Canada Remains Biggest Market For U.S. Exports

摘要

Total steam coal exports from the United States increased in 2008 for the sixth consecutive year as the tight world market drove many users to bring in supply and Canada remained the single largest destination, according to a year-end assessment by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).rnIn 2008, steam coal exports rose by 44.5% to a level of 39 million short tons, while the average price per ton increased by 19.7% to $57.35 (U.S.).rn"Canada is the single largest market for all U.S. coal exports as well as the primary North American destination of steam coal exports," the EIA said in its analysis.rnIn 2008, Canada received 19.4 million short tons of steam coal exports, an increase of 4.6 million and accounted for 49.7 % of all of 2008 steam coal exports.