Table B8.  Regional Fuel Prices
(1998 Dollars per Million Btu)

 

Oil Space Heating

Natural Gas Space Heating

Electric Space Heating

 Year

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

New England

Mid-
Atlantic

Northeast

Midwest

USA

1980

14.5

14.4

14.4

14.2

14.4

10.2

8.3

8.6

6.4

6.9

36.6

31.1

32.2

24.6

24.1

1981

14.7

14.6

14.6

14.3

14.6

11.3

8.6

9.0

6.8

7.4

37.1

31.4

32.8

25.1

25.2

1982

13.1

13.0

13.0

12.8

13.0

12.8

10.5

10.8

8.1

8.7

36.8

35.7

35.9

25.0

25.8

1984

11.2

10.6

10.8

10.9

10.9

10.8

10.0

10.2

8.0

8.4

36.0

36.1

36.1

25.7

26.6

1987

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.7

8.1

8.2

6.5

7.0

31.5

31.2

31.3

25.3

25.8

1990

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.3

9.1

8.0

8.1

5.8

6.5

33.8

30.8

31.6

23.7

24.1

1993

7.1

7.0

7.1

6.8

7.1

9.0

8.0

8.2

5.9

6.5

34.1

29.6

30.6

22.7

23.2

1997

7.2

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.2

9.3

8.6

8.7

6.0

6.7

31.8

29.3

30.0

20.2

21.3

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

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for the Residential Sector in the Northeast Region


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