| ENERGY | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production (quadrillion British thermal unit) | 71.5 | 69.6 | 71.0 | 71.5 | 173.7 |
| Imports (quadrillion British thermal unit) | 29.0 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 132.8 |
| Consumption (quadrillion British thermal unit) | 99.0 | 100.5 | 99.9 | 101.6 | 199.3 |
| Petroleum, percent of total consumption | 38.7 | 40.2 | 40.0 | 39.2 | 137.4 |
| Renewable, percent of total consumption | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 17.4 |
| Consumption per capita (million British thermal unit) | 351 | 340 | 335 | 337 | 1327 |
| Crude oil production, domestic (million barrels) 2 | 2,131 | 1,890 | 1,862 | 1,848 | 1,814 |
| Crude oil imports (million barrels) 2 | 3,311 | 3,670 | 3,685 | 3,656 | 3,571 |
| Electricity, net generation (billion kilowatt-hours) | 3,802 | 4,055 | 4,065 | 4,157 | 14,110 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Motor vehicle registrations (million) | 221 | 241 | 244 | 247 | (NA) |
| Vehicle miles of travel (billion) | 2,747 | 2,989 | 3,014 | 3,030 | (NA) |
| Annual fuel consumption (billion gallons) | 162.5 | 174.8 | 174.9 | 176.1 | (NA) |
| Airline revenue passengers (million) | 666 | 739 | 744 | 769 | 741 |
| COMMUNICATIONS | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Cellular telephone subscribers (million) | 109.5 | 207.9 | 233.0 | 255.4 | 270.3 |
| Daily newspaper circulation (million) | 55.8 | 53.3 | 52.3 | 50.7 | 48.6 |
FOOTNOTES
\1Preliminary.
\242 gallon barrels. Includes lease condensate.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division
