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Tables 5-7 and 5-7M. Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode: 1980-2005 (Historical)

Table in Excel format

empty Cell 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Highwayempty Cell
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million gallons) 114,960 130,755 162,555 163,478 168,682 170,069 (R) 173,531 174,287
Truck, total 19,960 24,490 35,229 35,179 36,800 32,696 (R) 33,150 33,453
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck 6,923 8,357 9,563 9,667 10,321 8,880 (R) 8,959 9,042
Combination truck 13,037 16,133 25,666 25,512 26,480 23,815 (R) 24,191 24,411
Truck (percent of total) 17.4 18.7 21.7 21.5 21.8 19.2 19.1 19.2
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 4,098
Waterempty Cell
Residual fuel oil (million gallons) 8,952 6,326 6,410 5,409 4,848 3,874 4,690 5,179
Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million gallons) 1,478 2,065 2,261 2,044 2,079 2,217 2,140 2,006
Gasoline (million gallons) 1,052 1,300 1,124 994 1,081 1,107 (R) 1,033 1,261
Pipelineempty Cell
Natural gas (million cubic feet) 634,622 659,816 642,210 624,964 666,920 591,492 (R) 566,187 584,779

Key: R = revised.

Sources:

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

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

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

Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2005, DOE/EIA-0131(04) (Washington, DC: December 2005), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.


Table 5-7M (metric units) Historical
Table in Excel format

empty Cell 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Highwayempty Cell
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million liters) 435,171 494,962 615,338 618,833 638,532 643,781 (R) 656,887 659,748
Truck, total 75,557 92,705 133,356 133,167 139,304 123,737 (R) 125,485 126,633
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck 26,206 31,635 36,200 36,595 39,068 33,616 (R) 33,912 34,229
Combination truck 46,350 61,070 97,156 96,573 100,236 90,120 (R) 91,573 92,404
Truck (percent of total) 17.4 18.7 21.7 21.5 21.8 19.2 19.1 19.2
Rail, Class I (in freight service)empty Cell
Distillate / diesel fuel (million liters) 14,778 11,792 14,006 14,044 14,120 14,483 15,365 15,513
Waterempty Cell
Residual fuel oil (million liters) 33,887 23,947 24,264 20,475 18,351 14,665 17,754 19,605
Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million liters) 5,595 7,817 8,559 7,737 7,870 8,392 8,101 7,594
Gasoline (million liters) 3,982 4,921 4,255 3,763 4,093 4,192 (R) 3,909 4,773
Pipelineempty Cell
Natural gas (million cubic meters) 17,970 18,684 18,185 17,697 18,885 16,749 (R) 16,033 16,559

Key: R = revised.

Note: 1 gallon = 3.8 liters; 1 cubic foot = 0.03 cubic meters.

Sources:

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

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

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

Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2005, DOE/EIA-0131(04) (Washington, DC: December 2005), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.


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