The Annual Coal Distribution Report provides detailed information on domestic coal distribution by origin State, destination State, consumer category, and method of transportation. Also provided is a summary of foreign coal distribution by coal-producing State. All data for 2010 are final and this report supersedes the 2010 quarterly distribution reports.

Highlights for 2010:

• Total coal distribution for 2010 were 1,071.2 million short tons (mst), an increase of 2.4 percent compared to 2009.
• Distribution to domestic destinations were 1,004.3 mst, an increase of 1.4 percent compared to 2009 and distributions to foreign destinations were 66.9 mst (excluding coal exported by brokers), an increase of 20.4 percent over 2009.
• Wyoming was the leading origin State of coal, accounting for more than 435.4 mst of domestic shipments, while Texas was the leading destination State for coal, accounting for more than 108.7 mst of receipts.
• Railroads moved 70.2 percent of the domestic coal, while truck accounted for 11.7 percent, river 11.2 percent and tramway, conveyor, and slurry pipeline accounted for 6.6 percent. Great Lakes, Tidewater Pier and unknown transport modes accounted for less than 0.3 percent of the total shipments.
• Electric generation received 92.4 percent of the domestic distribution while industrial plants excluding coke received 5.3 percent, coke plants 2 percent, and commercial & institutional plants 0.3 percent.

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