERATORS )

( MILLION TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS* % DIFFERENCE*

****1983/82*1984/83*

BELGIUM******

HARD COAL*6,9*6,1*6,4* - 12* + 5*

DENMARK******

HARD COAL*8,9*8,2*8,8* - 7* + 6*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY******

HARD COAL*47,9*49,3*50,6* + 3* + 3*

BLACK LIGNITE*1,8*1,8*1,8* - * - *

BROWN COAL*112,6*113,0*113,0* - * - *

FRANCE******

HARD COAL*24,7*21,2*14,4* - 14* - 32*

BLACK LIGNITE*1,0*1,0*1,0* - * - *

BROWN COAL*1,6*1,7*1,8* + 6* + 6*

GREECE******

LIGNITE*25,3*28,5*30,5* + 13* + 7*

IRELAND******

HARD COAL* - * - *0,2* - * - *

PEAT*2,8*2,8*2,8* - * - *

ITALY******

HARD COAL*7,0*7,0*7,6* - * + 9*

BROWN COAL*1,9*2,0*2,0* + 5* - *

NETHERLANDS******

HARD COAL*4,0*4,4*5,2* + 10* + 18*

UNITED KINGDOM******

HARD COAL*82,2*84,4*84,6* + 3* - *

EUR-10******

HARD COAL*181,6*180,6*177,8* - * - 2*

BLACK LIGNITE*2,8*2,8*2,8* - * - *

BROWN COAL AND PEAT*144,2*148,0*150,1* + 3* + 1*

TABLE 8 F

FUEL CONSUMPTION BY CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER STATIONS IN 1982

*BELGIUM*DENMARK*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*GREECE*FRANCE*IRELAND*ITALY*LUXEMBOURG* NETHERLANDS*UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

IN '000 TONNES AT 29,3 GJ ( LVC ) ************

HARD COAL*5 398*7 526*40 961* - *18 970*31*6 247*24*3 597*64 888*147 642*

BROWN COAL/LIGNITE/PEAT* - * - *33 411*4 600*955*859*450* - * - * - *40 275*

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS*4 143*692*5 725*2 247*8 430*1 040* 29 040*41*4 365*10 585*66 308*

NATURAL GAS*805* - *11 785* - *1 428*1 896*3 772* - *8 218*539*28 443*

OTHER*890* - *3 731*55*1 592* - *1 343*153*740*280*8 784*

TOTAL*11 236*8 218*95 613*6 902*31 375*3 826*40 852* 218*16 920*76 292*291 452*

% BREAKDOWN************

HARD COAL*48*92*43* - *60*1*15*11*21*85*50*

BROWN COAL/LIGNITE/PEAT* - * - *35*67*3*22*1* - * - * - *14*

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS*37*8*6*32*27*27*71*19*26*14*23*

NATURAL GAS*7* - *12* - *5*50*9* - *49*1*10*

OTHER*8* - *4*1*5* - *4*70*4* - *3*

TOTAL*100*100*100*100*100*100*100*100*100*100*100*

TABLE 9

COKE AND COKE-OVEN CONSUMPTION IN OTHER INDUSTRIES

( EXCLUDING POWER STATIONS )

( '000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*1983/82 % DIFFERENCE*1984/83 % DIFFERENCE*

A . COAL******

BELGIUM*1 293*800*1 050* - 38* + 31*

DENMARK*399*400*400* - * - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*4 407*4 000*4 000* - 9* - *

FRANCE*3 534*3 550*4 300* - * + 21*

GREECE*491*850*1 000* + 73* + 18*

IRELAND*221*300*350* + 36* + 17*

ITALY*1 744*1 800*2 250* + 3* + 25*

LUXEMBOURG*136*104*100* - 23* - 4*

NETHERLANDS*57*450*300* - * - 33*

UNITED KINGDOM*4 840*5 200*5 500* + 7* - 6*

EUR-10*17 122*17 454*19 250* + 2* + 10*

B . COKE ( 1 )******

BELGIUM*349*200*200* - 43* - *

DENMARK*42*33*25* - 21* - 24*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*1 394*1 200*1 200* - 14* - *

FRANCE*942*850*800* - 10* - 6*

GREECE*39*81*80* + 108* - 1*

IRELAND*9* - * - * - * - *

ITALY*681*520*500* - 24* - 4

LUXEMBOURG*49* - * - * - * - *

NETHERLANDS*316*300*300* - 5* - *

UNITED KINGDOM*460*500*500* + 9* - *

EUR-10*4 281*3 684*3 605* - 14* - 2*

( 1 ) SEE TABLE 7 ( COKE CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR ) .

TABLE 10 A

DELIVERIES OF COAL , PATENT FUEL AND COKE TO THE DOMESTIC SECTOR

( '000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATE*1984 FORECAST*1983/82 % DIFFERENCE*1984/83 % DIFFERENCE*

BELGIUM*COAL*1 233*1 069*1 069* - 13* - *

*PATENT FUEL*124*103*90* - 17* - 13*

*COKE*36*33*33* - 8* - *

*TOTAL*1 393*1 205*1 192* - 13* - 1*

DENMARK*COAL*228*200*300* - 12* + 50*

*PATENT FUEL* - * - * - * - * - *

*COKE*41*60*60* + 46* - *

*TOTAL*269*260*360* - 3* + 38*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*COAL ( 1)*1 352*1 150*1 150* - 15* - *

*PATENT FUEL*924*830*720* - 10* - 13*

*COKE*1 559*1 150*1 100* - 26* - 4*

*TOTAL*3 835*3 130*2 970* - 18* - 5*

FRANCE*COAL*2 058*2 025*2 025* - 2* - *

*PATENT FUEL*1 637*1 600*1 550* - 2* - 3*

*COKE*252*200*150* - 22* - 25*

*TOTAL*3 947*3 825*3 725* - 3* - 3*

GREECE*COAL*3*52*60* - * + 15*

*COKE*6* - * - * - * - *

*TOTAL*9*52*60* - * + 15*

IRELAND*COAL*1 046*1 105*1 060* + 6* - 4

*COKE* - *9*10* - * + 11*

*TOTAL*1 046*1 114*1 070* + 6* - 4*

ITALY*COAL*200*150*150* - 25* - *

*PATENT FUEL* - * - * - * - * - *

*COKE*149*140*140* - 6* - *

*TOTAL*349*290*290* - 17* - *

LUXEMBOURG*COAL*8*6*6* - 25* - *

*PATENT FUEL*2* - * - * - * - *

*COKE*9*5*5* - 44* - *

*TOTAL*19*11*11* - 42* - *

NETHERLANDS*COAL*72*100*75* + 39* - 25*

*PATENT FUEL*2* - * - * - * - *

*COKE*12*10*10* - 17* - *

*TOTAL*86*110*85* + 28* - 23*

UNITED KINGDOM ( 2)*COAL*10 301*9 300*9 150* - 10* - 2*

*PATENT FUEL*872*875*850* - * - 3*

*COKE*2 468*1 800*1 800* - 27* - *

*TOTAL*13 641*11 975*11 800* - 12* - 2*

EUR-10*COAL*16 501*15 157*15 045* - 8* - *

*PATENT FUEL*3 561*3 408*3 210* - 4* - 6*

*COKE*4 532*3 407*3 308* - 25* - 3*

*TOTAL*24 594*21 972*21 563* - 11* - 2*

( 1 ) EXCLUDING TROOPS .

( 2 ) INCLUDING PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS .

TABLE 10 B

DELIVERIES OF BROWN COAL , LIGNITE AND PEAT BRIQUETTES TO THE DOMESTIC SECTOR

( '000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS* % DIFFERENCE*

****1983/82*1984/83*

BELGIUM******

BROWN COAL/LIGNITE*64*65*65* + 2* - *

DENMARK******

LIGNITE* - *65*60* - * - 8*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY******

LIGNITE*3 059*2 620*2 510* - 14* - 4*

FRANCE******

LIGNITE*138*140*140* + 1* - *

GREECE******

LIGNITE*75*50*50* - 33* - *

IRELAND******

LIGNITE* - *10*10* - * - *

PEAT*399*400*400* - * - *

ITALY******

LIGNITE*37* - * - * - * - *

LUXEMBOURG******

LIGNITE*55*55*50* - * - 9*

NETHERLANDS******

LIGNITE*23*20*20* - 13* - *

UNITED KINGDOM******

LIGNITE* - * - * - * - * - *

TOTAL BROWN COAL/LIGNITE*3 451*3 025*2 905* - 12* - 4*

TOTAL PEAT*399*400*400* - * - *

GRAND TOTAL*3 850*3 425*3 305* - 11* - 3*

TABLE 11

HARD COAL PRODUCTION BY AREAS

( '000 TONNES )

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 PROVISIONAL*1984 FORECASTS*

KEMPEN*6 277*5 910*5 850*

SUD*262*187*150*

BELGIUM*6 539*6 097*6 000*

RUHR*77 081*71 466*66 610*

AACHEN*5 324*5 1864 140*

IBBENBUEREN*2 333*2 420*2 350*

SAAR + KLEINZECHEN*11 580*10 548*10 500*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*96 318*89 620*83 600*

NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS*3 212*3 201*3 050*

LORRAINE*10 134*10 580*10 000*

CENTRE-MIDI*3 549*3 240*3 250*

FRANCE*16 985*17 021*16 300*

IRELAND*62*60*60*

SCOTLAND*6 821*6 094*100 500*

NORTH-EAST*12 796*12 131*100 500*

YORKSHIRE*30 750*30 315*100 500*

NORTH-WEST*10 530*10 663*100 500*

MIDLANDS-KENT*37 331*34 780*100 500*

SOUTH WALES*7 215*6 739*100 500*

LICENSED MINES*1 168*1 321*100 500*

OPENCAST ( NATIONAL COAL BOARD ) *14 816*14 050*14 000*

UNITED KINGDOM*121 427*116 093*114 500*

EUR-10*241 241*228 891*220 460*

TABLE 12

HARD COAL PRODUCTION IN JOULES

*10 3 TONNES*TERAJOULES ( 1)*KJ/KG*

1982****

BELGIUM*6 539*180 012*27 530*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*96 318*2 638 597*27 395*

FRANCE*16 895*428 069*25 337*

IRELAND*62*1 312*21 160*

UNITED KINGDOM*121 427*2 988 197*24 610*

EUR-10*241 241*6 236 187*25 850*

1983****

BELGIUM*6 097*167 845*27 530*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*89 620*2 445 140*27 395*

FRANCE*17 021*431 260*25 337*

IRELAND*60*1 270*21 160*

UNITED KINGDOM*116 093*2 857 050*24 610*

EUR-10*228 891*5 912 565*25 830*

( 1 ) 1012 JOULES .

TABLE 13

PERSONNEL EMPLOYED UNDERGROUND

* ( YEARLY AVERAGE IN '000 ) *

MEMBER STATE*1982 ACTUAL*1983 PROVISIONAL*1984 FORECAST*

BELGIUM*16,0*15,7*15,5*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*123,5*117,5*113,0*

FRANCE*27,8*27,0*25,5*

UNITED KINGDOM*168,0*159,5*152,0*

IRELAND*0,3*0,3*0,3*

EUR-10*335,6*320,0*306,3*

TABLE 14

OUTPUT PER MAN/HOUR UNDERGROUND

* ( KG PER MAN/HOUR ) *

MEMBER STATE*1982 ACTUAL*1983 PROVISIONAL*1984 FORECASTS*

BELGIUM*285*286*286*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*543*553*560*

FRANCE*357*370*370*

UNITED KINGDOM*396*405*415*

EUR-10*439*450*455*

TABLE 15

COSTS AND PROCEEDS PER TONNE

( VARIATION ON THE BASIS OF DATA SUPPLIED IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES )

* ( % ) *

MEMBER STATE*PRODUCTION COSTS*REVENUE*

*1982/81*1983/82*1982/81*1983/82*

BELGIUM* - 1,4* + 6,7* + 25,3* + 9,6*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY* + 2,9* + 3,0* + 5,5* + 1,0*

FRANCE* + 26,4* + 8,5* + 9,7* + 7,1*

UNITED KINGDOM* + 9,2* + 4,4* + 6,3* + 5,2*

TABLE 16

STATE AIDS TO THE COAL INDUSTRY FOR CURRENT PRODUCTION

* ( ECU/TONNE PRODUCED ) *

MEMBER STATES*DIRECT AIDS ( 1)*INDIRECT AIDS*TOTAL*

*1982*1983 ( 2)*1982*1983 ( 2)*1982*1983 ( 2 )*

BELGIUM*29,93*23,53*1,75*1,84*31,68*25,37*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ( 3)*7,67*10,32*0,30*0,40*7,97*10,42*

FRANCE*33,51*32,77*0,48*0,49*33,99*33,26*

UNITED KINGDOM*5,81*5,88* - * - *5,81*5,88*

EUR-10*9,09*9,95*0,20*0,27*9,29*10,22*

( 1 ) INCLUDING COKING-COAL AIDS .

( 2 ) PROVISIONAL .

( 3 ) NOT INCLUDING AIDS DISTRIBUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE THIRD VERSTROMUNGSGESETZ ( LAW CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM COAL ) .

TABLE 17

INVESTMENTS IN THE COAL INDUSTRY

( COAL EXTRACTION AND PREPARATION )

* ( MILLION ECU ) *

MEMBER STATES*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 ( 1 ) FORECASTS*

BELGIUM*34,4*53,5*5,9*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*412,7*467,4*357,9*

FRANCE*84,8*104,3*109,1*

UNITED KINGDOM*1 314,8*1 158,1*1 095,7*

EUR-10*1 846,7*1 783,3*1 568,6*

( 1 ) ONLY INCLUDING INVESTMENTS ON WHICH A START HAS BEEN MADE OR CONCERNING WHICH A DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN .

TABLE 18

PIT CLOSURES

*1983*

*NUMBER*OUTPUT IN 1981 ( '000 TONNES ) *

BELGIUM* - * - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY***

- RUHR*1*1 500*

FRANCE***

- CENTRE-MIDI*1*129*

UNITED KINGDOM***

- SCOTTISH*3*416*

- NORTH-EAST*2*497*

- YORKSHIRE*4*1 181*

- SOUTH WALES*4*492*

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM*13*2 586*

EUR-10*15*4 215*

TABLE 19 : SEE O.J .

TABLE 20

AVERAGE CIF PRICES FOR COAL IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

* ( US DOLLARS ) *

*FIRST QUARTER 1982*SECOND QUARTER 1982*THIRD QUARTER 1982*FOURTH QUARTER 1982*FIRST QUARTER 1983*SECOND QUATER 1983*THIRD QUARTER 1983*FOURTH QUARTER 1983*

A . STEAM COAL ( 1 )*********

PER TONNE ( T = T ) *62,0*63,1*62,1*59,0*54,6*51,3*49,0* - *

PER TONNE = 29,3 GJ*70,6*71,4*69,7*66,2*61,4*57,8*55,1* - *

B . COKING COAL ( 2 )*********

PER TONNE ( T = T ) *82,45*82,20*81,20*79,70*76,25*68,95*67,05*65,95*

PER TONNE = 29,3 GJ*77,63*77,40*76,46*75,05*71,80*64,92*63,13*62,10*

( 1 ) AS PER QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM THE MEMBER STATES ( DECISION 77/707/ECSC OF 7 NOVEMBER 1977 ) .

( 2 ) GUIDE PRICE ( DECISION 73/287/ECSC OF 25 JULY 1973 ) ; REFERENCE DATE : BEGINNING OF QUARTER .

TABLE 21

COKE-OVEN COKE PRODUCTION CAPACITY

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

*BELGIUM*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*FRANCE*GREECE*ITALY*NETHERLANDS*UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

1982 ( ACTUAL ) *********

COLLIERY PLANTS* - *20,6*5,6* - * - * - *3,4*29,6*

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*6,9*7,8*6,1*0,3*9,0*2,3*6,1*38,5*

INDEPENDENT*0,1*0,4* - * - *2,3*0,7*0,5*4,0*

TOTAL*7,0*28,8*11,7*0,3*11,3*3,0*10,0*72,1*

( OF WHICH COASTAL COKING PLANT ) * ( 1,7 ) * ( - ) * ( 4,3 ) * ( 0,3 ) * ( 11,3 ) * ( 3,0 ) * ( 6,8 ) * ( 27,4 ) *

1983 ( PROVISIONAL ) *********

COLLIERY PLANTS* - *20,1*5,0* - * - * - *3,2*28,3*

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*6,9*7,5*5,5*0,3*9,0*2,4*5,0*36,6*

INDEPENDENT*0,1*0,4* - * - *2,3*0,7*0,5*4,0*

TOTAL*7,0*28,0*10,5*0,3*11,3*3,1*8,7*68,9*

( OF WHICH COASTAL COKING PLANT ) * ( 1,7 ) * ( - ) * ( 4,3 ) * ( 0,3 ) * ( 11,3 ) * ( 3,1 ) * ( 5,7 ) *26,4*

1984 ( FORECASTS ) *********

COLLIERY PLANTS* - *19,1*4,7* - * - * - *3,2*27,0*

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*6,9*7,2*5,3*0,3*9,0*2,5*5,5*36,7*

INDEPENDENT*0,1*0,4* - * - *2,3*0,7*0,5*4,0*

TOTAL*7,0*26,7*10,0*0,3*11,3*3,2*9,2*67,7*

( OF WHICH COASTAL COKING PLANT ) * ( 1,7 ) * ( - ) * ( 4,3 ) * ( 0,3 ) * ( 11,3 ) * ( 3,2 ) * ( 6,3 ) * ( 27,1 ) *

TABLE 22

COKING

( '000 TONNES )

*COAL CONSUMPTION OF COKE-OVENS*PRODUCTION OF COKE-OVEN COKE*

** '000 TONNES* % DIFFERENCE COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR*

1982 ( ACTUAL ) ****

BELGIUM*7 182*5 217* - 13*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*34 271*26 459* - 6*

FRANCE*12 757*9 934* - 7*

ITALY*10 188*7 466* - 7*

NETHERLANDS*3 293*2 427* + 8*

UNITED KINGDOM*11 649*8 718* - 4*

EUR-10*79 340*60 221* - 6*

1983 ( ESTIMATES ) ****

BELGIUM*6 675*5 050* - 3*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*29 350*22 800* - 14*

FRANCE*11 000*8 500* - 14*

ITALY*8 750*6 500* - 13*

NETHERLANDS*2 930*2 100* - 13*

UNITED KINGDOM*11 250*8 200* - 6*

EUR-10*69 955*53 150* - 12*

1984 ( FORECASTS ) ****

BELGIUM*6 675*5 050* - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*27 050*21 000* - 8*

FRANCE*10 000*7 800* - 8*

ITALY*8 570*6 600* + 2*

NETHERLANDS*2 950*2 000* - 5*

UNITED KINGDOM*11 500*8 800* + 7*

EUR-10*66 745*51 250* - 4*

TABLE 23

COAL SUPPLIES TO COKE OVENS

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

*NATIONAL COAL*COAL FROM OTHER ECSC COUNTRIES*TOTAL ECSC COAL*COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES*TOTAL SUPPLIES*

BELGIUM******

1981*3 476*1 101*4 577*3 056*7 633*

1982*3 235*520*3 755*3 504*7 259*

1983*3 260*950*4 210*1 890*6 100*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY******

1981*36 105*157*36 262*318*36 580*

1982*34 236*57*34 293*6*34 299*

1983*29 300*40*29 340*10*29 350*

FRANCE******

1981*4 797*3 377*8 174*6 210*14 384*

1982*4 014*2 834*6 848*6 091*12 939*

1983*4 500*2 300*6 800*3 800*10 600*

GREECE******

1981* - * - * - *67*67*

1982* - * - * - * - * - *

1983* - * - * - * - * - *

ITALY

1981* - *2 694*2 694*8 226*10 920*

1982* - *2 020*2 020*8 228*10 248*

1983* - *1 900*1 900*6 850*8 750*

NETHERLANDS******

1981* - *551*551*2 593*3 144*

1982* - *576*576*2 844*3 420*

1983* - *300*300*2 630*2 930*

UNITED KINGDOM******

1981*9 736* - *9 736*2 451*12 187*

1982*9 400* - *9 400*2 470*11 870*

1983*8 750* - *8 750*2 500*11 250*

EUR-10******

1981*54 114*7 880*61 994*22 921*84 915*

1982*50 885*6 007*56 892*23 143*80 035*

1983*45 810*5 490*51 300*17 680*68 980*

FIRST FORECASTS FOR 1984******

BELGIUM*3 250*950*4 200*2 475*6 675*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*27 000*40*27 040*10*27 050*

FRANCE*3 700*2 100*5 800*4 200*10 000*

GREECE* - * - * - * - * - *

ITALY* - *2 000*2 000*6 570*8 570*

NETHERLANDS* - *400*400*2 550*2 950*

UNITED KINGDOM*8 300* - *8 300*3 200*11 500*

EUR-10*42 250*5 490*47 740*19 005*66 745*

N.B . : 1981 AND 1982 : ACTUAL ; 1983 : ESTIMATES .

TABLE 24

TREND OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN COAL

* ( '000 TONNES )

FROM*BELGIUM*DENMARK*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*FRANCE*GREECE*IRELAND*ITALY*LUXEMBOURG*NETHERLANDS* UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

TO************

BELGIUM************

1982* - * - *1 580*31* - * - * - * - *100*229*1 940*

1983* - * - *1 755*25* - * - * - * - *35*170*1 985*

1984* - * - *1 960*25* - * - * - * - *35*155*2 175*

DENMARK************

1982*8* - *7* - * - * - * - * - * - *2 027*2 042*

1983* - * - *50* - * - * - * - * - * - *1 850*1 900*

1984* - * - *30* - * - * - * - * - * - *1 970*2 000*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY************

1982*475* - * - *521* - * - * - * - * - *1 147*2 143*

1983*400* - * - *350* - * - * - * - *50*1 000*1 800*

1984*300* - * - *350* - * - * - * - * - *1 050*1 700*

FRANCE************

1982*63* - *3 940* - * - * - * - * - * - *1 953*5 956*

1983*120* - *3 980* - * - * - * - * - * - *1 600*5 700*

1984*105* - *3 200* - * - * - * - * - * - *1 795*5 100*

GREECE************

1982* - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *

1983* - * - *20* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *20*

1984* - * - *20* - * - * - ** - * - * - *20*

IRELAND************

1982*2* - *22*19* - * - * - * - *20*446*509*

1983* - * - *30*5* - * - * - * - * - *425*460*

1984* - * - *10* - * - * - * - * - * - *540*550*

ITALY************

1982*53* - *2 050*43* - * - * - * - * - *6*2 152*

1983* - * - *1 950* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *1 950*

1984* - * - *2 000* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *2 000*

LUXEMBOURG************

1982* - * - *16*6* - * - * - * - *12*24*58*

1983* - * - *45* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *45*

1984* - * - *40* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *40*

NETHERLANDS************

1982*53* - *1 547* - * - * - * - * - * - *255*1 855*

1983*20* - *635* - * - * - * - * - * - *150*805*

1984*50* - *700* - * - * - * - * - * - *175*925*

UNITED KINGDOM************

1982*33* - *335*15* - *3* - * - *49* - *435*

1983*5* - *295* - * - * - * - * - *100* - *400*

1984*5* - *300* - * - * - * - * - *195* - *500*

EUR-10************

1982*687* - *9 497*635* - *3* - * - *181*6 087*17 090*

1983*545* - *8 760*380* - * - * - * - *185*5 195*15 065*

1984*460* - *8 260*375* - * - * - * - *230*5 685*15 010*

TABLE 25

TREND OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN COKE

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

FROM*BELGIUM*DENMARK*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*FRANCE*GREECE*IRELAND*ITALY*LUXEMBOURG*NETHERLANDS* UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

TO************

BELGIUM************

1982* - * - *81*21* - * - * - * - *242*51*395*

1983* - * - *40*75* - * - * - * - *170* - *285*

1984* - * - *50*90* - * - * - * - *200* - *340*

DENMARK************

1982*13* - *12*28* - * - * - * - *10*17*80*

1983*15* - *20*35* - * - * - * - *10*20*100*

1984*15* - *20*35* - * - * - * - *10*20*100*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY************

1982*79*1* - *346* - * - * - * - *133*184*743*

1983*60* - * - *240* - * - * - * - *90*60*450*

1984*60* - * - *240* - * - * - * - *90*60*450*

FRANCE************

1982*193* - *1 245* - * - * - *2* - *130* - *1 570*

1983*100* - *1 090* - * - * - * - * - *210* - *1 400*

1984*100* - *1 110* - * - * - * - * - *90* - *1 300*

GREECE************

1982* - * - *4*5* - * - *5* - * - * - *14*

1983* - * - *1*6* - * - *5* - * - * - *12*

1984* - * - *5*5* - * - * - * - * - * - *10*

IRELAND************

1982* - * - *6*1* - * - * - * - * - *2*9*

1983* - * - *6*1* - * - * - * - * - *2*9*

1984* - * - *5* - * - * - * - * - * - *5*10*

ITALY************

1982* - * - *24*60* - * - * - * - * - * - *84*

1983* - * - *30* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *30*

1984* - * - *30* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *30*

LUXEMBOURG************

1982*9* - *1 565*9* - * - * - * - * - *40*1 623*

1983*100* - *1 440* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *1 540*

1984*100* - *1 415* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *1 515*

NETHERLANDS************

1982*20* - *313*13* - *8* - * - * - *49*403*

1983*15* - *385* - * - * - * - * - * - *100*500*

1984*15* - *485* - * - * - * - * - * - *100*600*

UNITED KINGDOM************

1982*17* - - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *17*

1983*10* - *20* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *30*

1984*10* - *20* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *30*

EUR-10************

1982*331*1*3 250*483* - *8*7* - *515*343*4 938*

1983*300* - *3 032*357* - * - *5* - *480*182*4 356*

1984*300* - *3 140*370* - * - * - * - *390*185*4 385*

TABLE 26

IMPORTS OF COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 PROVISIONAL*1984 FORECASTS*

A . BY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION****

BELGIUM*8,5*5,0*5,5*

DENMARK*7,6*6,5*7,6*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*8,8*7,9*7,7*

FRANCE*17,0*13,3*11,4*

GREECE*0,5*0,9*1,1*

IRELAND*0,7*0,9*1,1*

ITALY*17,4*16,0*16,6*

LUXEMBOURG*0,2*0,1*0,1*

NETHERLANDS*7,8*6,5*7,9*

UNITED KINGDOM*3,6*3,9*4,2*

TOTAL*72,1*61,0*63,2*

B . BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN****

USA*37,3*24,4*25,1*

CANADA*1,5*1,3*1,5*

AUSTRALIA*6,3*8,6*9,1*

SOUTH AFRICA*17,3*14,9*14,8*

POLAND*8,5*9,9*9,5*

USSR*0,5*1,0*0,7*

OTHERS*0,7*0,9*2,5*

TOTAL*72,1*61,0*63,2*

C . BY SECTOR OF CONSUMPTION****

STEAM COAL*46,5*41,9*42,5*

COKING COAL*23,1*17,7*19,0*

OTHERS*2,5*1,4*1,7*

TOTAL*72,1*61,0*63,2*

TABLE 27 A

IMPORTS OF HARD COAL FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN 1984

( PROVISIONAL )

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

THIRD COUNTRIES*BELGIUM*DENMARK*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*FRANCE*GREECE*IRELAND*ITALY*LUXEMBOURG*NETHERLANDS* UNITED KINGDOM*EUR-10*

USA*2 940*1 850*1 800*3 000*1 130*370*8 000*15*4 480* 1 500*25 085*

CANADA* - *450*1 000* - * - * - *70* - * - * - *1 520*

AUSTRALIA*385*500*400*1 900* - * - *1 900* - *1 950*2 100*9 135*

SOUTH AFRICA*1 585*2 900*2 200*4 325* - *25*3 700*115* - * - *14 850*

POLAND*300*1 400*2 100*1 950*15*700*1 200* - *1 200*600*9 465*

USSR*150*450*50* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *650*

OTHER*90* - *150*225* - * - *1 700 ( 1 )* - *300* - *2 465*

TOTAL*5 450*7 550*7 700*11 400*1 145*1 095*16 570*130* 7 930*4 200*63 170*

( 1 ) OF WHICH 1 100 COMING FROM UNDETERMINED EASTERN COUNTRIES .

TABLE 27 B

EXPORTS OF COAL AND COKE TO THIRD COUNTRIES

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*

A . COAL****

BELGIUM*77*133*113*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*927*1 250*900*

FRANCE*128*495*200*

NETHERLANDS*193*100*100*

UNITED KINGDOM*1 511*1 705*1 875*

TOTAL*2 836*3 683*3 188*

B . COKE****

BELGIUM*163*160*150*

DENMARK*38*25* - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*759*1 000*1 160*

FRANCE*311*300*195*

IRELAND* - * - * - *

ITALY*492*345*330*

NETHERLANDS*19*20*100*

UNITED KINGDOM*989*500*515*

TOTAL*2 771*2 350*2 450*

TABLE 28 A

PRODUCERS' STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

*1982 ACTUAL*1983 PROVISIONAL*1984 FORECASTS*DIFFERENCE*

** '000 TONNES*NUMBER OF CALENDAR DAYS COVERED**1983/82*1984/83*

1 . COAL*******

BELGIUM*736*851*50*801* + 115* - 50*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ( 1)*14 140*13 184*58*11 684* - 956* - 1 500*

FRANCE*5 501*4 715*105*4 715* - 786* - *

IRELAND*30*30*180*120* - * + 90*

UNITED KINGDOM*22 663*24 484*78*25 584* + 1 821* + 1 100*

EUR-10*43 070*43 264*72*42 904* + 194* - 360*

2 . COKE*******

BELGIUM*174*100*7*100* - 74* - *

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ( 1)*8 172*9 459*164*7 809* + 1 287* - 1 650*

FRANCE*836*1 000*47*800* + 164* - 200*

GREECE*52*30* - *30* - 22* - *

IRELAND*622*800*44*800* + 178* - *

NETHERLANDS*99*17*3*17* - 82* - *

UNITED KINGDOM*1 467*1 343*56*1 473* - 124* + 130*

EUR-10*11 422*12 749*91*11 029* + 1 327* - 1 720*

( 1 ) EXCLUDING THE NATIONAL RESERVE OF 7 231 HARD COAL AND 2 977 COKE .

TABLE 28 B

STOCKS OF HARD COAL AT POWER STATIONS

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

MEMBER STATES*1982 ACTUAL*1983 ESTIMATES*1984 FORECASTS*DIFFERENCE*

****1983/82*1984/83*

BELGIUM*825*925*525* + 100* - 400*

DENMARK*6 268*6 500*6 600* + 232* + 100*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*13 930*14 300*14 300* + 370* - *

FRANCE*3 580*1 830*2 830* - 1 750* + 1 000*

ITALY*1 048*1 700*1 700* + 652* - *

NETHERLANDS*913*1 000*1 100* + 87* + 100*

UNITED KINGDOM*28 291*32 000*32 000* + 3 709* - *

EUR-10*54 855*58 255*59 055* + 3 400* + 800*

TABLE 29 A

ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF HARD COAL HELD BY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY

( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 )

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

MEMBER STATE*PRODUCERS' STOCKS*AT POWER STATIONS*AT COKE OVENS*IN PORTS , CENTRAL DEPOTS AND OTHER*TOTAL*

*TOTAL COLLIERY STOCKS*OF WHICH LOW-GRADE PRODUCTS*****

BELGIUM*851* ( 175 ) *925*500*3 380 ( 1)*5 656*

DENMARK* - * - *6 500* - *200*6 700*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*13 184* ( 5 900 ) *14 300*250*8 281 ( 2)*36 015*

FRANCE*4 715* ( 2 500 ) *1 830*1 300*1 900*9 745*

GREECE* - * - * - * - *200*200*

IRELAND*30* - * - * - *275*305*

ITALY* - * - *1 700*160*125*1 985*

LUXEMBOURG* - * - * - * - *20*20*

NETHERLANDS* - * - *1 000*360*2 152 ( 3)*3 512*

UNITED KINGDOM*24 484*(4)*32 000*1 800* - *58 284*

EUR-10*43 264*(4)*58 255*4 370*16 533*122 422*

( 1 ) OF WHICH 1 500 BELONG TO ANOTHER COUNTRY .

( 2 ) OF WHICH 7 231 = NATIONAL RESERVE .

( 3 ) OF WHICH 2 100 BELONG TO ANOTHER COUNTRY .

( 4 ) NON-AVAILABLE .

TABLE 29 B

ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF COKE HELD BY PRODUCERS , CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY

( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 )

* ( '000 TONNES ) *

MEMBER STATE*PRODUCERS*IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY*OTHERS*TOTAL*

BELGIUM*100* - *5*105*

DENMARK* - * - *30*30*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*9 459*250*3 147 ( 1)*12 856

FRANCE*1 000* - * - *1 000*

GREECE*30* - *10*40*

IRELAND* - * - * - * - *

ITALY*800* - * - *800*

LUXEMBOURG* - *75* - *75*

NETHERLANDS*17*50* - *67*

UNITED KINGDOM*1 343*600* - *1 943*

EUR-10*12 749*975*3 192*16 916*

( 1 ) OF WHICH 2 977 = NATIONAL RESERVE .

TABLE 30

ESTIMATE OF TOTAL STOCKS OF HARD COAL AND COKE ( EXPRESSED AS COAL EQUIVALENT ) HELD BY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS , AND IN PORTS AND/OR CENTRAL DEPOTS IN THE COMMUNITY

( SITUATION AT THE END OF 1983 )

* ( MILLION TONNES ) *

MEMBER STATE*HARD COAL*COKE ( BY 1,3 ) *TOTAL*ESTIMATE OF CONSUMPTION IN 1983*NUMBER OF CALENDAR DAYS COVERED*

BELGIUM*5,7*0,1*5,8*15,2*140*

DENMARK*6,7* - *6,7*9,5*260*

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY*36,0*16,7*52,7*85,4*225*

FRANCE*9,7*1,3*11,0*32,7*122*

GREECE*0,2* - *0,2*1,2*60*

IRELAND*0,3* - *0,3*1,6*70*

ITALY*2,0*1,0*3,0*18,6*60*

LUXEMBOURG* - *0,1*0,1*0,2* - *

NETHERLANDS*3,5* - *3,5*8,5*150*

UNITED KINGDOM*58,3*2,5*60,8*112,3*200*

EUR-10*122,4*21,7*144,1*285,2*185*

TABLES 31-33 + FIGURES 1-4 : SEE O.J .