The market for solid fuels in the Community in 1996 and the outlook for 1997.

Abstract

This report sununarises the situation· of the ·community solid fuel market in 1996 and gives the Member States'. forecasts for 1997 from information forwarded to the Commission in June 1997. Its purpose is to inform the ECSC Consultative Committee and others concerned, as early as possible about developments in the market for solid fuels in the Community. -· The report thus updates the information contained in the Commission's annual report on "The market for solid fuels in the Community in 1996 and the outlook for 1997" 1, which gave the forecasts made at the end of 1996. and in January 1997. At the end of the current year, a preliminary report will be drawn up with the provisional results for 1997 and the outlook for 1998.' . ' . The information c~ntained in this report relates wherever possible to the expand~d-C~minunity of 15 Member States.-Where figures are not available on this basis, a note is made to show .that the figures relate only to the 12 Member States ofthe Community prior to 1995.