Section 9. Energy prices - Statistical Data Included

Monthly Energy Review, July, 2002

Table 9.11 Natural Gas Prices

(Prices: Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet;
Share of Volume Delivered: Percentage)

                                                   Delivered to
                                                 Consumers (a),(b)

                                                            Commercial

                                        City     Residen-
                           Wellhead     Gate     tial (c)   Price (c)

1973 Average                   0.22      NA          1.29        0.94
1974 Average                    .30      NA          1.43        1.07
1975 Average                    .44      NA          1.71        1.35
1976 Average                    .58      NA          1.98        1.64
1977 Average                    .79      NA          2.35        2.04
1978 Average                    .91      NA          2.56        2.23
1979 Average                   1.18      NA          2.98        2.73
1980 Average                   1.59      NA          3.68        3.39
1981 Average                   1.98      NA          4.29        4.00
1982 Average                   2.46      NA          5.17        4.82
1983 Average                   2.59      NA          6.06        5.59
1984 Average                   2.66       3.95       6.12        5.55
1985 Average                   2.51       3.75       6.12        5.50
1986 Average                   1.94       3.22       5.83        5.08
1987 Average                   1.67       2.87       5.54        4.77
1988 Average                   1.69       2.92       5.47        4.63
1989 Average                   1.69       3.01       5.64        4.74
1990 Average                   1.71       3.03       5.80        4.83
1991 Average                   1.64       2.90       5.82        4.81
1992 Average                   1.74       3.01       5.89        4.88
1993 Average                   2.04       3.21       6.16        5.22
1994 Average                   1.85       3.07       6.41        5.44
1995 Average                   1.55       2.78       6.06        5.05
1996 Average                   2.17       3.34       6.34        5.40
1997 Average                   2.32       3.66       6.94        5.80
1998 Average                   1.96       3.07       6.82        5.48
1999 Average                   2.19       3.10       6.69        5.33

2000 January                   2.60       3.27       6.37        5.78
     February                  2.73       3.48       6.54        5.96
     March                     2.66       3.54       6.91        5.78
     April                     2.86       3.72       7.19        6.04
     May                       3.04       4.15       8.26        5.98
     June                      3.77       5.19       9.50        6.49
     July                      3.84       5.20      10.33        6.56
     August                    3.73       4.63      10.37        6.09
     September                 4.26       5.21      10.10        6.93
     October                   4.58       5.66       9.44        7.49
     November                  4.40       5.20       8.58        7.57
     December                  5.77       6.64       8.56        8.20
     Average                   3.69       4.62       7.76        6.59

2001 January               (E) 8.06       8.84      10.06        9.36
     February              (E) 5.84       7.19      10.33        9.69
     March                 (E) 5.15       6.17       9.91        9.00
     April                 (E) 5.21       6.35      10.18        8.85
     May                   (E) 4.56       5.89      10.99        8.50
     June                  (E) 3.88       5.36      11.51        6.91
     July                  (E) 3.39       4.28      11.01        7.01
     August                (E) 3.23       4.27      10.77        6.59
     September             (E) 2.55       3.64      10.16        6.29
     October               (E) 2.40       3.47       8.18        5.89
     November              (E) 2.74       4.17       7.97        6.52
     December              (E) 2.38       4.08       7.30    (R) 6.50
     Average               (E) 4.12       5.82       9.63    (R) 8.10

2002 January               (E) 2.35   (R) 4.16   (R) 7.23    (R) 6.53
     February              (E) 2.14       3.86   (R) 7.19    (R) 6.52
     March                 (E) 2.52       3.87       6.96        6.28
     3-Month Average (e)   (E) 2.34       3.97       7.14        6.45

2001 3-Month Average (e)   (E) 6.35       7.55      10.11        9.37
2000 3-Month Average (e)       2.66       3.41       6.57        5.84

                           Delivered to Consumers (a),(b)

                           Commercial      Industrial

                             Share                Share
                           of Total             of Total    Electric
                             Volume     Price    Volume      Utili-
                           Delivered     (c)    Delivered   ties (d)

1973 Average                   NA        0.50      NA         0.38
1974 Average                   NA         .67      NA          .51
1975 Average                   NA         .96      NA          .77
1976 Average                   NA        1.24      NA         1.06
1977 Average                   NA        1.50      NA         1.32
1978 Average                   NA        1.70      NA         1.48
1979 Average                   NA        1.99      NA         1.81
1980 Average                   NA        2.56      NA         2.27
1981 Average                   NA        3.14      NA         2.89
1982 Average                   NA        3.87        85.1     3.48
1983 Average                   NA        4.18        80.7     3.58
1984 Average                   NA        4.22        74.7     3.70
1985 Average                   NA        3.95        68.8     3.55
1986 Average                   NA        3.23        59.8     2.43
1987 Average                    93.1     2.94        47.4     2.32
1988 Average                    90.7     2.95        42.6     2.33
1989 Average                    89.1     2.96        36.9     2.43
1990 Average                    86.6     2.93        35.2     2.38
1991 Average                    85.1     2.69        32.7     2.18
1992 Average                    83.2     2.84        30.3     2.36
1993 Average                    83.9     3.07        29.7     2.61
1994 Average                    79.3     3.05        25.5     2.28
1995 Average                    76.7     2.71        24.5     2.02
1996 Average                    77.6     3.42        19.4     2.69
1997 Average                    70.8     3.59        18.1     2.78
1998 Average                    67.0     3.14        16.1     2.40
1999 Average                    66.2     3.10        17.4     2.62

2000 January                    66.5     3.41        18.7     2.74
     February                   67.4     3.68        19.4     2.96
     March                      62.4     3.54        18.2     3.00
     April                      61.2     3.59        18.0     3.23
     May                        59.6     3.67        17.0     3.63
     June                       56.5     4.24        18.1     4.45
     July                       55.5     4.55        17.6     4.35
     August                     57.7     4.33        17.1     4.27
     September                  56.0     4.88        16.5     4.85
     October                    58.5     5.45        16.6     5.17
     November                   63.0     5.39        19.8     5.37
     December                   67.5     6.67        20.4     8.23
     Average                    62.9     4.48        18.1     4.38

2001 January                (R) 70.7     8.60        16.3     9.47
     February                   68.6     7.28        15.6     6.85
     March                      67.0     6.36        15.0     5.69
     April                  (R) 64.7     6.14        13.9     5.70
     May                        57.1     5.42    (R) 12.9     5.14
     June                       61.5     4.77        13.0     4.51
     July                       54.5     3.94        18.8     3.83
     August                     54.2     3.78        18.0     3.72
     September                  52.2     3.29        19.1     3.15
     October                    57.9     3.01        19.3     2.79
     November                   63.0     3.96        18.0     3.30
     December               (R) 66.6     3.42        19.5     3.12
     Average                    63.9     4.86        16.7     4.52

2002 January                (R) 67.0     3.64        20.9      NA
     February               (R) 65.7     3.30        20.8      NA
     March                      65.4     3.36        20.8      NA
     3-Month Average (e)        66.1     3.44        20.8      NA

2001 3-Month Average (e)        68.9     7.45        15.6     8.09
2000 3-Month Average (e)        65.6     3.54        18.7     2.84

(a) Includes supplemental gaseous fuels.

(b) See Note 9 at end of section.

(c) Includes taxes.

(d) See Note 8 at end of section.

(e) Year-to-date prices for electric utilities are one month
behind those of other data series in this table.

(R)=Revised.

NA=Not available.

(E)=Estimate.

Notes: * Prices shown on this page are intended to include all
taxes. See Note 9 at end of section. * Wellhead annual and
year-to-date prices are simple averages of the monthly prices;
all other annual and year-to-date prices are volume-weighted
averages of the monthly prices. * Geographic coverage is the
50 States and the District of Columbia.

Web Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/prices.html.

Sources: See end of section.