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Subject:	EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:	Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to:	Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Washington, DC—June 22, 2016
Supporting report(s):	Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum Ethanol movements by rail data Petroleum Supply Annual

Subject:	EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:	Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to:	Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Washington, DC—June 9, 2016
Supporting report(s):	Annual Energy Outlook 2016 Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016 Drilling Productivity Report Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas 2014 International Energy Outlook 2016

Subject:	EIA, renewable, forecasts
Presented by:	Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to:	Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate Washington, DC—February 24, 2016
Supporting report(s):	Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum

Subject:	EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:	Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to:	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate Washington, DC—January 19, 2016
Supporting report(s):	Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016 Annual Energy Outlook 2016 Electric Power Monthly

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According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, the United States exported 46.8 million short tons (MMst) of coal in the first half of 2025 (1H25), an 11% decline from 1H24.
Steam coal exports totaled 22.5 MMst, a 10% decline from 1H24. Metallurgical coal exports totaled 24.2 MMst, a 13% decline from 1H24.
Reduced coal exports to China (4.4 MMst) accounted for 73% of the decline in total U.S. net coal exports. China accounted for 76% of the decline in metallurgical coal exports and 68% of the decline in steam coal exports.
U.S. exports to China decreased after China imposed a 15% additional tariff on imports of U.S. coal in February and a 34% reciprocal tariff on imports from the United States in April.
The reduction in total exports also reflects a global market characterized by declining coal prices caused by ample supply and soft demand. Meanwhile, coal consumption in the U.S. electric power sector has risen due to more demand and higher natural gas prices.

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Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook