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Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers: Total by End-Use Sector                    
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Table 5.3. Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers: Total by End-Use Sector, 1995 through August 2009
(Cents per Kilowatthour)
Period
Residential
Commercial1
Industrial1
Transportation[1]
Other
All Sectors
1995 8.4 7.69 4.66 NA 6.88 6.89
1996 8.36 7.64 4.6 NA 6.91 6.86
1997 8.43 7.59 4.53 NA 6.91 6.85
1998 8.26 7.41 4.48 NA 6.63 6.74
1999 8.16 7.26 4.43 NA 6.35 6.64
2000 8.24 7.43 4.64 NA 6.56 6.81
2001 8.58 7.92 5.05 NA 7.2 7.29
2002 8.44 7.89 4.88 NA 6.75 7.2
2003 8.72 8.03 5.11 7.54 -- 7.44
2004 8.95 8.17 5.25 7.18 -- 7.61
2005 9.45 8.67 5.73 8.57 -- 8.14
2006 10.4 9.46 6.16 9.54 -- 8.9
2007
January 10.06 9.12 6.13 8.92 -- 8.71
February 9.89 9.34 6.16 9.38 -- 8.74
March 10.27 9.35 6.22 11.04 -- 8.8
April 10.63 9.38 6.19 9.42 -- 8.82
May 10.77 9.51 6.27 9.84 -- 8.96
June 11.09 9.95 6.59 9.88 -- 9.45
July 11.07 10.14 6.71 10.57 -- 9.64
August 11.07 10.07 6.84 9.98 -- 9.68
September 10.96 9.9 6.52 9.76 -- 9.43
October 10.82 9.77 6.46 9.61 -- 9.17
November 10.7 9.5 6.28 8.76 -- 8.94
December 10.33 9.42 6.26 9.19 -- 8.91
Total 10.65 9.65 6.39 9.7 -- 9.13
2008
January 10.24 9.4 6.39 9.69 -- 8.99
February 10.28 9.47 6.38 10.43 -- 8.98
March 10.57 9.62 6.54 10.7 -- 9.11
April 11.02 9.86 6.64 10.49 -- 9.3
May 11.48 10.05 6.8 11.1 -- 9.54
June 11.84 10.88 7.4 11.79 -- 10.34
July 12.14 11.11 7.78 12.28 -- 10.73
August 12.15 11.08 7.63 12.59 -- 10.66
September 11.99 10.77 7.35 13.82 -- 10.34
October 11.91 10.5 7.23 10.9 -- 10.04
November 11.52 10.13 7.04 10.6 -- 9.75
December 11 9.95 6.88 11.21 -- 9.64
Total 11.36 10.28 7.01 11.28 -- 9.82
2009
January 11.03 10.03 6.9 11.32 -- 9.75
February 11.23 10.16 6.98 11.13 -- 9.83
March 11.38 10.07 6.84 12.02 -- 9.75
April 11.59 9.99 6.78 11.36 -- 9.69
May 11.86 10.12 6.89 11.61 -- 9.87
June 11.91 10.51 7.18 11.43 -- 10.24
July 11.96 10.72 7.12 11.72 -- 10.42
August 12.05 10.6 7.17 11.25 -- 10.4
Total 11.63 10.3 6.99 11.48 -- 10.01
Year to Date
2007 10.63 9.64 6.4 9.87 -- 9.13
2008 11.25 10.24 6.96 11.11 -- 9.75
2009 11.63 10.3 6.99 11.48 -- 10.01
Rolling 12 Months Ending in August
2008 11.08 10.05 6.76 10.5 -- 9.55
2009 11.61 10.31 7.04 11.53 -- 9.99
  [1] See Technical notes for additional information on the Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
  NA = Not available.  
  Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Prices are calculated by dividing revenue by sales.  Revenue may not correspond to sales for a particular month because of energy service provider billing and accounting procedures.  That lack of correspondence could result in uncharacteristic increases or decreases in the monthly prices. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Average Revenue values for 1996-2007 include energy service provider (power marketer) data. Values for 2008 and 2009 are preliminary estimates based on a cutoff model sample.  See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-826. Values for 2007 and prior years are final. Utilities and energy service providers may classify commercial and industrial customers based on either NAICS codes or demands or usage falling within specified limits by rate schedule. Values for 1996 in the commercial and industrial sectors reflect an electric utility`s reclassification for this information by Standard Industrial Classification. Changes from year to year in consumer counts, sales and revenues, particularly involving the commercial and industrial consumer sectors, may result from respondent implementation of changes in the definitions of consumers, and reclassifications. Retail sales and net generation may not correspond exactly for a particular month for a variety of reasons (i.e., sales data may include imported electricity). Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
  Sources: 2006-2008:  Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-826, "Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions Report;" 1992-2005:  Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report."
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