Table 6.8 Natural Gas Prices by Sector, 1967-2008 (Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet, Except as Noted)

Table 6.8 Natural Gas Prices by Sector, 1967-2008
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet, Except as Noted)

Year

Residential Sector

Commercial Sector ¹

Industrial Sector ²

Transportation Sector

Electric Power Sector ³

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷

Vehicle Fuel ⁴ Prices

Prices

Percentage
of
Sector ⁷^,8

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

Nominal ⁵

Real ⁶

1967

1.04

4.35

0.74

3.10

0.34

1.42

0.28

1.17

1968

1.04

4.17

.73

2.93

.34

1.36

.22

.88

1969

1.05

4.02

.74

2.83

.35

1.34

.27

1.03

1970

1.09

3.96

.77

2.80

.37

1.34

.29

1.05

1971

1.15

3.98

.82

2.84

.41

1.42

.32

1.11

1972

1.21

4.01

.88

2.92

.45

1.49

.34

1.13

1973

1.29

4.05

.94

2.95

.50

1.57

.38

1.19

92.1

1974

1.43

4.12

1.07

3.08

.67

1.93

.51

1.47

92.7

1975

1.71

4.50

1.35

3.55

.96

2.53

.77

2.03

96.1

1976

1.98

4.93

1.64

4.08

1.24

3.08

1.06

2.64

96.2

1977

2.35

5.50

2.04

4.77

1.50

3.51

1.32

3.09

97.1

1978

2.56

5.59

2.23

4.87

1.70

3.72

1.48

3.23

98.0

1979

2.98

6.01

2.73

5.51

1.99

4.02

1.81

3.65

96.1

1980

3.68

6.81

3.39

6.27

2.56

4.74

2.27

4.20

96.9

1981

4.29

7.26

4.00

6.77

3.14

5.31

2.89

4.89

97.6

1982

5.17

8.24

4.82

7.68

3.87

6.17

85.1

3.48

5.55

92.6

1983

6.06

9.29

5.59

8.57

4.18

6.41

80.7

3.58

5.49

93.9

1984

6.12

9.05

5.55

8.20

4.22

6.24

74.7

3.70

5.47

94.4

1985

6.12

8.78

5.50

7.89

3.95

5.67

68.8

3.55

5.09

94.0

1986

5.83

8.18

5.08

7.13

3.23

4.53

59.8

2.43

3.41

91.7

1987

5.54

7.57

4.77

6.52

93.1

2.94

4.02

47.4

2.32

3.17

91.6

1988

5.47

7.23

4.63

6.12

90.7

2.95

3.90

42.6

2.33

3.08

89.6

1989

5.64

7.18

99.9

4.74

6.03

89.1

2.96

3.77

36.9

^R4.17

^R5.31

2.43

3.09

79.6

1990

5.80

7.11

99.2

4.83

5.92

86.6

2.93

3.59

35.2

3.39

4.15

2.38

2.92

76.8

1991

5.82

6.89

99.2

4.81

5.70

85.1

2.69

3.19

32.7

3.96

4.69

2.18

2.58

79.3

1992

5.89

6.82

99.1

4.88

5.65

83.2

2.84

3.29

30.3

4.05

4.69

2.36

2.73

76.5

1993

6.16

6.97

99.1

5.22

5.91

83.9

3.07

3.47

29.7

4.27

4.83

2.61

2.95

74.1

1994

6.41

7.10

99.1

5.44

6.03

79.3

3.05

3.38

25.5

4.11

4.55

2.28

2.53

73.4

1995

6.06

6.58

99.0

5.05

5.48

76.7

2.71

2.94

24.5

3.98

4.32

2.02

2.19

71.4

1996

6.34

6.76

99.0

5.40

5.75

77.6

3.42

3.64

19.4

4.34

4.62

2.69

2.87

68.4

1997

6.94

7.27

98.8

5.80

6.08

70.8

3.59

3.76

18.1

4.44

4.65

2.78

2.91

68.0

1998

6.82

7.07

97.7

5.48

5.68

67.0

3.14

3.25

16.1

4.59

4.76

2.40

2.49

63.7

1999

6.69

6.84

95.2

5.33

5.45

66.1

3.12

3.19

18.8

4.34

4.43

2.62

2.68

58.3

2000

7.76

92.6

6.59

63.9

4.45

19.8

5.54

4.38

50.5

2001

9.63

9.40

92.4

8.43

8.23

66.0

5.24

5.12

20.8

6.60

6.45

4.61

4.50

40.2

2002

7.89

7.57

97.9

6.63

6.36

77.4

4.02

3.86

22.7

5.10

4.90

³3.68

³3.53

³83.9

2003

9.63

9.05

97.5

8.40

7.89

78.2

5.89

5.54

22.1

6.19

5.82

5.57

5.23

91.2

2004

10.75

9.82

97.7

9.43

8.61

78.0

6.53

5.97

23.7

7.16

6.54

6.11

5.58

89.8

2005

12.70

11.24

98.2

11.34

^R10.03

82.1

8.56

^R7.57

24.1

9.14

8.09

^R8.45

^R7.48

^R89.1

2006

^R13.73

^R11.77

98.1

^R12.00

^R10.28

^R80.8

^R7.87

^R6.75

^R23.4

^R8.72

^R7.48

7.11

^R6.09

93.4

2007

^R13.06

^R10.90

98.0

^R11.32

9.45

^R80.5

^R7.68

^R6.41

^R22.3

^R8.45

^R7.05

7.31

^R6.10

^R92.2

2008

^P13.68

^P11.17

^E98.1

^P11.98

^P9.79

^P75.1

^P9.61

^P7.85

^P20.3

^P9.35

^P7.64

^P8100.6

¹Commercial sector, including commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial
electricity-only plants.

⁷The percentage of the sector's consumption in Table 6.5 for which price data are available.

²Industrial sector, including industrial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and industrial electricity-only
plants.

⁸Percentages exceed 100 percent when reported natural gas receipts are greater than reported natural
gas consumption—this can occur when combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants report fuel receipts related
to non-electric generating activities.

³Electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose
primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. Through 2001, data are for
electric utilities only; beginning in 2002, data are for electric utilities and independent power producers. See
Note 5, "Coverage of Electric Power Sector Natural Gas Prices," at end of section.

R=Revised. P=Preliminary. E=Estimate. NA=Not available.

⁴Much of the natural gas delivered for vehicle fuel represents deliveries to fueling stations that are used
primarily or exclusively by fleet vehicles. Thus, the prices are often those associated with the cost of gas in
the operation of fleet vehicles.

Notes: · Prices are for natural gas, plus a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels. · The average
for each end-use sector is calculated by dividing the total value of the natural gas consumed by each sector
by the total quantity consumed. · Prices are intended to include all taxes. · See Note 2, "Classification of
Power Plants Into Energy-Use Sectors," at end of Section 8.

⁵See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.

Web Page: See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related
information.

⁶In chained (2000) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators in Table
D1. See "Chained Dollars" in Glossary.

Sources:  Residential Percentage of Sector:  ·  1989-2007—Energy Information Administration (EIA),
Form EIA-176, "Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition."  ·  2008—EIA
estimate.  Vehicle Fuel:  EIA, NGA, annual reports.  Electric Power Price:  ·  1967-2003—EIA, NGA,
annual reports.  ·  2004-2007—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM) (March 2009), Table 3.  ·  2008—EIA, Form
EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."  Electric Power Percentage of Sector:
·  1973-2001—Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural gas receipts by electric utilities reported on Form
FERC-423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants" (and predecessor
forms), divided by the quantity of natural gas consumed by the electric power sector (for 1973-1988, see
Table 8.5b; for 1989-2001, see Table 8.7b).  ·  2002-2007—Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural gas
receipts by electric utilities and independent power producers reported on Forms FERC-423, "Monthly
Report of Cost and Quantity of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants," and EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of
Fuels for Electric Plants Report," divided by the quantity of natural gas consumed by the electric power
sector (see Table 8.7b).  ·  2008—Calculated by EIA as the quantity of natural gas receipts by electric utilities
and independent power producers reported on Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report," divided by
the quantity of natural gas consumed by the electric power sector (see Table 8.7b).  All Other Data:  ·
1967-2003—EIA, NGA, annual reports.  ·  2004 forward—EIA, NGM (March 2009), Table 3.