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Release Date: September 27, 2012

Table 3.9 Value of Fossil Fuel Net Imports, 1949-2011 (Billion Dollars)
Table 3.9  Value of Fossil Fuel Net Imports, 1949-2011
                     (Billion Dollars)


Year		 Coal Coal Coke Natural Gas Crude Oil Petroleum Products 1 Total
Nominal 2 Real 3 Nominal 2 Real 3 Nominal 2 Real 3 Nominal 2 Real 3 Nominal 2 Real 3 Nominal 2 Real 3
1949 -0.29 R -2.03 (s) -0.03 (s) -0.01 0.21 1.42 -0.32 -2.24 -0.42 -2.89
1950 -.27 -1.82 (s) -.01 (s) -.02 .27 1.82 -.18 -1.23 -.18 -1.26
1951 -.58 R -3.71 -.02 -.10 (s) -.02 .29 1.87 -.47 -3.01 -.78 -4.98
1952 -.49 -3.08 -.01 -.06 (s) -.02 .34 2.16 -.49 -3.05 -.65 R -4.04
1953 -.33 -2.06 -.01 -.05 (s) -.02 .45 2.78 -.38 R -2.33 -.27 -1.68
1954 -.30 R -1.85 (s) -.03 (s) -.02 .50 3.06 -.32 -1.99 -.14 -.83
1955 -.48 R -2.90 -.01 -.04 -.01 -.03 .62 3.71 -.16 -.95 -.04 -.22
1956 -.73 -4.25 -.01 -.06 -.01 -.05 .75 R 4.35 -.22 -1.27 -.22 -1.27
1957 -.83 R -4.65 -.01 -.07 -.01 -.05 .81 4.55 -.24 -1.36 -.28 -1.59
1958 -.52 R -2.88 -.01 -.03 .01 .04 .92 5.10 .17 .96 .58 R 3.18
1959 -.38 -2.05 -.01 -.04 .02 .11 .87 4.72 .21 1.15 .71 3.89
1960 -.35 -1.89 -.01 -.03 .02 .13 .89 4.77 .26 1.42 .82 4.40
1961 -.34 -1.81 -.01 -.04 .04 .22 .92 R 4.91 .14 .73 .76 4.02
1962 -.38 -1.97 -.01 -.03 .08 .43 1.01 5.28 .32 1.68 1.03 R 5.39
1963 -.47 R -2.44 -.01 -.03 .09 .49 1.02 R 5.29 .31 R 1.60 .95 4.91
1964 -.46 R -2.35 -.01 -.04 .10 .49 1.08 5.50 .35 R 1.80 1.06 5.39
1965 -.48 R -2.38 -.01 -.07 .10 .49 1.11 R 5.59 .48 2.43 1.21 R 6.05
1966 -.47 -2.27 -.02 -.11 .09 .43 1.11 R 5.39 .53 R 2.59 1.24 R 6.03
1967 -.48 R -2.27 -.01 -.07 .10 .46 .97 4.60 .54 2.54 1.11 5.26
1968 -.50 -2.27 -.02 -.08 .11 .49 1.17 R 5.32 .68 3.10 1.45 R 6.56
1969 -.59 R -2.56 -.04 -.15 .17 .73 1.29 5.59 .78 3.36 1.61 6.97
1970 -.96 -3.95 -.08 -.31 .23 R .93 1.24 R 5.10 .98 4.03 1.41 5.81
1971 -.90 -3.52 -.04 -.16 .27 1.07 1.68 6.58 1.15 4.52 2.17 R 8.49
1972 -.98 -3.69 -.03 -.10 .28 1.03 2.37 R 8.88 1.50 5.63 3.13 R 11.75
1973 -1.01 -3.60 .01 .02 .32 1.14 4.24 R 15.06 2.93 R 10.40 6.48 R 23.02
1974 -2.38 R -7.75 .15 .49 .48 1.55 15.24 R 49.66 10.14 R 33.04 23.63 R 76.98
1975 -3.24 -9.64 .08 .24 1.06 3.16 18.29 R 54.45 5.76 R 17.15 21.96 R 65.36
1976 -2.89 R -8.14 .04 .12 1.56 4.39 25.43 R 71.59 5.58 R 15.71 29.72 R 83.68
1977 -2.62 R -6.92 .06 .16 1.89 R 5.01 33.38 R 88.35 7.28 R 19.26 40.00 R 105.86
1978 -1.98 R -4.88 .36 .89 1.95 4.82 31.91 R 78.91 6.07 R 15.01 38.31 R 94.75
1979 -3.35 R -7.64 .26 .59 3.00 6.85 45.66 R 104.26 8.87 R 20.24 54.44 R 124.30
1980 -4.60 R -9.62 -.08 -.16 3.98 8.34 61.15 R 127.95 10.42 R 21.80 70.88 R 148.31
1981 -5.89 R -11.26 -.03 -.06 4.06 R 7.77 60.88 R 116.47 11.06 R 21.16 70.09 R 134.08
1982 -5.97 R -10.76 -.05 -.09 4.39 R 7.92 45.25 R 81.60 8.00 R 14.43 51.63 R 93.09
1983 -4.01 R -6.96 -.04 -.08 4.11 7.13 36.27 R 62.91 9.96 R 17.28 46.28 R 80.28
1984 -4.09 R -6.83 -.02 -.04 3.17 5.30 36.26 R 60.62 13.25 R 22.15 48.57 R 81.19
1985 -4.39 R -7.13 -.03 R -.05 R 2.78 4.52 32.68 R 53.02 12.57 R 20.40 43.60 R 70.75
1986 -3.85 R -6.11 -.04 -.06 1.65 2.62 22.49 R 35.71 8.42 R 13.36 28.67 R 45.51
1987 -3.35 -5.17 .01 .01 R 1.77 R 2.73 29.00 R 44.75 8.57 R 13.22 36.00 R 55.54
1988 -3.95 -5.89 .12 .17 2.18 3.25 27.47 R 40.97 9.71 R 14.48 35.53 R 52.99
1989 -4.19 R -6.02 .14 .20 R 2.25 R 3.23 35.32 R 50.77 10.85 R 15.59 R 44.36 R 63.76
1990 -4.42 R -6.11 .02 .03 2.71 3.75 43.65 R 60.40 12.67 R 17.53 54.63 R 75.60
1991 -4.51 R -6.02 .04 .06 R 2.91 R 3.89 36.87 R 49.27 8.52 R 11.38 R 43.83 R 58.58
1992 -4.11 -5.37 .10 .13 3.47 R 4.53 38.52 R 50.29 7.72 R 10.07 R 45.69 R 59.65
1993 -2.83 -3.62 .11 .14 4.41 R 5.63 38.45 R 49.11 7.59 9.70 47.72 R 60.95
1994 -2.58 R -3.22 .23 .29 4.50 5.63 38.43 R 48.07 7.78 R 9.73 48.37 R 60.51
1995 -3.24 R -3.97 .27 .34 3.86 R 4.74 42.81 R 52.46 6.39 7.83 50.09 R 61.38
1996 -3.41 R -4.10 .18 .22 5.33 R 6.41 54.37 R 65.38 11.01 R 13.24 67.49 R 81.15
1997 -3.13 -3.70 .20 .23 6.02 7.12 53.19 R 62.85 4 9.37 4,R 11.08 65.65 R 77.58
1998 -2.75 -3.22 .25 .29 5.82 R 6.80 36.36 R 42.48 7.33 R 8.57 47.00 R 54.92
1999 -1.85 -2.14 .20 .23 7.61 8.76 50.12 R 57.71 9.94 R 11.44 66.00 R 76.00
2000 -1.66 -1.88 .20 .23 13.94 R 15.71 89.41 R 100.78 19.65 R 22.14 121.53 R 136.98
2001 -1.13 -1.24 .08 .09 16.05 R 17.69 74.11 R 81.68 19.77 R 21.79 108.89 R 120.02
2002 -1.00 -1.09 .18 .20 R 10.89 R 11.81 79.16 R 85.86 14.87 R 16.13 R 104.10 R 112.91
2003 -.76 -.81 .17 .18 16.62 17.66 101.64 R 107.97 20.59 R 21.87 138.26 R 146.87
2004 -1.57 -1.63 1.12 1.16 19.54 20.19 135.75 R 140.26 30.38 R 31.39 185.23 R 191.38
2005 -1.93 -1.93 .63 .63 29.72 29.72 182.35 182.35 48.56 48.56 259.34 259.34
2006 -1.74 -1.69 .51 .49 23.86 R 23.11 224.30 R 217.28 47.24 R 45.76 294.17 R 284.96
2007 -2.42 -2.28 .35 .33 25.96 R 24.44 244.76 R 230.41 49.57 R 46.67 318.21 R 299.56
2008 -5.92 -5.45 1.47 1.35 26.40 R 24.31 351.27 R 323.50 36.89 R 33.97 410.10 R 377.69
2009 -4.55 R -4.14 -.04 -.04 10.92 R 9.96 192.99 R 175.87 14.34 R 13.07 213.66 R 194.72
2010 -8.45 R -7.61 .16 .14 R 11.20 R 10.09 258.74 R 233.11 R 9.95 R 8.96 R 271.60 R 244.70
2011 P -14.61 P -12.89 P .34 P .30 E 7.60 E 6.70 P 335.34 P 295.81 P -4.05 P -3.58 P 324.61 P 286.35
1Includes petroleum preparations, liquefied propane and butane, and, beginning in 1997, other mineral
fuels.		 R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  E=Estimate.  (s)=Less than 0.005 billion and greater than -0.005 billion.  
2See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary. Notes:  ·  Net imports equal imports minus exports.  Minus sign indicates that the value of exports is
greater than the value of imports.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding.  ·  Data on this table may not equal data on Table 3.7 minus data on Table 3.8 due to
independent rounding.
3In chained (2005) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators in Table
D1.  See "Chained Dollars" in Glossary.		 Sources:  Tables 3.7 and 3.8.
4There is a discontinuity in this time series between 1996 and 1997 due to the addition of the
commodity category "Other Mineral Fuels."		  
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