Coal Price in Australia
The chart above illustrates Coal prices in Australia, in AUD/mt, from March 2024 to March 2025, as follows:
- Coal (Thermal), exp, AU: Coal (thermal), export spot, fob, Australia
- Coal (bituminous), exp, AU: Coal (bituminous), export transaction, fob, Australia
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For March 2025, the price of Coal (Thermal), exp, AU was approximately 154 AUD per mt, showing a 3% fall from the previous month. Year-over-year, Coal (Thermal), exp, AU prices saw a decrease of 21.9%.
For March 2025, the price of Coal (bituminous), exp, AU was approximately 198 AUD per mt, showing a 3% fall from the previous month. Year-over-year, Coal (bituminous), exp, AU prices saw a decrease of 24.5%.
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