This statistic shows the average commodity price for thermal coal from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, one metric ton of thermal coal was worth approximately 107 U.S. dollars, as compared to 27 dollars per metric ton in 2003.
Thermal coal prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)*
Prices referenced are Australian coal prices, as it is the main benchmark for the Asian market, and has the following specifications: coal (Australia), thermal, f.o.b. piers, Newcastle/Port Kembla, 6,700 kcal/kg, 90 days forward delivery.
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World Bank. (July 1, 2019). Thermal coal prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank. "Thermal coal prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)*." Chart. July 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank. (2019). Thermal coal prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank. "Thermal Coal Prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/
World Bank, Thermal coal prices from 2013 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214236/thermal-coal-prices-since-2003/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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