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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 View
History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
63,616,827 64,166,280 64,964,769 65,073,996 65,329,582 65,521,832 1987-2010
Sales
59,787,524 60,129,047 60,571,282 60,466,339 60,356,913 60,246,444 1997-2010
Transported
3,829,303 4,037,233 4,393,487 4,607,657 4,972,669 5,275,388 1997-2010
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
5,198,028 5,273,379 5,308,785 5,444,335 5,322,332 5,299,056 1987-2010
Sales
4,698,626 4,733,822 4,721,221 4,841,452 4,660,739 4,582,356 1998-2010
Transported
499,402 539,557 587,564 602,883 661,593 716,700 1998-2010
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
577 537 568 579 586 585 1967-2010
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
206,223 193,830 198,288 225,043 207,624 192,528 1987-2010
Sales
146,450 135,070 136,945 162,229 141,706 128,963 1998-2010
Transported
59,773 58,760 61,343 62,814 65,918 63,565 1998-2010
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
31,991 33,597 33,527 29,600 29,705 33,852 1973-2010
- = 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: 8/31/2012
Next Release Date: 9/28/2012