Section 3. Petroleum - United States. Energy Information Administration - Industry Overview - Statistical Data Included

Monthly Energy Review, April, 2002

Total petroleum imports (1) averaged 10.6 million barrels per day in March 2002, 1 percent lower than the previous month's rate and 11 percent lower than the March 2001 rate.

In March 2002, 19.1 million barrels per day of petroleum products were supplied for domestic use, 4 percent lower than the March 2001 rate. Motor gasoline accounted for 45 percent of the total; distillate fuel oil, 20 percent; and kerosene-type jet fuel, 8 percent.

Motor gasoline product supplied during March 2002 averaged 8.5 million barrels per day, 1 percent lower than the previous month's rate but 1 percent higher than the March 2001 rate. Total motor gasoline stocks were 212 million barrels at the end of March 2002, 6 million barrels below the stock level in the previous month but 18 million barrels above the level 1 year earlier.

Distillate fuel oil product supplied during March 2002 averaged 3.8 million barrels per day, 1 percent higher than the previous month's rate but 9 percent lower than the March 2001 rate. Distillate fuel oil ending stocks for March 2002 were 120 million barrels, 10 million barrels below the stock level in the previous month but 15 million barrels above the level 1 year earlier.

Kerosene-type jet fuel product supplied in March 2002 averaged 1.5 million barrels per day, slightly higher than the previous month's rate but 10 percent lower than the March 2001 rate. Kerosene-type jet fuel stocks measured 41 million barrels at the end of March 2002, the same as the stock level in the previous month and 1 million barrels above the level 1 year earlier.

Estimates (except of crude production) for the most current month are based on Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly data and will be revised to conform with data from the EIA Petroleum Reporting System as available. For the most recent month, crude production is an EIA estimate based on historical and provisional data through December 2001.