Average Domestic Coal Transport Costs as a Percentage of Delivered Price, Within South Atlantic Census Division, 1979-2001
| Year | Transportation Costs |
| 2001 | 13.5 |
| 2000 | 24.0 |
| 1999 | 25.6 |
| 1998 | 26.5 |
| 1997 | 27.6 |
| 1996 | 25.3 |
| 1995 | 22.7 |
| 1994 | 21.9 |
| 1993 | 25.3 |
| 1992 | 23.6 |
| 1991 | 23.4 |
| 1990 | 23.2 |
| 1989 | 23.2 |
| 1988 | 23.8 |
| 1987 | 23.1 |
| 1986 | 21.9 |
| 1985 | 18.4 |
| 1984 | 18.3 |
| 1983 | 16.9 |
| 1982 | 17.2 |
| 1981 | 17.5 |
| 1980 | 16.6 |
| 1979 | 16.3 |
| 1979-2001 | 21.5 |