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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 View
History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
60,286,364 61,107,254 61,871,450 62,496,134 63,616,827 64,385,971 1987-2006
Sales
56,710,548 57,267,445 57,815,669 58,524,797 59,787,524 60,146,531 1997-2006
Transported
3,576,181 3,839,809 4,055,781 3,971,337 3,829,303 4,239,440 1997-2006
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
4,996,446 5,064,384 5,152,177 5,139,949 5,198,028 5,274,854 1987-2006
Sales
4,532,034 4,588,964 4,662,853 4,644,363 4,698,626 4,733,531 1998-2006
Transported
464,412 475,420 489,324 495,586 499,402 541,323 1998-2006
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
605 621 617 609 577 537 1967-2006
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
217,026 205,915 205,514 209,058 206,223 199,791 1987-2006
Sales
152,974 143,177 142,816 151,386 146,450 137,215 1998-2006
Transported
64,052 62,738 62,698 57,672 59,773 62,576 1998-2006
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
33,840 36,458 34,793 34,645 31,991 32,507 1973-2006
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Sales consumers buy their gas from the company that delivered it to them. Transported consumers buy their gas from a company other than the one that delivered it to them.

Beginning in 1996, consumption of natural gas for agricultural use was classified as industrial use. In 1995 and earlier years, agricultural use was classified as commercial use.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 12/24/2008
Next Release Date: 1/30/2009