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Table A3. Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses for the U.S. Cooperative Borrowers, 1996-2000
(Thousand Dollars)

Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Production Expenses          
  Power Production Expenses 3,239,168 2,949,009 3,012,513 2,731,235 2,900,794
  Purchased Power 13,840,616 R/12,756,942 12,670,194 12,374,169 14,521,294
    Total Production Expenses 17,079,784 R/15,705,951 15,682,707 15,105,404 17,422,088
  Transmission Expenses 525,232 466,223 451,620 338,625 371,595
  Distribution Expenses 1,530,093 R/1,451,337 1,440,447 1,133,984 1,132,665
  Customer Accounts Expenses 486,793 455,102 446,239 382,302 375,142
  Customer Service and Informational Expenses 133,400 131,560 132,190 117,854 117,529
  Sales Expenses 82,405 80,994 77,235 60,586 72,216
  Administration and General Expenses 1,103,870 1,045,142 1,049,608 1,266,272 1,257,015
    Total Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses 20,941,577 19,336,309 19,280,046 18,405,027 20,748,250

R = Revised data.
       Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  Data for 2000 represent 633 Distribution Borrowers and 47 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1999 represent 649 Distribution Borrowers and 46 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1998 represent 686 Distribution Borrowers and 48 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1997 represent 721 Distribution Borrowers and 45 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1996 represent 782 Distribution Borrowers and 50 Power Supply Borrowers.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (prior Rural Electrification Administration), Statistical Report, Rural Electric Borrowers publications for the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.