Impact of Technological Change and Productivity on The
Coal Market
Table 1. Coal Production by Region, 1988 and 1997
|
Coal-Producing Region |
1988 |
1997 |
Average Annual Percent Change in Production |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Production (Million |
Percent of National Total |
Production (Million |
Percent of National Total |
||
|
Appalachian |
449.4 |
47.3 |
467.8 |
42.9 |
0.4 |
|
Interior |
193.0 |
20.3 |
170.8 |
15.7 |
-1.3 |
|
Western |
307.9 |
32.4 |
451.2 |
41.4 |
4.3 |
|
U.S. Total |
950.3 |
100.0 |
1,089.9 |
100.0 |
1.5 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Coal Industry Annual 1997, DOE/EIA-0548(97) (Washington, DC, December 1998), Table 1. | |||||
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