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Average Duration of Utility Coal
Contracts, 1979-1997 (Years)
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Year
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Rail
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Barge
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Truck
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Multimode1
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Other2
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All Modes
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1979
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19.9
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21.2
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19.4
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17.3
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31.1
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21.4
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1980
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20.5
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20.8
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20.3
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17.6
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31.2
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21.6
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1981
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20.9
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19.8
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22.6
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18.4
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32.2
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22.1
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1982
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20.9
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22.0
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22.9
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18.3
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32.6
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22.7
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1983
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22.0
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22.0
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22.4
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18.8
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32.9
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23.0
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1984
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22.3
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17.4
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25.4
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17.8
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33.8
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22.8
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1985
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21.9
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15.2
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24.7
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18.2
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33.6
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22.5
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1986
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21.5
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17.3
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26.3
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22.1
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32.7
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23.1
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1987
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21.2
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17.4
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26.2
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22.3
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31.4
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22.9
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1988
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21.8
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17.7
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28.6
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21.3
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28.6
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23.4
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1989
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21.7
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18.4
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28.9
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20.6
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28.7
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23.4
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1990
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19.6
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16.7
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21.7
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20.1
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34.3
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21.7
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1991
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19.5
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15.8
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18.9
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19.7
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33.7
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21.2
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1992
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19.0
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16.4
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25.4
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19.8
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33.2
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21.4
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1993
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18.7
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16.8
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25.6
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19.6
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32.4
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21.1
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1994
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17.1
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15.2
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25.3
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24.9
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36.0
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20.9
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1995
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16.2
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14.3
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25.2
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23.3
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37.2
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20.1
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1996
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14.3
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13.0
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18.0
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18.5
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32.5
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16.5
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1997
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13.9
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13.0
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16.6
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17.3
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31.1
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15.9
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1Includes shipments that use any
combination of rail, truck, barge, and collier transportation.
2Includes shipments for which mode is unknown, as well as conveyor,
tramway, and slurry pipeline.
Note: Average duration refers to utility coal supply (not transportation)
contracts and is weighted by tonnage shipped. Import records are excluded.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Coal Transportation Rate
Database.
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URL: http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/coal/ctrdb/tab33.html
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