asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the average price per ton of American coal imports, delivered c.i.f. Dublin.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - American Coal Imports.
Having regard to the different prices of the cargoes and the rate at which they are arriving, it is difficult to fix a precise average figure of the c.i.f. cost of United States east coast coal, but it varies around 20/22 dollars per ton.