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Table ET6. Transportation sector energy price and expenditure estimates, 1970-2022, United States

Table ET6. Transportation sector energy price and expenditure estimates, 1970-2022, United States







Year
Primary energy




Electricity g




Total
energy f



Coal


Natural
gasa
Petroleum


Total f
Aviation
gasoline
Distillate
fuel oil b

HGL c
Jet
fuel d

Lubricants
Motor
gasoline e
Residual
fuel oil

Total
Prices in dollars per million Btu
1970 0.41 2.17 1.31 1.10 0.73 5.08 2.85 0.38 2.31 2.31 4.65 2.31
1971 0.46 2.21 1.38 1.17 0.77 5.27 2.90 0.52 2.37 2.37 5.35 2.37
1972 0.48 2.19 1.38 1.18 0.77 5.58 2.88 0.58 2.38 2.38 6.01 2.38
1973 0.50 2.36 1.66 1.31 0.91 5.33 3.10 0.66 2.57 2.57 6.70 2.57
1974 0.96 3.23 2.64 2.40 1.57 7.22 4.32 1.58 3.70 3.70 10.91 3.70
1975 1.26 3.45 2.80 2.43 2.05 7.48 4.64 1.72 4.02 4.02 11.72 4.02
1976 1.21 3.59 2.97 2.63 2.25 7.05 4.84 1.71 4.20 4.20 11.97 4.21
1977 1.27 3.97 3.31 3.06 2.59 6.97 5.13 1.87 4.47 4.47 10.85 4.47
1978 4.29 3.43 3.07 2.87 7.60 5.24 1.82 4.59 4.59 12.46 4.59
1979 5.73 5.04 3.88 3.90 10.21 7.11 2.47 6.19 6.19 13.65 6.19
1980 9.02 7.19 4.97 6.36 14.36 9.84 3.31 8.60 8.60 14.71 8.61
1981 10.84 8.55 5.61 7.57 18.00 10.94 4.44 9.83 9.83 16.90 9.84
1982 10.92 8.14 6.00 7.23 17.25 10.39 4.54 9.42 9.42 20.42 9.43
1983 10.44 7.56 6.45 6.53 17.42 9.12 4.42 8.44 8.44 21.06 8.45
1984 10.27 7.62 6.44 6.25 18.14 8.89 4.60 8.26 8.26 20.29 8.27
1985 9.99 7.52 9.61 5.91 18.18 9.01 4.36 8.26 8.26 19.74 8.27
1986 8.41 6.36 9.14 3.92 18.02 6.79 2.11 6.23 6.23 19.63 6.24
1987 7.55 6.76 8.91 4.03 17.04 7.23 2.64 6.60 6.60 23.03 6.61
1988 7.41 6.59 9.10 3.80 18.18 7.33 2.22 6.58 6.58 22.05 6.60
1989 8.28 7.16 8.78 4.39 18.90 8.02 2.47 7.20 7.21 22.99 7.22
1990 3.29 9.32 8.46 9.89 5.68 20.61 9.12 2.98 8.32 8.32 20.26 8.33
1991 3.84 8.71 8.11 11.27 4.83 22.58 8.93 2.83 8.02 8.03 20.38 8.04
1992 4.53 8.54 8.01 10.90 4.52 22.49 8.96 1.98 7.94 7.95 21.77 7.96
1993 4.30 8.24 8.05 11.16 4.29 22.37 8.89 1.98 7.93 7.93 22.43 7.94
1994 4.12 7.96 8.03 11.64 3.95 21.71 8.99 2.06 7.94 7.94 22.61 7.95
1995 3.91 8.36 7.98 11.78 4.00 21.75 9.24 2.18 8.11 8.11 22.63 8.12
1996 3.97 9.29 8.83 11.87 4.82 21.63 9.86 2.33 8.77 8.77 22.59 8.78
1997 4.34 9.39 8.58 11.45 4.53 21.82 9.83 2.95 8.73 8.73 22.47 8.74
1998 4.00 8.11 7.50 10.42 3.35 21.44 8.47 2.18 7.50 7.50 21.72 7.51
1999 4.19 8.81 8.14 12.28 4.01 23.04 9.32 2.61 8.28 8.28 20.57 8.29
2000 5.21 10.87 10.70 15.06 6.64 23.20 11.91 4.54 10.76 10.76 20.71 10.77
2001 7.09 11.01 10.01 16.06 5.72 24.51 11.36 4.38 10.25 10.25 21.59 10.26
2002 5.34 10.72 9.43 14.45 5.33 26.70 10.71 4.01 9.68 9.68 21.02 9.69
2003 6.68 12.42 10.79 16.29 6.46 28.94 12.36 5.06 11.23 11.23 22.05 11.24
2004 7.78 15.13 13.05 18.10 8.93 30.11 14.72 5.26 13.47 13.46 21.05 13.47
2005 9.16 18.56 17.30 20.50 12.86 35.22 17.98 6.22 16.92 16.92 25.12 16.92
2006 9.61 22.31 19.35 22.22 14.80 43.88 20.41 7.73 19.20 19.20 27.96 19.20
2007 9.19 23.70 20.64 24.46 16.01 47.16 22.34 8.19 20.83 20.82 28.42 20.83
2008 12.21 27.23 27.37 28.70 22.56 55.12 26.09 12.28 25.62 25.61 31.39 25.62
2009 8.71 20.32 17.68 22.70 12.61 56.07 18.97 9.89 17.89 17.88 31.25 17.90
2010 6.77 25.19 21.66 25.80 16.32 58.80 22.64 11.55 21.54 21.53 30.95 21.54
2011 7.42 31.64 27.79 29.63 [R ] 22.64 69.54 28.59 15.12 27.56 27.53 30.67 27.54
2012 10.39 33.04 28.66 22.67 [R ] 23.04 72.11 29.42 16.85 28.41 28.39 29.93 28.39
2013 11.73 32.71 28.35 23.14 [R ] 22.12 69.42 28.61 16.01 27.75 27.73 30.93 27.73
2014 11.54 33.16 27.62 24.73 [R ] 20.63 69.44 27.49 14.40 26.74 26.72 30.62 26.72
2015 9.77 24.86 19.55 15.02 [R ] 12.12 67.28 20.21 8.85 19.17 19.15 29.57 19.16
2016 9.06 21.62 16.68 14.67 [R ] 9.83 65.78 18.03 6.64 16.71 16.70 28.22 16.71
2017 9.11 24.13 19.18 19.26 [R ] 12.09 67.25 20.25 8.76 18.92 18.90 [R ] 28.38 18.91
2018 8.90 27.04 22.97 20.47 [R ] 15.72 72.37 22.51 11.78 21.76 21.74 28.43 21.74
2019 9.15 25.57 22.06 17.19 [R ] 14.61 74.92 21.59 11.26 20.84 20.82 28.32 20.83
2020 8.39 22.34 18.43 15.95 [R ] 9.79 75.34 17.99 7.77 17.44 17.42 29.02 17.43
2021 10.31 [R ] 28.86 23.92 [R ] 24.77 [R ] 14.51 81.25 24.78 11.88 23.40 [R ] 23.37 [R ] 29.90 23.38 [R ]
2022 13.25 36.02 36.46 24.67 26.05 97.37 32.39 19.96 32.66 32.63 33.98 32.63
Expenditures in million dollars
1970 3 218 2,058 49 1,441 745 30,525 291 35,327 35,330 49 35,379
1971 2 200 2,352 60 1,582 776 32,435 362 37,766 37,768 56 37,824
1972 2 187 2,683 63 1,601 880 34,365 375 40,154 40,156 62 40,218
1973 1 197 3,695 65 1,938 870 38,598 483 45,846 45,847 71 45,918
1974 2 265 5,804 109 3,139 1,130 52,820 1,102 64,368 64,370 106 64,476
1975 1 245 5,938 105 4,150 1,158 57,992 1,226 70,813 70,814 119 70,933
1976 242 6,785 124 4,506 1,212 63,480 1,411 77,759 77,759 120 77,880
1977 279 8,237 153 5,417 1,198 69,059 1,703 86,047 86,047 113 86,160
1978 307 9,184 166 6,130 1,402 73,013 1,802 92,003 92,003 125 92,128
1979 403 14,656 84 8,533 1,970 94,013 3,028 122,688 122,688 138 122,826
1980 580 20,090 88 13,856 2,468 121,809 4,626 163,517 163,517 163 163,680
1981 610 24,798 191 15,575 2,968 135,394 5,411 184,946 185,019 184 185,203
1982 513 22,709 205 14,955 2,593 127,949 4,630 173,553 173,743 225 173,968
1983 498 21,968 261 13,979 2,742 113,830 3,632 156,910 157,218 267 157,485
1984 450 22,448 275 15,097 3,045 112,035 3,714 157,065 157,432 290 157,722
1985 503 23,830 284 14,747 2,844 115,205 3,422 160,835 161,285 279 161,564
1986 496 20,473 250 10,505 2,757 89,407 1,838 125,725 126,115 296 126,411
1987 344 22,528 193 11,448 2,946 97,574 2,373 137,406 137,884 358 138,242
1988 363 23,909 212 11,318 3,031 101,101 2,042 141,976 142,464 351 142,815
1989 394 26,387 200 13,434 3,233 110,300 2,399 156,347 156,892 374 157,266
1990 1 419 30,982 227 17,784 3,628 123,845 3,025 179,910 180,462 328 180,790
1991 1 363 29,205 238 14,609 3,555 120,624 2,905 171,499 172,123 331 172,454
1992 10 351 29,509 212 13,559 3,610 122,790 2,121 172,153 172,865 349 173,214
1993 13 316 30,571 226 13,002 3,657 124,707 1,783 174,262 174,275 365 174,640
1994 14 304 32,352 396 12,474 3,710 128,112 1,821 179,169 179,182 385 179,568
1995 18 331 33,457 209 12,526 3,652 134,641 1,988 186,803 186,822 384 187,206
1996 25 347 39,410 186 15,770 3,525 146,106 1,987 207,330 207,355 379 207,735
1997 37 373 40,050 163 15,000 3,756 147,164 2,096 208,601 208,638 376 209,015
1998 39 288 36,043 184 11,239 3,864 130,709 1,469 183,796 183,834 368 184,202
1999 50 345 40,656 176 13,878 4,196 147,592 1,737 208,580 208,630 360 208,989
2000 68 394 55,199 179 23,781 4,161 189,836 4,029 277,580 277,648 380 278,028
2001 106 385 52,914 221 19,602 4,028 181,979 2,562 261,690 261,796 404 262,200
2002 82 361 50,822 207 17,802 4,336 176,006 2,712 252,247 252,329 397 252,725
2003 126 375 60,238 291 21,096 4,345 204,781 2,887 294,013 294,139 518 294,656
2004 164 473 77,341 346 30,219 4,580 248,796 3,886 365,642 365,806 519 366,325
2005 215 656 104,978 579 44,679 5,329 304,875 5,208 466,305 466,520 643 467,163
2006 234 746 123,646 611 50,007 6,468 348,695 7,002 537,175 537,409 702 538,111
2007 233 749 132,343 538 53,754 7,178 381,201 8,135 583,897 584,130 792 584,923
2008 326 770 158,556 1,154 72,046 7,791 430,705 11,366 682,388 682,714 820 683,534
2009 243 540 97,887 637 36,354 7,125 311,613 7,819 461,974 462,218 828 463,046
2010 199 681 126,196 118 48,346 9,100 369,432 10,300 564,174 564,372 814 565,187
2011 227 856 166,755 136 66,773 10,318 453,895 11,737 710,471 710,699 [R ] 803 711,501
2012 319 830 164,471 102 66,845 9,765 464,635 11,299 717,947 [R ] 718,265 747 719,013 [R ]
2013 362 731 167,237 141 [R ] 65,668 9,952 458,655 9,306 711,690 712,053 [R ] 805 712,857
2014 420 720 170,097 188 [R ] 62,745 10,371 445,572 6,429 696,122 [R ] 696,542 [R ] 810 697,353 [R ]
2015 399 526 122,276 150 [R ] 38,820 10,955 329,609 4,103 506,439 [R ] 506,838 [R ] 771 507,609 [R ]
2016 395 443 103,434 173 [R ] 32,928 10,097 [R ] 299,361 4,139 450,575 [R ] 450,970 [R ] 722 451,692 [R ]
2017 455 505 119,900 239 [R ] 42,095 9,495 [R ] 335,666 5,821 513,722 [R ] 514,177 [R ] 728 514,905 [R ]
2018 465 606 150,548 258 [R ] 55,549 9,858 [R ] 373,095 7,114 597,028 [R ] 597,493 [R ] 744 598,236 [R ]
2019 504 598 144,952 215 [R ] 52,706 9,865 [R ] 356,962 5,956 571,253 [R ] 571,757 [R ] 737 572,494 [R ]
2020 427 451 113,970 138 [R ] 21,863 8,706 [R ] 256,276 3,043 404,448 [R ] 404,874 [R ] 648 405,523 [R ]
2021 582 [R ] 622 157,199 [R ] 242 [R ] 41,143 10,016 [R ] 386,884 7,307 603,414 [R ] 603,996 [R ] 646 604,642 [R ]
2022 892 803 244,426 275 84,100 12,650 502,702 12,578 857,534 858,426 765 859,191
aTransportation use of natural gas as vehicle fuel only. gElectricity sales to ultimate customers reported by electric utilities and, beginning in 1996, other energy service providers.
Sales to public railroads and railway systems only. Excludes electric vehicles.
bBeginning in 2009, includes biodiesel blended into distillate fuel oil. Beginning in 2011, includes renewable diesel blended
into distillate fuel oil. Beginning in 2021, includes biodiesel and renewable diesel product supplied.
Where shown, R = Revised data.
cHydrocarbon gas liquids, assumed to be propane only. — = No consumption, including cases where adjustments were made. See explanation of adjustments in Section 7 of the
Technical Notes.
dThrough 2004, includes kerosene-type and naphtha-type jet fuel. Beginning in 2005, includes kerosene-type jet fuel only;
naphtha-type jet fuel is included in "Industrial sector, Other petroleum."
Note: Expenditure totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
eBeginning in 1993, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline. Web Page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.
fFor 1981 through 1992, includes fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline that is not included in the motor gasoline
column.
Data Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System. See Technical Notes.
http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/