Table 6.1  Natural Gas Overview, 1949-2007                      (Billion Cubic Feet)
Year	Dry Gas Production	Supplemental Gaseous Fuels 2	Trade			Storage 1  Activity			Balancing Item 5	Consumption 6
			Imports	Exports	Net Imports 3	Withdrawals	Additions	Net Withdrawals 4
1949	5,195	NA	0	20	-20	106	172	-66	-139	4,971
1950	6,022	NA	0	26	-26	175	230	-54	-175	5,767
1951	7,165	NA	0	24	-24	209	348	-138	-192	6,810
1952	7,694	NA	8	27	-20	222	399	-177	-204	7,294
1953	8,057	NA	9	28	-19	247	405	-158	-240	7,639
1954	8,388	NA	7	29	-22	330	432	-102	-216	8,049
1955	9,029	NA	11	31	-20	437	505	-68	-247	8,694
1956	9,664	NA	10	36	-26	453	589	-136	-213	9,289
1957	10,247	NA	38	42	-4	481	672	-191	-205	9,846
1958	10,572	NA	136	39	97	621	704	-83	-284	10,303
1959	11,548	NA	134	18	116	669	787	-119	-223	11,321
1960	12,228	NA	156	11	144	713	844	-132	-274	11,967
1961	12,662	NA	219	11	208	698	844	-146	-235	12,489
1962	13,253	NA	402	16	386	854	941	-86	-286	13,267
1963	14,076	NA	406	17	389	917	1,047	-131	-365	13,970
1964	14,824	NA	443	20	424	885	1,015	-130	-304	14,814
1965	15,286	NA	456	26	430	960	1,078	-118	-319	15,280
1966	16,467	NA	480	25	455	1,142	1,210	-69	-401	16,452
1967	17,387	NA	564	82	483	1,133	1,317	-185	-296	17,388
1968	18,495	NA	652	94	558	1,330	1,425	-96	-325	18,632
1969	19,832	NA	727	51	676	1,379	1,496	-117	-334	20,056
1970	21,014	NA	821	70	751	1,459	1,857	-398	-228	21,139
1971	21,610	NA	935	80	854	1,508	1,839	-332	-339	21,793
1972	21,624	NA	1,019	78	941	1,757	1,893	-136	-328	22,101
1973	21,731	NA	1,033	77	956	1,533	1,974	-442	-196	22,049
1974	20,713	NA	959	77	882	1,701	1,784	-84	-289	21,223
1975	19,236	NA	953	73	880	1,760	2,104	-344	-235	19,538
1976	19,098	NA	964	65	899	1,921	1,756	165	-216	19,946
1977	19,163	NA	1,011	56	955	1,750	2,307	-557	-41	19,521
1978	19,122	NA	966	53	913	2,158	2,278	-120	-287	19,627
1979	19,663	NA	1,253	56	1,198	2,047	2,295	-248	-372	20,241
1980	19,403	155	985	49	936	1,972	1,949	23	-640	19,877
1981	19,181	176	904	59	845	1,930	2,228	-297	-500	19,404
1982	17,820	145	933	52	882	2,164	2,472	-308	-537	18,001
1983	16,094	132	918	55	864	2,270	1,822	447	-703	16,835
1984	17,466	110	843	55	788	2,098	2,295	-197	-217	17,951
1985	16,454	126	950	55	894	2,397	2,163	235	-428	17,281
1986	16,059	113	750	61	689	1,837	1,984	-147	-493	16,221
1987	16,621	101	993	54	939	1,905	1,911	-6	-444	17,211
1988	17,103	101	1,294	74	1,220	2,270	2,211	59	-453	18,030
1989	17,311	107	1,382	107	1,275	2,854	2,528	326	101	7 19,119
1990	17,810	123	1,532	86	1,447	1,986	2,499	-513	307	7 19,174
1991	17,698	113	1,773	129	1,644	2,752	2,672	80	27	7 19,562
1992	17,840	118	2,138	216	1,921	2,772	2,599	173	176	7 20,228
1993	18,095	119	2,350	140	2,210	2,799	2,835	-36	401	20,790
1994	18,821	111	2,624	162	2,462	2,579	2,865	-286	139	21,247
1995	18,599	110	2,841	154	2,687	3,025	2,610	415	396	22,207
1996	18,854	109	2,937	153	2,784	2,981	2,979	2	860	22,609
1997	18,902	103	2,994	157	2,837	2,894	2,870	24	871	22,737
1998	19,024	102	3,152	159	2,993	2,432	2,961	-530	657	22,246
1999	18,832	98	3,586	163	3,422	2,808	2,636	172	-119	22,405
2000	19,182	90	3,782	244	3,538	3,550	2,721	829	-306	23,333
2001	19,616	86	3,977	373	3,604	2,344	3,510	-1,166	99	22,239
2002	18,928	68	4,015	516	3,499	3,180	2,713	467	45	23,007
2003	19,099	68	3,944	680	3,264	3,161	3,358	-197	44	22,277
2004	18,591	60	4,259	854	3,404	3,088	3,202	-114	448	22,389
2005	R 18,051	64	4,341	729	3,612	R 3,107	R 3,055	R 52	R 232	R 22,011
2006	R 18,476	R 66	R 4,186	R 724	R 3,462	R 2,527	R 2,963	R -436	R 85	R 21,653
2007P	19,278	61	4,602	809	3,793	3,321	3,144	177	-253	23,055
1Underground storage.  For 1980-2006, also includes liquefied natural gas in above-ground tanks. 7For 1989-1992, a small amount of consumption at independent power producers may be counted in both "Other Industrial" and "Electric Power Sector" on Table 6.5.  See Note 3, "Natural Gas Consumption, 1989-1992," at end of section. 2See Note 1, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of section. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.   3Net imports equal imports minus exports.  Minus sign indicates exports are greater than imports. Notes:  ·  Beginning with 1965, all volumes are shown on a pressure base of 14.73 p.s.i.a. at 60° F.  For prior years, the pressure base was 14.65 p.s.i.a. at 60° F.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. 4Net withdrawals equal withdrawals minus additions.  Minus sign indicates additions are greater than withdrawals. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related information. 5Quantities lost and imbalances in data due to differences among data sources.  Since 1980, excludes intransit shipments that cross the U.S.-Canada border (i.e., natural gas delivered to its destination via the other country). Sources:  Dry Gas Production:  Table 6.2.  Supplemental Gaseous Fuels:  ·  1980-2002—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports.  ·  2003 forward—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM) (March 2008), Table 1.  Trade:  Table 6.3.  Storage Activity:  ·  1949-2006—EIA, NGA, annual reports.  ·  2007—EIA, NGM (March 2008), Table 6.  Balancing Item:  Calculated as consumption minus dry gas production, supplemental gaseous fuels, net imports, and net withdrawals.  Consumption:  Table 6.5.   6See Note 2, "Natural Gas Consumption," at end of section.