NewsU.S. coal production fell 2.2% year over year in the second quarter
EIA’s October 1 report put U.S. coal production at 125.4 million short tons in the second quarter of 2026; the data are preliminary.
Event / data period: 2026-06
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IllustrationProduction was 4.9% lower than the previous quarter and 2.2% below the same quarter of 2025. Consumption, mostly attributable to electric power, was 88.8 million short tons, down 10.2% year over year.
Coal exports reached 26.8 million short tons, up 13.3% from the first quarter, while stocks rose to 145.5 million short tons. EIA marks 2025 and 2026 data as preliminary; short tons are retained as reported.
Data
U.S. coal indicators
Production, consumption, exports and stocks; EIA marks 2026 data as preliminary.
- Coal production
- 125.4 million short tons
- 2026-04 — 2026-06 · Estimate
- Coal consumption
- 88.8 million short tons
- 2026-04 — 2026-06 · Estimate
- Coal exports
- 26.8 million short tons
- 2026-04 — 2026-06 · Estimate
- Quarter-end coal stocks
- 145.5 million short tons
- 2026-06 · Estimate
Methodology
Second-quarter quantities in EIA’s October 1, 2026 Quarterly Coal Report highlights.
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