Coal Price in Australia
The chart above illustrates Coal prices in Australia, in AUD/mt, from May 2024 to May 2025, as follows:
- Coal (bituminous), exp, AU: Coal (bituminous), export transaction, fob, Australia
- Coal (Thermal), exp, AU: Coal (thermal), export spot, fob, Australia
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The price of Coal (bituminous), exp, AU in May 2025 was around 189 AUD per mt, indicating a rise of 0.6% from the previous month. Year-over-year, prices for Coal (bituminous), exp, AU saw a decrease of 17.4%.
For May 2025, Coal (Thermal), exp, AU price was approximately 157 AUD per mt, marking a 4.8% increase compared to the prior month. Annually, Coal (Thermal), exp, AU prices fell by 26.8%.
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