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Table 5-7: Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode (Historical)

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empty Cell 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Highwayempty Cell
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million gallons) 114,960 130,755 162,555 163,478 168,682 (R) 170,069 173,750
Truck, total 19,960 24,490 35,229 35,179 36,800 (R) 32,696 33,968
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck 6,923 8,357 9,563 9,667 10,321 (R) 8,880 9,263
Combination truck 13,037 16,133 25,666 25,512 26,480 (R) 23,815 24,705
Truck (percent of total) 17.4 18.7 21.7 21.5 21.8 (R) 19.2 19.6
Rail, Class I (in freight service)empty Cell
Distillate / diesel fuel (million gallons) 3,904 3,115 3,700 3,710 3,730 3,826 4,059
Waterempty Cell
Residual fuel oil (million gallons) 8,952 6,326 6,410 5,409 4,848 3,874 4,690
Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million gallons) 1,478 2,065 2,261 2,044 2,079 2,217 2,140
Gasoline (million gallons) 1,052 1,300 1,124 994 1,081 1,107 1,005
Pipelineempty Cell
Natural gas (million cubic feet) 634,622 659,816 642,210 624,964 666,920 (R) 591,492 571,853

Key: R = revised.

Sources: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: November 2005), p. 40.

Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2004, DOE/EIA-0131(02) (Washington, DC: December 2005), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.

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