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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 View
History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
3,975,961 3,812,121 3,845,441 3,869,308 3,839,438 3,842,206 1987-2010
Sales
3,794,373 3,619,628 3,623,082 3,600,477 3,554,409 3,568,120 1997-2010
Transported
181,588 192,493 222,359 268,831 285,029 274,086 1997-2010
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
276,763 300,606 296,465 298,418 294,226 291,392 1987-2010
Sales
219,323 242,091 238,673 242,467 239,522 240,197 1998-2010
Transported
57,440 58,515 57,792 55,951 54,704 51,195 1998-2010
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
729 653 686 745 757 679 1967-2010
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
29,887 26,109 24,000 23,737 23,857 25,035 1987-2010
Sales
19,315 16,319 14,449 14,525 15,060 15,314 1998-2010
Transported
10,572 9,790 9,551 9,212 8,797 9,721 1998-2010
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
8,717 9,402 10,620 11,122 9,852 10,367 1973-2010
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Sales consumers buy their gas from the company that delivered it to them. Transported consumers buy their gas from a company other than the one that delivered it to them.

Beginning in 1996, consumption of natural gas for agricultural use was classified as industrial use. In 1995 and earlier years, agricultural use was classified as commercial use.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 1/30/2012
Next Release Date: 2/29/2012