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Figure 7.

8 Coal Prices

Total, 1949-2007 Peak


60 1975: $50.92
Chained (2000) Dollars¹ per Short Ton

40

2007: $21.23

20

0
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

By Type, 1949-2007 By Type, 2007


60
90
Chained (2000) Dollars¹ per Short Ton

51.23

Nominal Dollars² per Short Ton


50

40.83
40
60

Anthracite
30
25.40

30 20
Bituminous Coal 14.89
11.01
Lignite 10

Subbituminous Coal
0 0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Anthracite Bituminous Lignite Subbituminous Total
Coal Coal

¹ Calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators. See Table D1. Note: Because vertical scales differ, graphs should not be compared.
² See “Nominal Dollars” in Glossary. Source: Table 7.8.

216 Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2007

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