Impact of Technological Change and Productivity on The
Coal Market
Table
2. Regional Coal Productivity, 1988 and 1997
(Short
Tons of Coal Produced per Miner per Hour)
|
Coal-Producing Region |
1988 |
1997 |
Average Annual Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Appalachian |
2.44 |
3.76 |
4.9 |
|
Interior |
3.45 |
5.54 |
5.4 |
|
Western |
11.01 |
17.75 |
5.4 |
|
U.S. Total |
3.55 |
6.04 |
6.1 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Coal Industry Annual 1997, DOE/EIA-0548(97) (Washington, DC, December 1998), Table 48. | |||
Forecast