Coal distribution, January-March 1988

Technical Report · Fri Jul 08 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6916860

For the US coal industry, both coal distribution and coal production were higher in the first quarter of 1988 than in January-March 1987. The quantity of coal distributed to domestic and foreign markets totaled 229.2 million short tons, 5.6 percent more than in the corresponding period of 1987. Coal production of 236.8 million short tons was 6.8 percent greater than in the same period of 1987. Coal inventories increased to 36.8 million short tons on March 31, 1988, nearly 30 percent above their respective level on December 31, 1987. As is the custom in the first quarter of each year, some distributors accrue larger coal inventories for gradual depletion throughout the year. Nationally, stocks were about the same on March 31, 1988, as a year earlier. Other significant occurrences during January-March 1988 included: Domestic coal shipments to each consumer sector were higher than those a year earlier; Export coal shipments were higher than in the first quarter of 1987; and Coal production and shipments in the Western Region were significantly higher than in the first 3 months of 1987. 6 figs., 33 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels
• OSTI ID: 6916860
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0125(88/1Q); ON: DE88013529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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