Table 5-7: Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway | | |||||
| Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million gallons) | 114,960 | 130,755 | 162,555 | 163,478 | (R) 168,682 | 169,624 |
| Truck, total | 19,960 | 24,490 | 35,229 | 35,179 | (R) 36,800 | 37,585 |
| Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck | 6,923 | 8,357 | 9,563 | 9,667 | (R) 10,321 | 10,690 |
| Combination truck | 13,037 | 16,133 | 25,666 | 25,512 | (R) 26,480 | 26,895 |
| Truck (percent of total) | 17.4 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 21.5 | (R) 21.8 | 22.2 |
| Rail, Class I (in freight service) | | |||||
| Distillate / diesel fuel (million gallons) | 3,904 | 3,115 | 3,700 | 3,710 | 3,730 | 3,826 |
| Water | | |||||
| Residual fuel oil (million gallons) | 8,952 | 6,326 | 6,410 | 5,409 | 4,848 | 3,874 |
| Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million gallons) | 1,478 | 2,065 | 2,261 | 2,044 | 2,079 | 2,217 |
| Gasoline (million gallons) | 1,052 | 1,300 | 1,124 | 994 | 1,081 | 1,107 |
| Pipeline | | |||||
| Natural gas (million cubic feet) | 634,622 | 659,816 | 642,210 | 624,964 | (R) 666,920 | 664,973 |
Key: R = revised.
Sources: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: October 2004), p. 40.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2003, DOE/EIA-0131(02) (Washington, DC: January 2005), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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