Coal shipments from Lake Erie ports totaled 2,460,689 net tons in August, a decrease of 7.7 percent compared to the corresponding period last year. For the season, the Lake Erie coal trade stands at 11.1 million tons, a decrease of 18.9 percent. Coal availability problems continue to account for the lion's share of the decrease.
Port | August 2001 | July 2000 | Season-To-Date 2001 | Season-To-Date 2000 |
| Toledo | 749,824 | 765,073 | 2,570,151 | 3,338,086 |
| Sandusky | 495,744 | 578,119 | 2,250,559 | 2,649,535 |
| Ashtabula | 668,480 | 592,600 | 3,101,674 | 4,136,669 |
| Conneaut | 546,641 | 730,057 | 3,201,946 | 3,595,103 |
Total | 2,460,689 | 2,665,849 | 11,124,330 | 13,719,393 |