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Comparison of Preliminary Monthly Data Versus Final Monthly Data at the U.S. Level
                                         
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Table C2. Comparison of Preliminary Monthly Data Versus Final Monthly Data at the U.S. Level, 2004 Through 2006
Item
Mean Absolute Value of Change (Percent)
Total (All Sectors)
2004
2005
2006
Net Generation
Coal[1] 0.2 0.08 0.19
Petroleum Liquids[2] 0.87 0.55 3.27
Petroleum Coke 11.84 4.42 1.05
Natural Gas[3] 1.35 1.16 0.84
Other Gases 11.97 4.2 0.57
Hydroelectric[4] 0.72 2.02 1.51
Nuclear 0.01 0.2 --
Other[5] 2.45 4.09 0.77
Total 0.43 0.42 0.29
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electric Generation
Coal1 0.45 0.51 0.1
Petroleum Liquids2 0.64 2.3 1.86
Petroleum Coke 6.42 3.58 2.09
Natural Gas3 1.63 0.76 0.8
Fuel Stocks[6]
Coal1 0.43 0.16 0.65
Petroleum Liquids2 -- -- --
Petroleum Coke -- -- --
Retail Sales
Residential 2.37 5.5 2.39
Commercial[7] 9.19 9.18 3.76
Industrial7 5.62 2.86 11.47
Other[8] -- -- --
Transportation7 101.97 111.01 107.71
Total 2.15 2.5 1.99
Revenue
Residential7 2.79 3.87 2.32
Commercial7 6.68 2.44 11.93
Industrial 25.31 33.15 25.53
Other8 -- -- --
Transportation7 3.77 58.37 49.9
Total 7.35 6.19 8.31
Average Retail Price
Residential 2.09 2.43 1.78
Commercial7 2.72 6.6 12.85
Industrial7 31.18 35.8 14.07
Other8 -- -- --
Transportation7 114.49 186.74 63.7
Total 5.9 6.12 6.9
Receipts of Fossil Fuels
Coal1 0.29 0.07 0.31
Petroleum Liquids2 1.04 0.31 0.39
Petroleum Coke 0.72 0.36 0.22
Natural Gas3 0.34 0.38 0.09
Cost of Fossil Fuels[9]
Coal1 0.04 0.06 0.02
Petroleum Liquids2 0.46 0.13 0.14
Petroleum Coke 0.54 0.37 0.29
Natural Gas3 0.05 0.04 0.03
  [1] Anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal.  Coal stocks exclude waste coal.
  [2] Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, and waste oil.  In 2004 petroleum stocks exclude waste oil.
  [3] Natural gas includes a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.  Excludes blast furnace gas and other gases.
  [4] Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage facilities.
  [5] Includes geothermal, wood, waste, wind, and solar, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, and miscellaneous technologies.
  [6] Stocks are end-of-month values.
  [7] See technical notes (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/appenc.pdf) for additional information on the Commercial, Industrial and Transportation sectors.
  [8] Includes public street and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities, sales to railroads and railways, and interdepartamental sales.
  [9] Data represent weighted values.
  Notes: Change refers to the difference between estimates or preliminary monthly data published in the Electric Power Monthly (EPM) and the final monthly data published in the EPM. Values for 2007 are preliminary.
  Sources: · Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report;" Form EIA-826, "Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report;" Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-920 "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;" and  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."

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