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Table WF01. Selected U.S. Average Consumer Prices* and Expenditures for Heating Fuels During the Winter
Energy Information Administration/Short-Term Energy Outlook -- August 2008
Winter of Forecast
Fuel / Region 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Avg.02-07 07-08 08-09 % Change
Natural Gas
Northeast
Consumption (mcf**) 84.3 80.0 79.8 73.9 74.7 78.5 74.8 78.7 5.2
Price ($/mcf) 9.99 11.77 12.64 16.40 14.69 12.99 15.14 17.66 16.7
Expenditures ($) 842 941 1,009 1,211 1,098 1,020 1,132 1,389 22.7
Midwest
Consumption (mcf) 92.1 85.5 85.2 82.2 84.8 85.9 88.4 86.5 -2.1
Price ($/mcf) 7.61 8.77 10.04 13.45 11.06 10.12 11.38 14.03 23.3
Expenditures ($) 701 750 855 1,106 938 870 1,006 1,214 20.7
South
Consumption (mcf) 60.6 55.6 54.0 53.8 54.8 55.8 52.9 56.6 7.0
Price ($/mcf) 9.03 10.67 12.17 16.46 13.59 12.30 14.28 17.89 25.3
Expenditures ($) 547 594 658 886 745 686 755 1,012 34.1
West
Consumption (mcf) 44.7 45.7 46.7 46.7 47.2 46.2 49.6 48.7 -1.8
Price ($/mcf) 7.55 8.84 10.18 12.96 11.20 10.17 11.31 14.05 24.3
Expenditures ($) 338 404 475 605 528 470 560 684 22.1
U.S. Average
Consumption (mcf) 71.1 67.1 66.8 64.7 66.0 67.1 67.2 68.0 1.2
Price ($/mcf) 8.42 9.81 11.04 14.58 12.35 11.18 12.72 15.58 22.4
Expenditures ($) 599 659 738 943 815 751 855 1,059 23.8
Households (thousands) 54,942 55,811 56,167 56,587 57,223 56,146 57,804 58,309 0.9
Heating Oil
Northeast
Consumption (gallons) 671.5 636.9 637.0 589.6 596.0 626.2 600.4 627.0 4.4
Price ($/gallon) 1.42 1.46 1.93 2.45 2.51 1.93 3.31 4.35 31.3
Expenditures ($) 956 930 1,230 1,446 1,494 1,211 1,987 2,725 37.1
Midwest
Consumption (gallons) 531.6 488.9 486.0 466.9 483.7 491.4 507.8 495.3 -2.5
Price ($/gallon) 1.35 1.34 1.84 2.37 2.39 1.84 3.32 4.30 29.3
Expenditures ($) 718 654 893 1,108 1,158 906 1,687 2,128 26.1
South
Consumption (gallons) 418.8 394.1 378.0 372.3 363.2 385.3 343.1 387.1 12.8
Price ($/gallon) 1.41 1.45 1.94 2.46 2.38 1.91 3.33 4.29 28.8
Expenditures ($) 590 572 734 915 863 735 1,142 1,659 45.3
West
Consumption (gallons) 311.6 325.0 331.6 328.0 327.2 324.7 351.4 336.7 -4.2
Price ($/gallon) 1.39 1.46 1.99 2.49 2.57 1.99 3.36 4.35 29.3
Expenditures ($) 432 473 659 818 842 645 1,181 1,463 23.9
U.S. Average
Consumption (gallons) 644.9 612.5 610.2 574.9 580.9 604.7 585.7 609.7 4.1
Price ($/gallon) 1.41 1.45 1.93 2.45 2.49 1.93 3.31 4.34 31.0
Expenditures ($) 912 886 1,176 1,409 1,445 1,166 1,939 2,644 36.3
Households (thousands) 9,491 9,336 9,064 8,741 8,542 9,035 8,356 8,115 -2.9
Table WF01. Selected U.S. Average Consumer Prices* and Expenditures for Heating Fuels During the Winter
Energy Information Administration/Short-Term Energy Outlook -- August 2008
Winter of Forecast
Fuel / Region 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Avg.02-07 07-08 08-09 % Change
Propane
Northeast
Consumption (gallons) 915.8 871.2 870.0 808.3 816.7 856.4 820.0 856.5 4.5
Price ($/gallon) 1.55 1.65 1.88 2.20 2.29 1.90 2.78 3.06 10.2
Expenditures ($) 1,416 1,435 1,633 1,775 1,872 1,626 2,276 2,620 15.1
Midwest
Consumption (gallons) 860.8 800.5 793.2 766.9 792.7 802.8 832.2 811.3 -2.5
Price ($/gallon) 1.07 1.20 1.42 1.67 1.74 1.41 2.12 2.46 15.9
Expenditures ($) 922 960 1,130 1,278 1,382 1,135 1,767 1,997 13.0
South
Consumption (gallons) 577.0 532.5 515.1 514.2 519.7 531.7 500.5 538.5 7.6
Price ($/gallon) 1.45 1.57 1.79 2.11 2.16 1.81 2.66 2.93 10.3
Expenditures ($) 838 838 921 1,087 1,123 961 1,329 1,578 18.7
West
Consumption (gallons) 559.7 567.5 581.6 581.7 588.5 575.8 618.2 608.1 -1.6
Price ($/gallon) 1.38 1.53 1.78 2.09 2.17 1.80 2.65 2.88 8.9
Expenditures ($) 774 871 1,037 1,214 1,275 1,034 1,635 1,751 7.1
U.S. Average
Consumption (gallons) 713.3 672.5 668.3 655.4 669.0 675.7 682.1 693.7 1.7
Price ($/gallon) 1.29 1.42 1.65 1.95 2.01 1.66 2.45 2.75 12.4
Expenditures ($) 918 953 1,103 1,277 1,347 1,120 1,673 1,911 14.3
Households (thousands) 6,848 6,818 6,782 6,565 6,539 6,710 6,539 6,464 -1.1
Electricity
Northeast
Consumption (kwh***) 10,417 10,013 10,019 9,497 9,570 9,903 9,577 9,930 3.7
Price ($/kwh) 0.109 0.114 0.117 0.133 0.139 0.122 0.144 0.156 8.1
Expenditures ($) 1,136 1,140 1,173 1,260 1,329 1,208 1,383 1,551 12.1
Midwest
Consumption (kwh) 11,469 10,922 10,857 10,635 10,883 10,953 11,263 11,073 -1.7
Price ($/kwh) 0.074 0.075 0.077 0.081 0.085 0.078 0.089 0.095 6.5
Expenditures ($) 846 823 834 857 926 857 1,004 1,051 4.7
South
Consumption (kwh) 8,763 8,402 8,266 8,255 8,299 8,397 8,144 8,449 3.7
Price ($/kwh) 0.074 0.078 0.082 0.092 0.096 0.084 0.098 0.106 7.7
Expenditures ($) 646 652 674 762 797 706 802 896 11.7
West
Consumption (kwh) 6,968 7,091 7,188 7,185 7,199 7,126 7,454 7,338 -1.6
Price ($/kwh) 0.091 0.091 0.092 0.097 0.102 0.095 0.105 0.113 7.7
Expenditures ($) 635 642 661 695 735 674 779 827 6.1
U.S. Average
Consumption (kwh) 8,592 8,307 8,246 8,156 8,215 8,303 8,231 8,369 1.7
Price ($/kwh) 0.082 0.085 0.088 0.096 0.101 0.090 0.104 0.112 7.6
Expenditures ($) 702 703 722 787 828 749 858 939 9.4
Households (thousands) 34,153 34,686 35,745 36,741 37,349 35,735 38,024 38,787 2.0
All households (thousands) 105,434 106,650 107,758 108,634 109,654 107,626 110,723 111,675 0.9
Average Expenditures ($) 681 712 793 948 900 807 986 1,182 19.8
Note: Winter covers the period October 1 through March 31.
Fuel consumption per household is based only on households that use that fuel as the primary space-heating fuel.
Included in fuel consumption is consumption for water heating, appliances, and lighting (electricity).
* Prices include taxes
** thousand cubic feet
*** kilowatthour