W.Va. Exports Up 43% in First Half of Year

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The state Commerce Department says coal fueled a 43% increase in West Virginia exports in the first six months of the year.
West Virginia's exports rose from $3.1 billion in the first six months of 2010 to $4.4 billion in the same period this year. The U.S. growth rate was 18%.
Coal accounted for $2.6 billion of West Virginia's total. Plastics was second with $575.1 million in exports.
West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney tells the Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/nna6VO ) that the latest figures are good news for everyone in West Virginia.

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