Table 1.6 Cost of Fuels to End Users in Real (1982-1984) Dollars
Consumer Price Index, Residential Residential Residential
All Urban Consumersa Motor Gasolineb Heating Oilc Natural Gasb Electricityb
Cents per
Index Cents per Dollars per Cents per Dollars per Thousand Dollars per Cents per Dollars per
1982-1984=100 Gallon Million Btu Gallon Million Btu Cubic Feet Million Btu Kilowatthour Million Btu
1973 Average .................. 44.4 NA NA NA NA 290.5 2.85 5.6 16.50
1975 Average .................. 53.8 NA NA NA NA 317.8 3.12 6.5 19.07
1980 Average .................. 82.4 148.2 11.85 118.2 8.52 446.6 4.36 6.6 19.21
1985 Average .................. 107.6 111.2 8.89 97.9 7.06 568.8 5.52 6.87 20.13
1990 Average .................. 130.7 93.1 7.44 81.3 5.86 443.8 4.31 5.99 17.56
1995 Average .................. 152.4 79.1 6.37 56.9 4.10 397.6 3.87 5.51 16.15
1996 Average .................. 156.9 82.1 6.61 63.0 4.54 404.1 3.93 5.33 15.62
1997 Average .................. 160.5 80.4 6.48 61.3 4.42 432.4 4.21 5.25 15.39
1998 Average .................. 163.0 68.4 5.51 52.3 3.77 418.4 4.05 5.07 14.85
1999 Average .................. 166.6 73.3 5.91 52.6 3.79 401.6 3.91 4.90 14.36
2000 Average .................. 172.2 90.8 7.32 76.1 5.49 450.6 4.39 4.79 14.02
2001 Average .................. 177.1 86.4 6.97 70.6 5.09 543.8 5.28 4.84 14.20
2002 Average .................. 179.9 80.1 6.46 62.8 4.52 438.6 4.26 4.69 13.75
2003 Average .................. 184.0 89.0 7.18 73.6 5.31 523.4 5.07 4.74 13.89
2004 Average .................. 188.9 101.8 8.20 81.9 5.91 569.1 5.54 4.74 13.89
2005 Average .................. 195.3 119.7 9.64 105.1 7.58 650.3 6.32 4.84 14.18
2006 January .................... 198.3 119.0 9.58 117.7 8.49 753.4 7.33 4.82 14.11
February .................. 198.7 118.5 9.54 116.4 8.39 704.6 6.85 4.93 14.46
March ....................... 199.8 122.3 9.85 117.8 8.49 660.2 6.42 4.94 14.48
April ......................... 201.5 139.0 11.19 120.4 8.68 659.6 6.42 5.12 15.01
May .......................... 202.5 147.8 11.90 121.9 8.79 712.6 6.93 5.24 15.36
June ......................... 202.9 146.0 11.75 121.1 8.73 743.7 7.23 5.35 15.67
July .......................... 203.5 149.7 12.05 120.9 8.72 773.0 7.52 5.39 15.78
August ..................... 203.9 148.7 11.97 122.6 8.84 794.0 7.72 5.37 15.73
September ............... 202.9 130.0 10.46 117.4 8.47 775.3 7.54 5.39 15.80
October .................... 201.8 114.9 9.25 114.1 8.23 620.4 6.04 5.24 15.37
November ................ 201.5 113.5 9.14 116.3 8.38 618.9 6.02 5.05 14.81
December ................ 201.8 117.9 9.49 117.9 8.50 621.4 6.04 4.88 14.29
Average .................. 201.6 130.7 10.52 117.3 8.46 682.0 6.63 5.16 15.12
2007 January .................... 202.416 114.7 9.23 114.2 8.23 597.3 5.81 4.96 14.54
February .................. 203.499 114.6 9.23 117.4 8.47 595.6 5.79 4.86 14.23
March ....................... 205.352 128.5 10.34 118.9 8.57 626.2 6.09 4.97 14.57
April ......................... 206.686 140.7 11.33 120.0 8.65 642.0 6.25 5.15 15.10
May .......................... 207.949 152.7 12.29 119.5 8.62 702.6 6.83 5.18 15.18
June ......................... 208.352 148.8 11.97 119.6 8.62 777.5 7.56 5.31 15.57
July .......................... 208.299 144.6 11.64 122.1 8.80 799.3 7.78 5.31 15.56
August ..................... 207.917 136.3 10.97 120.4 8.68 800.3 7.79 5.31 15.58
September ............... 208.490 136.2 10.96 125.1 9.02 764.5 7.44 5.25 15.38
October .................... 208.936 136.1 10.95 132.1 9.52 682.0 6.63 5.17 15.16
November ................ 210.177 148.4 11.94 144.5 10.42 610.0 5.93 5.09 14.91
December ................ 210.036 146.1 11.76 147.5 10.64 579.4 5.64 4.91 14.39
Average .................. 207.342 137.4 11.06 124.9 9.01 627.5 6.10 5.13 15.04
2008 January .................... 211.080 146.7 11.80 148.6 10.72 574.2 5.59 4.83 14.16
February .................. 211.693 145.6 11.72 150.1 10.82 588.6 5.73 4.84 14.18
March ....................... 213.528 154.9 12.46 162.6 11.73 605.1 5.89 R 4.93 R 14.44
April ......................... 214.823 162.5 13.08 168.7 12.16 665.7 6.48 NA NA
May .......................... 216.632 176.0 14.16 R 180.9 R 13.04 R 739.5 R 7.19 NA NA
June ......................... 218.815 188.1 15.13 RE 184.5 RE 13.31 NA NA NA NA
July .......................... 219.964 188.3 15.15 NA NA NA NA NA NA
a Data are U.S. city averages for all items, and are not seasonally adjusted. coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
b Includes taxes. Web Page: See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/overview.html for all
c Excludes taxes. available data beginning in 1973.
R=Revised. E=Estimate. NA=Not available. Sources: · Fuel Prices: Tables 9.4 (All Types), 9.8c, 9.9, and 9.11,
Notes: · Fuel costs are calculated by using the Urban Consumer Price adjusted by the CPI. · Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers: U.S.
Index (CPI) developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. · Annual averages Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, series ID CUUR0000SA0."
may not equal average of months due to independent rounding. · Geographic · Conversion Factors: Tables A1, A3, A4, and A6.
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