HC Deb 22 May 1980 vol 985 c270W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the major producers of coal moving into the international market.

Mr. John Moore

In 1978, the latest year for which complete figures are available, the major exporters of coal were as follows:

HARD COAL EXPORTS
(million tonnes)
Poland 40
Australia 39
USA 37
USSR 26
West Germany 19
South Africa 15
Canada 14

The United States coal industry was seriously affected by a national strike during 1978. In 1977 the USA exported 49 million tonnes of hard coal.

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