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Annual Energy Outlook 2013
Release Dates: April 15 - May 2, 2013 | Next Early Release Date: December 2013 (See release cycle changes) | correction | full report
Trends in economic activity
Market Trends
- Productivity and investment offset slow growth in labor force...Read full section
- Slow consumption growth, rapid investment growth, and an increasing trade surplus...Read full section
- Energy-intensive industries show strong early growth in output...Read full section
- Energy expenditures decline relative to gross domestic product and gross output...Read full section
- In the United States, average energy use per person declines from 2010 to 2040...Read full section
- Iron and steel, cement, and glass industries are most sensitive to economic growth rate...Read full section
- Energy use reflects output and efficiency trends in energy-intensive industries...Read full section
- Metal-based durable goods show the fastest growth among non-energy-intensive industries...Read full section
- Nonmanufacturing efficiency gains are slowed by rising energy intensity in the mining industry...Read full section
- Nuclear power plant capacity grows slowly through uprates and new builds...Read full section
- Natural gas prices depend on economic growth and resource recovery rates among other factors...Read full section
Comparison with other projections
- Economic growth... Read full section