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 was 5,451 thousand short tons on 26 September 2026, compared to 5,458 on 19 September. This represents a decrease of 0.13 percent.
Sample. In this weekly series, there are 2,230 observations overall. The series covers the time period going from January 1984 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: coal production had an average value of 8,330 thousand short tons; it recorded its maximum of 13,065 on 30 August 2008; it recorded a bottom of 3,190 on 28 April 1984.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | 5,322.80 |
| 2026-09-19 | 5,457.75 |
| 2026-09-26 | 5,451.00 |
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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 | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Bituminous and lignite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 717 | 2013-01-05 | 2026-09-26 |
| Anthracite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
Regions
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal production in the Appalachian region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Coal production in the Interior region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Coal production in the Western region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |