Great Lakes Coal Shipments

Western Coal Loadings Essentially Hold Even
Total Great Lakes Coal Trade Down 11.2 Percent In July

Coal shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 4.3 million net tons in July, a decrease of 11.2 percent compared to a year ago, but somewhat less, 7.7 percent, in relation to the month's 5-year average. In total, loadings of western coal at Lake Superior and Lake Michigan terminals were down only marginally, but Lake Erie coal docks collectively experienced a drop of nearly 24 percent.

For the year, the Great Lakes coal trade stands at 19.7 million net tons, an increase of 9 percent compared to the same point in 2003, but slightly behind the 5-year average.

Great Lakes Coal Shipments: July 2000-2004 and 5-Year Average
Net Tons
	July	July	July	July	July	5-Year
Port	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Average
Superior	1,723,417	2,254,840	2,548,173	2,298,331	2,112,283	2,187,409
Thunder Bay	109,122	218,804	251,311	248,175	247,496	214,982
Total - Lake Superior	1,832,539	2,473,644	2,799,484	2,546,506	2,359,779	2,402,390
South Chicago	318,273	310,272	250,576	283,244	401,657	312,804
Total - Lake Michigan	318,273	310,272	250,576	283,244	401,657	312,804
Toledo	594,560	439,657	273,013	332,229	206,811	369,254
Sandusky	421,677	420,388	513,983	542,569	367,096	453,143
Ashtabula	743,056	580,679	422,460	633,956	477,860	571,602
Conneaut	573,847	494,588	579,772	470,986	456,327	515,104
Total - Lake Erie	2,333,140	1,935,312	1,789,228	1,979,740	1,508,094	1,909,103
Total - All Lakes	4,483,952	4,719,228	4,839,288	4,809,490	4,269,530	4,624,298

Great Lakes Coal Shipments: Year-To-Date And 5-Year Average
Net Tons
						5-Year
Port	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Average
Superior	7,520,904	8,573,277	8,267,135	7,943,019	8,824,757	8,225,818
Thunder Bay	334,488	555,713	868,575	645,022	958,306	672,421
Total - Lake Superior	7,855,392	9,128,990	9,135,710	8,588,041	9,783,063	8,898,239
South Chicago	1,015,895	1,294,849	1,249,245	1,248,310	1,926,019	1,346,864
Total - Lake Michigan	1,015,895	1,294,849	1,249,245	1,248,310	1,926,019	1,346,864
Toledo	2,573,013	1,820,327	2,082,574	1,462,424	1,321,366	1,851,941
Sandusky	2,079,282	1,754,819	2,420,135	1,735,302	1,414,959	1,880,899
Ashtabula	3,598,120	2,752,887	2,522,968	2,920,556	2,515,867	2,862,080
Conneaut	3,185,940	3,808,530	2,886,723	2,090,783	2,712,621	2,936,919
Total - Lake Erie	11,436,355	10,136,563	9,912,400	8,209,065	7,964,813	9,531,839
Total - All Lakes	20,307,642	20,560,402	20,297,355	18,045,416	19,673,895	19,776,942