World coal trade. [Large exports and imports by country for 1976]
World Coal trade in 1976 totalled 190,057,000 tons, 2.3 percent less than the 1975 figure, as basic steel industries failed to maintain the gains posted during the early months of the year. Eight major coal exporting countries, each shipping more than 2,000,000 tons to foreign markets in 1976, accounted for slightly less than 97.6 percent of the global coal trade. Twenty-four major importing countries (those reporting imports of 500,000 metric tons or more) accounted for 183,772,000 metric tons, or 96.7 percent of all the anthracite and bituminous coal imported in 1976. The regional distribution of world coal exports changed somewhat in 1976; Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union accounted for 36.7 percent of the exports, followed by North America (34.9 percent), Africa and Oceania (19.1 percent), and Western Europe (8.2 percent).
- Research Organization:
- Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5205263
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 3:11; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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