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US exports of coal to India trebled in Q1 this year, compared to 2017. The increase makes the country the largest buyer of US coal, and helps offset a decline in domestic demand in the US. Overall, the US Energy Information Commission estimates total US coal exports for 2018 could reach 104 million tonnes, a rise of 7.2% on the same period last year. In the first four months of the year, India accounted for nearly a fifth of all exports, at seven million tons.