Coal: Prices
US dollars per tonne	Northwest Europe marker price  †	US Central Appalachian coal spot price index ‡	Japan coking coal import cif price	Japan steam coal import cif price
1987	31.30	-	53.44	41.28
1988	39.94	-	55.06	42.47
1989	42.08	-	58.68	48.86
1990	43.48	31.59	60.54	50.81
1991	42.80	29.01	60.45	50.30
1992	38.53	28.53	57.82	48.45
1993	33.68	29.85	55.26	45.71
1994	37.18	31.72	51.77	43.66
1995	44.50	27.01	54.47	47.58
1996	41.25	29.86	56.68	49.54
1997	38.92	29.76	55.51	45.53
1998	32.00	31.00	50.76	40.51
1999	28.79	31.29	42.83	35.74
2000	35.99	29.90	39.69	34.58
2001	39.29	49.74	41.33	37.96
2002	31.65	32.95	42.01	36.90
2003	42.52	38.48	41.57	34.74
2004	71.90	64.33	60.96	51.34
2005	61.07	70.14	89.33	62.91
2006	63.67	62.98	93.46	63.04
2007	86.60	51.12	88.24	69.86
2008	149.78	116.14	179.03	122.81
† Source: McCloskey Coal Information Service.
‡ Price is for CAPP 12,500 BTU, 1.2 SO2 coal, fob. Source: Platts.
Note:  CAPP = Central Appalachian; cif = cost+insurance+freight (average prices); fob = free on board.