U.S. Exportation Statistics	1 Megajoule = 1Joule^6
CONTINENT	SHORT TONS EXPORTED IN 2005
	Short Tons	Megajoules
North America Total:	15,230,924	333,505,907,000
South America Total:	3,510,859	76,875,980,500
Europe Total:	14,143,308	309,690,782,000
Asia Total:	3,886,300	85,096,873,200
Oceania and Australia Total:	945	20,692,315.40
Africa Total:	780,020	17,079,809,300
	Grand Total:	822,270,045,000 Megajoules
U.S. STATS
For the year 2005, the United States' consumption by End-Use Sector was: 18,554,109,400 Megajoules of coal.
For the coal industry of the United States, there are 40,123 people working underground in mines, 30,795 people working
on the surface, and 71,023 people in total.
There are 4 main uses for coal in the United States today: Electricity Generatation, Coke Plants, Industrial Plants
(except coke), and Residential and Commercial.  The largest consumer by far is Electricity Generation and Industrial Plants.
Electric power sector demand for coal is projected to increase by 1.2 percent in 2006 and by another 1.4 percent in 2007.
Power sector demand for coal continues to increase in response to higher natural gas prices as well as higher oil prices.
U.S. coal production is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2006 and by 1.2 percent in 2007.  The price of coal to the power
sector is projected to rise throughout the forecast period, although at a slower rate than in 2005.  In the electric power sector,
coal prices are projected to rise by an average 7.0 percent in 2006 and by an additional 2.8 percent in 2007,
$1.54 per million Btu in 2005 to $1.70 per million Btu in 2007.