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Data for: March 20, 2008
Report Released: March 24, 2008
Next Release Date: March 31, 2008

The following average spot coal prices appear in the graphic below, for the previous and most recent weeks:
(Dollars per Short Ton)
Week Ended Central
Appalachia
12,500 Btu,
1.2 SO2		 Northern
Appalachia
13,000 Btu,
<3.0 SO2		 Illinois Basin
11,800 Btu,
5.0 SO2		 Powder
River Basin
8,800 Btu,
0.8 SO2		 Uinta Basin
11,700 Btu,
0.8 SO2
15-Feb-08 $66.95 $70.00 $46.80 $13.10 $33.00
22-Feb-08 $84.30 $70.00 $46.80 $13.10 $33.00
29-Feb-08 $84.30 $78.00 $46.80 $14.05 $40.00
07-Mar-08 $84.30 $80.00 $46.80 $14.35 $40.00
14-Mar-08 $84.30 $80.00 $52.00 $14.05 $40.00
20-Mar-08 $84.35 $80.00 $52.00 $14.20 $40.00




Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices

U.S. Monthly Coal Production

12-Month Eastern Coal Production Trends

Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks

Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal

 

Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
Business Week Ended March 20, 2008
Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
1 Coal prices shown are for a relatively high-Btu coal selected in each region, for delivery in the "prompt quarter.” The prompt quarter is the quarter following the current quarter. For example, from January through March, the 2nd quarter is the prompt quarter. Starting on April 1, July through September define the prompt quarter.
Source: with permission, selected from listed prices in Platts Coal Outlook, "Weekly Price Survey."
Note: the historical data file of spot prices is proprietary and cannot be released by EIA; see http://www.platts.com/Coal/. >Analytic Solutions>COALdat, or >Newsletters> Coal Outlook.

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U.S. Monthly Coal Production
Note: This graph is based on MSHA-based final data all four quarters of 2006, revised production data from MSHA for January through September 2007, and preliminary EIA production estimates for October through December 2007.

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12-Month Eastern Coal Production Trends
Note: October-December 2007 are initial estimates. January-September 2007 data are revised. All revisions are based on Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) quarterly mine-level surveys. All 2006 data are final, based on MSHA’s end-of-year final survey of all quarters’ data.

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Electric Power Sector Coal Stocks

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Average Cost of Metallurgical Coal, Price at Coke Plants and at Export Docks, Sept 2003 - Sept 2006
Download Met Coal data files. (Excel Format)

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