Table B7.  Regional Fuel Expenditures for Residential Space Heating
(1998 Dollars per Household)

Year

Oil Space Heating

Natural Gas Space Heating

Electric Space Heating

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

1980

1640

1511

1547

1271

1414

890

803

817

632

510

924

851

866

708

466

1981

1439

1369

1388

1354

1326

1118

895

933

771

602

1257

1171

1193

814

530

1982

1261

1159

1187

1139

1109

1145

921

957

690

598

945

887

900

821

514

1984

1178

942

1004

997

960

1021

882

905

763

612

938

1028

1006

898

481

1987

696

652

665

632

645

729

735

734

549

471

730

700

706

782

408

1990

887

756

796

822

743

666

663

663

502

422

577

676

645

524

339

1993

693

599

633

643

619

711

661

670

542

463

693

631

646

582

378

1997

716

606

648

670

637

772

693

705

549

452

571

529

540

410

273

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


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