World coal trade. [By country; 1973-1977]
World coal trade in 1977 totalled 198,597,111 metric tons, which was 4.0 percent greater than in 1976. This reversed the sharp downward trend. World coal exports in 1977 were characterized by: continued depressed conditions affecting basic steel industries and electric energy demand in many market economy countries; relatively good coal supplies available for purchase; price-sensitive market shifts and firmer coking coal prices; and larger steam coal movements in international trade. There were nine major coal-exporting countries, each shipping more than 1,900,000 tons to foreign markets in 1977. Together, these nine countries accounted for about 97.9 percent of the international trade in coal. Twenty-six major importing countries (those reporting coal imports of 500,000 tons or more) accounted for 192,238,000 tons, or 97.7 percent of all anthracite and bituminous coal imported in 1977.
- Research Organization:
- Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 6409324
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 4:11; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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