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  SUMMARY COMPARISON TABLE
  Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)  Average Square Feet per Building (thousand) Total Workers (thousand) Average Square Feet per Worker
All Commercial Buildings 4,579 58,772 12.8 76,767 766
         
Building Activity        
Retail and Service 1,289 12,728 9.9 13,464 945
-- Retail 704 9,127 13.0 8,675 1,052
--- Strip Mall 130 2,887 22.3 3,529 818
--- Enclosed Mall 12 1,817 Q 1,814 1,001
--- Other Retail 562 4,423 7.9 3,332 1,328
--Service 585 3,601 6.2 4,788 752
Office 705 10,478 14.9 27,053 387
Warehouse 580 8,481 14.6 4,904 1,730
Public Assembly 326 3,948 12.1 2,997 1,317
Education 309 7,740 25.1 10,096 767
Food Service 285 1,353 4.8 2,342 578
Religious Worship 269 2,792 10.4 3,844 Q
Vacant 261 2,384 9.1 638 3,735
Lodging 158 3,618 22.8 2,748 1,317
Food Sales 137 642 4.7 652 984
Health Care 105 2,333 22.2 4,483 520
-- Inpatient 22 1,641 74.6 3,035 541
-- Outpatient 83 692 8.3 1,448 478
Public Order and Safety 87 1,271 14.6 1,703 746
Other 67 1,004 14.9 1,844 544
-- Laboratory 25 455 18.1 726 627

  Median Age (years) Average Hours Open per Week  Total Energy Consumption (trillion Btu) Total Energy Expenditures
(million dollars)
All Commercial Buildings 30.5 62 5,321 69,618
         
Building Activity        
Retail and Service 35.5 61 973 14,025
-- Retail 35.5 62 563 9,360
--- Strip Mall 25.5 78 181 3,365
--- Enclosed Mall 20.5 63 94 1,658
--- Other Retail 39.5 59 288 4,337
--Service 33.5 59 410 4,665
Office 23.5 52 1,019 15,849
Warehouse 18.5 59 325 4,709
Public Assembly 31.5 53 449 4,988
Education 33.5 51 614 7,129
Food Service 22.5 85 332 4,817
Religious Worship 31.5 41 104 1,337
Vacant 39.5 19 51 638
Lodging 30.5 156 461 5,114
Food Sales 25.5 112 137 2,634
Health Care 23.5 79 561 5,261
-- Inpatient 24.5 166 484 4,122
-- Outpatient 21.5 56 77 1,139
Public Order and Safety 32.5 72 124 1,551
Other 26.5 79 173 1,865
-- Laboratory 28.5 55 108 1,216

  Electricity Consumption (billion kWh) Electricity Expenditures (million dollars)  Natural Gas Consumption (bilion cubic feet) Natural Gas Expenditures (million dollars)
All Commercial Buildings 764 56,621 1,895 9,018
         
Building Activity        
Retail and Service 149 11,655 385 1,979
-- Retail 105 8,232 175 991
--- Strip Mall 39 3,061 48 298
--- Enclosed Mall 22 1,577 13 66
--- Other Retail 44 3,594 114 627
--Service 44 3,424 210 988
Office 198 14,020 233 1,150
Warehouse 52 3,934 103 559
Public Assembly 50 3,604 138 675
Education 65 5,168 239 1,117
Food Service 49 3,931 154 851
Religious Worship 10 953 56 303
Vacant 5 481 26 119
Lodging 55 3,838 207 966
Food Sales 35 2,532 17 97
Health Care 62 3,901 252 838
-- Inpatient 49 2,917 230 734
-- Outpatient 12 984 22 103
Public Order and Safety 14 1,131 32 167
Other 22 1,473 54 197
-- Laboratory 14 931 Q Q

  Total Energy Consumption per Square Foot 
(thousand Btu)
Electricity Consumption per Square Foot 
(kWh)
 Natural Gas Consumption per Square Foot (cubic feet)
All Commercial Buildings 90.5 13.4 49.7
       
Building Activity      
Retail and Service 76.4 11.8 45.2
-- Retail 61.7 11.6 27.4
--- Strip Mall 62.8 13.4 27.4
--- Enclosed Mall 51.5 12.3 9.1
--- Other Retail 65.1 10.1 35.9
--Service 113.9 12.3 98.5
Office 97.2 18.9 35.7
Warehouse 38.3 6.4 22.4
Public Assembly 113.7 12.7 51.9
Education 79.3 8.4 41.1
Food Service 245.5 36.0 153.5
Religious Worship 37.4 3.4 28.0
Vacant 21.5 3.9 38.8
Lodging 127.3 15.2 73.2
Food Sales 213.5 54.1 42.6
Health Care 240.4 26.5 143.0
-- Inpatient 295.1 30.1 160.5
-- Outpatient 110.7 18.1 66.7
Public Order and Safety 97.2 11.3 43.6
Other 172.2 22.1 82.4
-- Laboratory 237.9 30.2 Q

Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or data were reported for fewer than 20 buildings.
Source:  Energy Information Administration, 1995 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.



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