The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report indicates that U.S. metallurgical exports for May 2010 were 262% ahead of those from a year ago, May 2009 (5.8 million tons v. 1.6 million tons). Met exports for the months January through May 2010 were 115% ahead of those for the same period a year ago (25 million tons v. 11.6 million tons). For the same 5 month period, steam exports were down 20% year to year and imports were 18.4% less. West Virginia production, for the 52 weeks through the week ending July 17, 2010 was down by 9% as compared to the same period in 2009.
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