Imported coal market at a glance

 
 
     
 
 
2005
2006
20071)
World
 
     
Hard coal output
Mio t
5158 5351 5600
Hard coal world trade
Mio t
811 858 906
thereof hard coal maritime
Mio t
726 777 820
 Hard coal trade by rail
Mio t
83 81 86
Coke production
Mio t
460 510 580
Coke world trade
Mio t
28 32 31
 
 
     
European Union (27)
 
     
Hard coal output
Mio t
172 165 153
Hard coal imports/trade by rail
Mio t
207 218 220
Coke imports
Mio t
11 12 11
 
 
     
Germany
 
     
Hard coal consumption
Mio t
68,5 70,1 71,3
Hard coal output
Mio t usable output
24,7 20,8 21,3
Hard coal imports
Mio t
39,9 46,5 47,5
therefrom steam coal imports
Mio t
36,6 42,2 43,4
                coke imports
Mio t
3,6 4,3 4,1
         
Import coal sales2)
Mio t
39,3 45,8 45,9
thereof power plants
Mio t
27,3 31,9 30,5
           Iron and steel industry
Mio t
11,3 13,7 14,2
           Heating market
Mio t
0,7 1,0 1,2
 
 
     
Prices
 
     
Steam Coal Marker Price CIF NWE
US$/t SKE
71 74 101
Border-crossing price steam coal
EUR/t SKE
65 62 68
CO2 certificate price (average value)
EUR/t CO2
20 18 1
Exchange rate
EUR/US$
0,80 0,80 0,73
         
1preliminary figures        
2 whole import and import coal sales are distinguished by stock changes