Table B10.  Regional Fuel Expenditures for Residential Space Heating If All Households 
With Oil Heat and Gas Service Switched to Gas Heat
(1998 Dollars per Household)

Year

Oil Space Heating

Natural Gas Space Heating

New England

Mid-Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

New England

Mid-Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

1980

1650

1561

1596

1248

1371

986

821

849

633

545

1981

1538

1388

1443

1320

1309

1060

859

893

772

621

1982

1222

1173

1191

1136

1073

1204

922

972

691

629

1984

1147

1016

1061

1007

965

1084

877

913

762

638

1987

684

754

724

650

672

751

700

708

548

483

1990

907

834

862

815

760

701

640

650

502

433

1993

691

715

704

627

652

754

635

656

543

470

1997

723

736

729

671

687

796

671

691

549

460

Source: Energy Information Administration, using 1978-1997 RECS data.

Back to Appendix B: Historical Data on Fuel Consumption and Prices
for the Residential Sector in the Northeast Region