Research Article

Structural Analysis and Total Coal Demand Forecast in China

Table 5

Total coal consumption forecast.

ā€‰BVAR Prior = 0 or 1BVAR Prior = 2ETS aggregationETS forecast

2011238033.37238033.37234876234475
2012252686.75254034.07247099245921
2013268152.68257667.41259324257366
2014284494.14257113.39271551268811
2015301762.9274627.29283782280256
2016320015.13314720.65296014291701
2017339311.96360700.12308250303146
2018359720.03401190.03320489314591
2019381312.12444913.39332729326037
2020404167.84504823.69344972337481

Unit: 10000 tons of standard coal.