Table 3. Natural gas consumption in the United States, 1997-2003; - billion cubic feet

Natural Gas Monthly, Nov, 2003

Table 3. Natural Gas Consumption in the United States, 1997-2003
(Billion Cubic Feet)

                                         Delivered to Consumers
    Year      Lease and  Pipeline  Residential  Commercial  Industrial
    and         Plant    Fuel (b)
   Month      Fuel (a)

1997 Total        1,203       751        4,984       3,215       8,511
1998 Total        1,173       635        4,520       2,999       8,320
1999 Total        1,079       645        4,726       3,045       8,079
2000 Total        1,151       642        4,996       3,218       8,142

2001

  January            93        76          977         503         684
  February           85        66          781         425         640
  March              95        64          682         378         667
  April              90        51          401         257         623
  May                92        42          209         165         579
  June               89        40          147         136         539
  July               91        44          124         131         572
  August             92        47          117         134         592
  September          89        41          128         144         581
  October            93        46          239         186         621
  November           89        48          361         232         620
  December           92        60          610         347         645

   Total          1,089       624        4,776       3,037       7,363

2002

  January        (E) 90        69          820     (R) 437     (R) 657
  February       (E) 80        62          718         403     (R) 603
  March          (E) 90    (R) 62          665     (R) 376     (R) 625
  April          (E) 86        52      (R) 416     (R) 268     (R) 615
  May            (E) 90        44      (R) 255         193     (R) 584
  June           (E) 88        44          161         148     (R) 567
  July           (E) 91        48      (R) 125         139     (R) 589
  August         (E) 90    (R) 48          117     (R) 139     (R) 584
  September      (E) 84        42      (R) 124         143     (R) 550
  October        (E) 86        45      (R) 251     (R) 201     (R) 591
  November       (E) 89        53          484     (R) 301     (R) 605
  December       (E) 91    (R) 66          773         419     (R) 632

   Total      (E) 1,053       635    (R) 4,909       3,166   (R) 7,203

2003

  January        (E) 93        74      (R) 955     (R) 490     (R) 656
  February       (E) 83        69      (R) 889     (R) 473         622
  March          (E) 93        60      (R) 678     (R) 380         589
  April          (E) 88        48          417     (R) 256         553
  May            (E) 91        41      (R) 250     (R) 176         536
  June           (E) 88        37      (R) 159         135         490
  July           (E) 89        43      (R) 127         128         551
  August         (E) 92        45          117         134         550

2003 YTD (d)    (E) 718       418        3,594       2,171       4,548
2002 YTD (d)    (E) 703       429        3,277       2,103       4,825
2001 YTD (d)        727       429        3,439       2,129       4,897

                Delivered to Consumers
    Year      Electric   Vehicle    Total        Total
    and        Power      Fuel                Consumption
   Month

1997 Total        4,065        8      20,783       22,737
1998 Total        4,588        9      20,438       22,245
1999 Total        4,820       12      20,681       22,403
2000 Total        5,206       13      21,575       23,368

2001

  January           340        1       2,506        2,676
  February          313        1       2,159        2,310
  March             363        1       2,091        2,250
  April             385        1       1,666        1,807
  May               434        1       1,389        1,524
  June              493        1       1,316        1,445
  July              634        1       1,463        1,598
  August            687        1       1,532        1,670
  September         510        1       1,364        1,494
  October           466        1       1,513        1,651
  November          351        1       1,564        1,701
  December          367        1       1,971        2,122

   Total          5,343       15      20,534       22,247

2002

  January       (R) 381        1   (R) 2,298    (R) 2,456
  February      (R) 344        1   (R) 2,068    (R) 2,210
  March         (R) 407        1   (R) 2,074    (R) 2,227
  April         (R) 404        1   (R) 1,705    (R) 1,842
  May               410        1   (R) 1,444    (R) 1,578
  June          (R) 551        1   (R) 1,428    (R) 1,560
  July          (R) 734        1   (R) 1,588    (R) 1,727
  August        (R) 718        1   (R) 1,558    (R) 1,696
  September     (R) 569        1   (R) 1,387    (R) 1,513
  October       (R) 442        1   (R) 1,487    (R) 1,618
  November      (R) 352        1   (R) 1,742    (R) 1,883
  December      (R) 360        1   (R) 2,186    (R) 2,342

   Total      (R) 5,672       15  (R) 20,965   (R) 22,653

2003

  January           367        1   (R) 2,470    (R) 2,636
  February          329        1       2,315    (R) 2,467
  March             353        1   (R) 2,001    (R) 2,155
  April             333        1   (R) 1,560        1,697
  May               381        1   (R) 1,344    (R) 1,477
  June              411        1   (R) 1,196    (R) 1,321
  July              609        1   (R) 1,417    (R) 1,550
  August            654        1       1,457        1,593

2003 YTD (d)      3,436       10      13,760       14,896
2002 YTD (d)      3,949       10      14,164       15,296
2001 YTD (d)      3,649       10      14,122       15,278

(a) Plant fuel data and lease fuel data are collected only annually.
Monthly lease and plant fuel use is estimated from monthly marketed
production by assuming that the preceding annual percentage remains
constant for the next twelve months.
(b) Pipeline fuel use is collected only on an annual basis. Monthly
pipeline fuel data are estimated from monthly total consumption
(excluding pipeline fuel) by assuming that the preceding annual
percentage remains constant for the next twelve months.
(d) Year-to-date volume represents months for which volume information
is available in the current year.
(R) Revised Data.
(E) Estimated Data.

Notes: Data for 1997 through 2001 are final. All other data are
preliminary unless otherwise indicated. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia. Totals may not equal sum of
components because of independent rounding. See Explanatory Note
7 for definition of sectors.

Sources: 1997-2001: Energy Information Administration (EIA): Form
EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity andValue of Natural Gas Report," Form
EIA-857, "Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to
Consumers," Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report," Form EIA-906,
"Power Plant Report," EIA computations, and Natural Gas Annual 2001.
January 2002 through the current month: EIA: Form EIA-895, Form
EIA-857, and Form EIA-906. See Appendix A, Explanatory Note 7, for
computation procedures and revision policy.