Appendix B: Energy Use Trends by Energy Resource

Natural Gas

In this section:

Consumption by Sector

Expenditures by Sector

Prices by Sector

Natural Gas - Consumption by Sector

Residential Consumption Commercial Consumption Industrial Consumption Transportation Consumption 1 Total Consumption
Year TBtu TBtu TBtu TBtu TBtu
1970 34 20 98 7 158
1971 36 22 101 6 165
1972 41 25 107 8 180
1973 38 34 128 8 208
1974 37 35 114 6 191
1975 36 33 96 6 171
1976 34 33 82 6 155
1977 32 31 79 6 149
1978 29 27 71 7 133
1979 34 35 87 8 164
1980 31 32 67 4 134
1981 28 30 70 2 131
1982 31 32 50 2 114
1983 27 30 53 2 112
1984 31 34 66 2 132
1985 34 37 66 3 140
1986 31 33 56 2 122
1987 31 33 68 4 136
1988 36 38 71 4 149
1989 40 40 76 4 159
1990 42 40 81 5 167
1991 48 43 82 5 178
1992 44 39 82 3 169
1993 55 45 96 4 201
Notes: 1 Transportation includes natural gas used in gas pipeline transport. Natural gas consumption for other forms of transportation is not separated from the other sectors.
Sources: Consumption -- Energy Information Administration.

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Natural Gas - Expenditures by Sector

Residential Energy Expenditures Commercial Energy Expenditures Industrial Energy Expenditures Total Energy Expenditures
Year million 1993$ million 1993$ million 1993$ million 1993$
1970 160 73 114 346
1971 165 79 122 367
1972 185 88 133 406
1973 175 125 168 468
1974 177 124 206 508
1975 203 151 276 630
1976 214 173 283 670
1977 219 184 310 713
1978 204 154 302 661
1979 255 227 398 879
1980 281 264 392 937
1981 264 250 420 934
1982 309 293 351 953
1983 264 257 337 858
1984 283 279 401 963
1985 297 264 375 936
1986 237 214 224 675
1987 205 185 214 604
1988 234 205 225 665
1989 245 209 225 679
1990 224 177 211 611
1991 229 180 215 624
1992 221 168 220 609
1993 279 198 275 752
Notes: Natural gas expenditures are not separated from the other sectors.
Sources: Expenditures -- Energy Information Administration; Price Deflator -- OFM, Forecasting Division, Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast

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Natural Gas - Prices by Sector

Residential Energy Prices Commercial Energy Prices Industrial Energy Prices Average Energy Prices
Year 1993 cents/ therm 1993 cents/ therm 1993 cents/ therm 1993 cents/ therm
1970 47.4 37.3 11.6 21.9
1971 46.2 36.4 12.0 22.2
1972 45.5 36.0 12.4 22.6
1973 45.7 36.7 13.1 22.5
1974 47.6 35.8 18.2 26.5
1975 56.7 45.4 28.7 36.8
1976 63.5 52.6 34.5 43.3
1977 68.6 58.7 39.1 47.8
1978 71.1 58.1 42.3 49.6
1979 74.0 64.9 45.9 53.7
1980 89.8 81.7 58.5 69.7
1981 93.6 83.1 60.0 71.5
1982 100.8 91.1 70.7 83.4
1983 97.2 85.9 63.6 76.8
1984 92.8 82.5 61.1 73.0
1985 86.6 71.5 57.1 66.9
1986 76.2 64.9 40.2 55.4
1987 66.6 55.3 31.6 44.4
1988 65.3 54.5 31.7 44.7
1989 61.8 52.7 29.8 42.6
1990 53.8 44.4 26.1 36.5
1991 48.1 41.7 26.2 35.0
1992 49.8 43.0 26.7 36.0
1993 50.5 43.7 28.8 37.5
Notes: Natural gas prices for transportation are not separated from the other sectors.
Sources: Consumption and Expenditures -- Energy Information Administration; Price Deflator -- OFM, Forecasting Division, Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast

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