SIC 5989 Fuel Dealers, Not Elsewhere Classified

SIC 5989

Establishments in this industry primarily sell coal, wood, and other fuels, not elsewhere classified.

NAICS CODE(S)

454319

Other Fuel Dealers

According to the National Mining Association, 2004 coal production in the U.S. totaled approximately 1.1 billion tons. This was about the same amount produced in 1998, with 940 million tons going for domestic use and the remainder being exported. Over 87 percent of U.S. coal was sold to utilities in 1998. Approximately 3 percent was sold to the industrial, residential, commercial, and transportation sectors. Americans were projected to consume 580 million cubic meters of wood and wood products at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Most U.S. fuel wood is sold to electric companies.

In 1998 the U.S. imported $9.4 billion dollars more...