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Coal - Coal Exports

Since 1950 the United States has produced more coal than it has consumed. The excess production has allowed the United States to become a significant exporter of coal to other nations. However, exports of this energy source have declined dramatically since 1991, when the U.S. exported 109 million short tons of coal. In 2003 the U.S. exported 43 million short tons, up from 39.6 million short tons in 2002, the lowest amount exported since 1961. (See Table 4.4.)

In 2003 coal made up 28% of all U.S. energy exports. (See Figure 1.5 in Chapter 1.) Europe received 35% of U.S. coal exports. The individual countries that bought the most U.S. coal were Canada, Brazil, Italy, and the Netherlands. (See Table 4.4.)

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