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Residential Energy-consumption & expenditures, 1980-2001

Released: May 2008

Below are historical data tables from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS).  These tables cover the total number of households, total number of buildings, total floorspace, and different measures of average energy consumption and expenditures for selected housing units and household characteristics. These tables include estimates of average energy consumption and expenditures by selected housing unit and household characteristics.
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Consumption and Expenditures in U.S. Households
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Source: Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS).

For information on the RECS data collection methodology, please see “Methodology” on this page http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/recs/contents.html.

Contact:

Eileen M. O'Brien
RECS Survey Manager
Phone: (202) 586-1122
Fax: (202) 586-0018

Check out U.S. Energy Consumption Statistics: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumption/index.html