According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), for the month of March '08, U.S. "steam" coal exports were up 124.5% and metallurgical exports were up 35.2% compared to March of last year. Imports for the same months showed a 19.6% decrease. Comparing 2008 to 2007 the year-to-date (through March) metallurgical exports were up by 35.5% and steam exports increased by 53.6%, while imports decreased 13%.
West Virginia's year-to-date production for the week ending 5/17/08 was up 1.8% compared to 2007. Northern WV production increased by 10.2% while southern production decreased by 1.5%. For the 52 weeks ending 5/17/08, production increased by 1.6% to 153.7 million tons as compared to 151.4 million tons in 2007.
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