Table 6.8 Natural Gas Prices by Sector, 1967-2007 (Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)

Table 6.8 Natural Gas Prices by Sector, 1967-2007
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)

Year

Residential Sector

Commercial Sector ¹

Industrial Sector ²

Transportation Sector

Electric Power Sector ³

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Vehicle Fuel ⁴ Prices

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

1967

1.04

4.35

0.74

3.10

0.34

1.42

0.28

1.17

1968

1.04

4.17

.73

2.93

.34

1.36

.22

.88

1969

1.05

4.02

.74

2.83

.35

1.34

.27

1.03

1970

1.09

3.96

.77

2.80

.37

1.34

.29

1.05

1971

1.15

3.98

.82

2.84

.41

1.42

.32

1.11

1972

1.21

4.01

.88

2.92

.45

1.49

.34

1.13

1973

1.29

4.05

.94

2.95

.50

1.57

.38

1.19

92.1

1974

1.43

4.12

1.07

3.08

.67

1.93

.51

1.47

92.7

1975

1.71

4.50

1.35

3.55

.96

2.53

.77

2.03

96.1

1976

1.98

4.93

1.64

4.08

1.24

3.08

1.06

2.64

96.2

1977

2.35

5.50

2.04

4.77

1.50

3.51

1.32

3.09

97.1

1978

2.56

5.59

2.23

4.87

1.70

3.72

1.48

3.23

98.0

1979

2.98

6.01

2.73

5.51

1.99

4.02

1.81

3.65

96.1

1980

3.68

6.81

3.39

6.27

2.56

4.74

2.27

4.20

96.9

1981

4.29

7.26

4.00

6.77

3.14

5.31

2.89

4.89

97.6

1982

5.17

8.24

4.82

7.68

3.87

6.17

85.1

3.48

5.55

92.6

1983

6.06

9.29

5.59

8.57

4.18

6.41

80.7

3.58

5.49

93.9

1984

6.12

9.05

5.55

8.20

4.22

6.24

74.7

3.70

5.47

94.4

1985

6.12

8.78

5.50

7.89

3.95

5.67

68.8

3.55

5.09

94.0

1986

5.83

8.18

5.08

7.13

3.23

4.53

59.8

2.43

3.41

91.7

1987

5.54

7.57

4.77

6.52

93.1

2.94

4.02

47.4

2.32

3.17

91.6

1988

5.47

7.23

4.63

6.12

90.7

2.95

3.90

42.6

2.33

3.08

89.6

1989

5.64

7.18

99.9

4.74

6.03

89.1

2.96

3.77

36.9

2.43

3.09

79.6

1990

5.80

7.11

99.2

4.83

5.92

86.6

2.93

3.59

35.2

3.39

4.15

2.38

2.92

76.8

1991

5.82

6.89

99.2

4.81

5.70

85.1

2.69

3.19

32.7

3.96

4.69

2.18

2.58

79.3

1992

5.89

6.82

99.1

4.88

5.65

83.2

2.84

3.29

30.3

4.05

4.69

2.36

2.73

76.5

1993

6.16

6.97

99.1

5.22

5.91

83.9

3.07

3.47

29.7

4.27

4.83

2.61

2.95

74.1

1994

6.41

7.10

99.1

5.44

6.03

79.3

3.05

3.38

25.5

4.11

4.55

2.28

2.53

73.4

1995

6.06

6.58

99.0

5.05

5.48

76.7

2.71

2.94

24.5

3.98

4.32

2.02

2.19

71.4

1996

6.34

6.76

99.0

5.40

5.75

77.6

3.42

3.64

19.4

4.34

4.62

2.69

2.87

68.4

1997

6.94

7.27

98.8

5.80

6.08

70.8

3.59

3.76

18.1

4.44

4.65

2.78

2.91

68.0

1998

6.82

7.07

97.7

5.48

5.68

67.0

3.14

3.25

16.1

4.59

4.76

2.40

2.49

63.7

1999

6.69

6.84

95.2

5.33

5.45

66.1

3.12

3.19

18.8

4.34

4.43

2.62

2.68

58.3

2000

7.76

92.6

6.59

63.9

4.45

19.8

5.54

4.38

50.5

2001

9.63

9.40

92.4

8.43

8.23

66.0

5.24

5.12

20.8

6.60

6.45

4.61

4.50

40.2

2002

7.89

7.57

97.9

6.63

6.36

77.4

4.02

3.86

22.7

5.10

4.90

³3.68

³3.53

³83.9

2003

9.63

9.05

97.5

8.40

7.89

78.2

5.89

5.54

22.1

6.19

5.82

5.57

5.23

91.2

2004

10.75

9.82

97.7

9.43

^R8.61

78.0

6.53

5.97

23.7

7.16

6.54

6.11

5.58

89.8

2005

^R12.70

^R11.24

98.2

^R11.34

^R10.04

^R82.1

8.56

^R7.58

^R24.1

^R9.14

^R8.09

^R8.47

^R7.50

^R91.3

2006

^R13.75

^R11.80

^R98.1

^R11.99

^R10.29

^R80.7

^R7.86

^R6.74

^R23.5

^R8.78

^R7.53

^R7.11

^R6.10

^R93.4

2007

^P13.01

^P10.87

^E98.0

^P11.31

^P9.45

^P79.1

^P7.60

^P6.35

^P22.2

^P7.31

^P6.11

^P93.2

¹Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial
electricity-only plants.

⁷The percentage of the sector's consumption in Table 6.5 for which price data are available.

²Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants.

R=Revised. P=Preliminary. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.

³Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Through 2001, data are for
electric utilities only; beginning in 2002, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers. See
Note 5, "Coverage of Electric Power Sector Natural Gas Prices," at end of section.

Notes: · Prices are for natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. · The average
for each end-use sector is calculated by dividing the total value of the natural gas consumed by each sector
by the total quantity consumed. · Prices are intended to include all taxes. · See Note 2, "Classification of
Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 8.

⁴Much of the natural gas delivered for vehicle fuel represents deliveries to fueling stations that are used
primarily or exclusively by fleet vehicles. Thus, the prices are often those associated with the cost of gas in
the operation of fleet vehicles.

Web Page: See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related
information.

⁵See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.

Sources:  Residential Percentage of Sector:  ·  1989-2006—Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Form EIA-176, "Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition."  ·  2007—EIA
estimate.  Vehicle Fuel:  EIA, NGA, annual reports.  Electric Power Price:  ·  1967-2002—EIA, NGA,
annual reports.  ·  2003-2006—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM) (March 2008), Table 3.  ·  2007—Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Form FERC-423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric
Utility Plants," and EIA, Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report."
Electric Power Percentage of Sector:  ·  1973-2001—Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural gas
receipts by electric utilities reported on Form FERC-423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for
Electric Utility Plants" (and predecessor forms), divided by the quantity of natural gas consumed by the
electric power sector (for 1973-1988, see Table 8.5b; for 1989-2001, see Table 8.7b).  ·  2002
forward—Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural gas receipts by electric utilities and independent power
producers reported on Forms FERC-423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for Electric Utility
Plants," and EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report," divided by the quantity
of natural gas consumed by the electric power sector (see Table 8.7b).  All Other Data:
·  1967-2002—EIA, NGA, annual reports.  ·  2003 forward—EIA, NGM (March 2008), Table 3.

⁶In chained (2000) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators in Table
D1. See "Chained Dollars" in Glossary.