Impact of Technological Change and Productivity on The
Coal Market
Table 3. Projected Coal Production by Region, 1998 and 2020
|
Coal-Producing Region |
1998 |
2020 |
Average Annual Percent Change |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Production (Million |
Percent of National Total |
Production (Million |
Percent of National Total |
||
|
Appalachian |
469.9 |
41.7 |
384.8 |
29.2 |
-0.9 |
|
Interior |
168.4 |
14.9 |
154.8 |
11.8 |
-0.4 |
|
Western |
489.3 |
43.4 |
776.0 |
59.0 |
2.1 |
|
U.S. Total |
1,127.6 |
100.0 |
1,315.6 |
100.0 |
0.7 |
| Source: AEO2000 National Energy Modeling System, run AEO2K.D100199A. | |||||
Forecast