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From 2008 to 2012 Kazakhstan exported between 31,000 and 37,000 short tons of coal annually.<ref>[http://1.usa.gov/1jFKDnI "International Energy Statistics: Coal Exports,"] U.S. Energy Information Administration, accessed 2014.</ref> Of that, about 30 million tons of coal is exported annually to Russia, and in 2014 Kazakhstan said it plans to consider new exports to Europe, China, and other markets, as Russia plans to boost its domestic coal industry amid the economic slowdown.<ref>[http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/kazakhstan-wants-to-export-coal-to-ukraine-china-and-europe/ "Kazakhstan wants to export coal to Ukraine, China and Europe,"] in Freight News, June 4, 2014.</ref>