| dc.description.abstract | Article 46 of the ECSC Treaty states that, to provide guidance on the course of action to befollowed by all concerned, and to determine its own course of action, the Commission mustconduct a study of market and price trends. This includes periodic reports on and short-termforecasts of the solid fuel market.This report analyses the situation of the solid fuel market in the European Union in 2000,corrects the previous data given for 1999 and makes preliminary forecasts for 2001. MemberStates have presented to the Commission their estimates of production, supply and deliveriesof coal and other solid fuels during 2000 and 2001. The data used in the report is that receivedfrom Member States, Eurostat and other specified sources. Some of the more recent figuresprovided may, however, differ from those of Eurostat. It should be noted that the economicforecasts are those for spring 2001.The Report is divided into four sections: Section A deals with the world economic climateand the overall state of world coal markets; Section B deals with the demand for solid fuels inall sectors of the fuel market; Section C deals with the supply of coal to the European Union;and Section D deals with the supply and demand position of lignite and peat. The report ispreceded by a summary of the main conclusions. |
