Additional Information, Clarifications, and Exceptions to the Definitions

EIA has developed many surveys, forecasting tools, and tabulations on energy use and prices in the residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and electric power sectors. Because customer data needs and respondents recordkeeping systems may vary, there are differences in sectoral coverage among EIA's various programs.

Major differences for the commercial sector pertain to apartment buildings. Sales to apartment buildings are included for petroleum products:

Sales to apartment buildings are included for petroleum products.
Sales to nonutility generators associated with commercial facilities are included for petroleum products and natural gas.

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Information on both the program differences and the variations due to respondents' recordkeeping practices for the following categories:

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