This week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that West Virginia’s year-to-date production was down 7.8% as compared to last year. West Virginia’s 52-week production, through 7/18/09, was off by 2.5%, compared to the 2008, while total U.S production was down by 1%.
Comparing this year to last, from January through May, EIA reported that 2009 metallurgical exports were off by 35.9% and steam exports were down 37.1%. For the same period, coal being imported had decreased by 25.6%.