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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 View
History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
61,107,254 61,871,450 62,496,134 63,616,827 64,166,280 64,927,174 1987-2007
Sales
57,267,445 57,815,669 58,524,797 59,787,524 60,129,047 60,534,246 1997-2007
Transported
3,839,809 4,055,781 3,971,337 3,829,303 4,037,233 4,392,928 1997-2007
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
5,064,384 5,152,177 5,139,949 5,198,028 5,273,379 5,305,599 1987-2007
Sales
4,588,964 4,662,853 4,644,363 4,698,626 4,733,822 4,718,090 1998-2007
Transported
475,420 489,324 495,586 499,402 539,557 587,509 1998-2007
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
621 617 609 577 537 569 1967-2007
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
205,915 205,514 209,058 206,223 193,830 194,868 1987-2007
Sales
143,177 142,816 151,386 146,450 135,070 134,243 1998-2007
Transported
62,738 62,698 57,672 59,773 58,760 60,625 1998-2007
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
36,458 34,793 34,645 31,991 33,597 33,997 1973-2007
- = 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: 2/26/2009
Next Release Date: 3/31/2009