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Coal Consumption in U.S. Declined 2.7% Last Week, Genscape Says
Jun. 17, 2011 11:02AM PST
Industrial MetalsBloomberg reported that coal consumption in the US was down 2.7% last week.
Bloomberg reported that coal consumption in the US was down 2.7% last week.
The market news is quoted as saying:
Eastern power-plant use fell 3.4 percent while demand in the West gained 1 percent, the data provider said. Overall coal demand was down 8.8 percent from a year earlier.