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