Quarterly Coal Report, January-March 1986. [USA; 1986 1Q]

Technical Report · Thu Jul 10 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5722003

Coal production reached a record first-quarter level of 229.3 million short tons as consumers continued their high demand for coal. A declining export market and the further drawdowns of consumer stocks resulted in increased stockpiles at coal producers and distributors. Also during January through March 1986: Coal consumption continued at a high rate - 206.0 million short tons; coal exports dropped by 28.4% from the previous quarter to 17.2 million short tons; consumer coal stocks fell to their lowest end-of-quarter level since September 30, 1981; and producer and distributor stocks rose by 13.9%, an increase of 4.6 million short tons since December 31, 1985. Coal production in the first quarter of 1986 was 8.9 million short tons or 4.0% more than in the previous quarter and 15.7 million short tons or 7.4% more than in the same quarter 1 year earlier. Total US coal consumption was 206.0 million short tons in the first quarter of 1986, virtually unchanged from the same quarter 1 year earlier. Electric utilities and coke plants used coal at nearly the same levels as they did 1 year earlier - 173.0 million short tons at utilities in 1986 compared with 173.9 million short tons in 1985, and 10.4 million short tons at coke plants in 1986 compared with 10.3 million short tons in 1985. Consumption at other industrial plants was 20.4 million short tons, 6.0% more than in the first quarter of 1985. 14 figs., 66 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels
• OSTI ID: 5722003
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0121(86/1Q); ON: DE86013229
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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