Coal production in the Western region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Coal production (US)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Western region, coal production stood at 5,413 thousand short tons on 3 October 2026, versus 5,451 on 26 September. This marks a reduction of 0.70 percent.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are 2,231 records. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1984 to October 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: coal production had a mean of 8,328 thousand short tons; it reached a trough of 3,190 on 28 April 1984; it hit a peak of 13,065 on 30 August 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | 5,457.75 |
| 2026-09-26 | 5,451.00 |
| 2026-10-03 | 5,412.83 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Coal production in the Western region |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Thousand short tons |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
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United States
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2231 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-10-03 |
| Bituminous and lignite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 718 | 2013-01-05 | 2026-10-03 |
| Anthracite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2231 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-10-03 |
Regions
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal production in the Appalachian region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2231 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-10-03 |
| Coal production in the Interior region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2231 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-10-03 |
| Coal production in the Western region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2231 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-10-03 |