Unless you live near the Racine Locks and Dam, you saw less coal moving on the Ohio River last month than you did in May 2015. Here are some numbers for your perusal.
Except for percentages, all numbers are thousands of tons.
| Locks and Dam | May 2014 | May 2015 | May 2016 | Change 2015-16 | Percent change, 2015-16 | Percent change, 2014-16 |
| LD 53 | 900.73 | 1,027.71 | 588.10 | -439.61 | -43% | -35% |
| LD 52 | 2038.13 | 1,598.67 | 1,059.40 | -539.27 | -34% | -48% |
| Smithland | 2246.22 | 2,052.91 | 1,365.00 | -687.91 | -34% | -39% |
| JTMyers | 2023.33 | 1,749.56 | 1,225.05 | -524.51 | -30% | -39% |
| Newburgh | 3157.83 | 2,774.24 | 2,242.25 | -531.99 | -19% | -29% |
| Cannelton | 2766.2 | 2,393.70 | 1,798.20 | -595.50 | -25% | -35% |
| McAlpine | 2846.5 | 2,371.15 | 1,828.60 | -542.55 | -23% | -36% |
| Markland | 1625.3 | 1,415.54 | 874.00 | -541.54 | -38% | -46% |
| Meldahl | 1770.6 | 1,473.92 | 1,114.96 | -358.96 | -24% | -37% |
| Greenup | 1511.87 | 1,210.04 | 1,275.49 | 65.45 | 5% | -16% |
| RCByrd | 1650.18 | 1,569.05 | 1,083.86 | -485.19 | -31% | -34% |
| Racine | 2407.16 | 2,647.45 | 2,650.90 | 3.45 | 0% | 10% |
| Belleville | 2353.72 | 2,485.48 | 2,282.53 | -202.95 | -8% | -3% |
| Willow Island | 2270.87 | 2,423.00 | 2,240.03 | -182.97 | -8% | -1% |
| Hannibal | 2506.93 | 2,627.78 | 2,378.21 | -249.57 | -9% | -5% |
| Pike Island | 1752.59 | 1,861.93 | 1,467.05 | -394.88 | -21% | -16% |
| New Cumberland | 1819.2 | 1,809.50 | 1,464.25 | -345.25 | -19% | -20% |
| Montgomery | 1116.68 | 1,379.63 | 922.19 | -457.44 | -33% | -17% |
| Dashields | 1124.44 | 1,505.53 | 853.51 | -652.02 | -43% | -24% |
| Emsworth | 1144.62 | 1,476.10 | 850.01 | -626.09 | -42% | -26% |
