| Table 20. Energy Prices by Sector and Source (1999 Dollars per Million Btu, Unless Otherwise Noted) United States |
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| 1999- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Residential | 13.17 | 13.84 | 13.92 | 13.33 | 13.09 | 13.04 | 12.93 | 13.02 | 13.02 | 13.05 | 13.09 | 13.16 | 13.16 | 13.15 | 13.18 | 13.25 | 13.33 | 13.39 | 13.44 | 13.50 | 13.52 | 13.59 | 0.1% |
| Primary Energy 1/ | 6.72 | 7.85 | 8.16 | 7.60 | 7.27 | 7.14 | 7.12 | 7.08 | 7.08 | 7.05 | 7.02 | 7.01 | 6.98 | 6.96 | 6.93 | 6.91 | 6.92 | 6.92 | 6.93 | 6.94 | 6.97 | 7.01 | 0.2% |
| Petroleum Products 2/ | 7.55 | 10.30 | 9.82 | 9.28 | 9.06 | 9.16 | 9.18 | 9.10 | 9.22 | 9.23 | 9.29 | 9.37 | 9.35 | 9.43 | 9.35 | 9.33 | 9.49 | 9.52 | 9.55 | 9.58 | 9.64 | 9.64 | 1.2% |
| Distillate Fuel | 6.27 | 9.10 | 7.80 | 7.42 | 7.22 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.26 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.42 | 7.51 | 7.51 | 7.57 | 7.61 | 7.64 | 7.80 | 7.84 | 7.87 | 7.92 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 1.2% |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | 10.36 | 12.94 | 13.88 | 12.96 | 12.72 | 12.79 | 12.83 | 12.77 | 12.93 | 12.94 | 13.02 | 13.07 | 13.04 | 13.16 | 12.80 | 12.66 | 12.83 | 12.84 | 12.84 | 12.86 | 12.88 | 12.87 | 1.0% |
| Natural Gas | 6.52 | 7.19 | 7.74 | 7.17 | 6.82 | 6.65 | 6.63 | 6.61 | 6.60 | 6.58 | 6.54 | 6.53 | 6.50 | 6.47 | 6.46 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.45 | 6.47 | 6.50 | 6.55 | 0.0% |
| Electricity | 23.60 | 23.62 | 23.43 | 22.69 | 22.47 | 22.33 | 21.90 | 22.07 | 21.90 | 21.87 | 21.86 | 21.88 | 21.85 | 21.77 | 21.79 | 21.94 | 22.01 | 22.08 | 22.13 | 22.17 | 22.12 | 22.17 | -0.3% |
| Commercial | 13.25 | 13.90 | 13.88 | 13.21 | 12.86 | 12.70 | 12.39 | 12.21 | 11.95 | 11.79 | 11.73 | 11.75 | 11.72 | 11.70 | 11.75 | 11.87 | 11.96 | 12.05 | 12.15 | 12.21 | 12.25 | 12.37 | -0.3% |
| Primary Energy 1/ | 5.22 | 5.87 | 6.14 | 5.66 | 5.39 | 5.32 | 5.35 | 5.38 | 5.43 | 5.47 | 5.49 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.52 | 5.52 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.68 | 5.74 | 0.5% |
| Petroleum Products 2/ | 5.00 | 7.23 | 6.58 | 6.12 | 5.91 | 6.00 | 6.01 | 5.96 | 6.06 | 6.05 | 6.10 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.22 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.34 | 6.37 | 6.40 | 6.43 | 6.48 | 6.50 | 1.3% |
| Distillate Fuel | 4.37 | 6.58 | 5.60 | 5.22 | 5.02 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.05 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 5.19 | 5.28 | 5.28 | 5.34 | 5.37 | 5.40 | 5.55 | 5.59 | 5.63 | 5.67 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 1.3% |
| Residual Fuel | 2.63 | 4.36 | 4.15 | 3.76 | 3.62 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.71 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.79 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.84 | 3.85 | 1.8% |
| Natural Gas 3/ | 5.34 | 5.70 | 6.14 | 5.65 | 5.37 | 5.27 | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.40 | 5.44 | 5.46 | 5.50 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.50 | 5.53 | 5.56 | 5.59 | 5.64 | 5.71 | 0.3% |
| Electricity | 21.54 | 22.22 | 21.97 | 21.15 | 20.69 | 20.38 | 19.58 | 19.07 | 18.40 | 17.94 | 17.72 | 17.63 | 17.53 | 17.41 | 17.45 | 17.64 | 17.72 | 17.83 | 17.96 | 18.01 | 17.98 | 18.12 | -0.8% |
| Industrial 4/ | 5.33 | 6.32 | 6.27 | 5.82 | 5.58 | 5.55 | 5.49 | 5.44 | 5.42 | 5.40 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.44 | 5.47 | 5.45 | 5.48 | 5.56 | 5.61 | 5.67 | 5.73 | 5.78 | 5.85 | 0.4% |
| Primary Energy | 3.92 | 4.99 | 4.95 | 4.49 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.25 | 4.23 | 4.29 | 4.30 | 4.34 | 4.38 | 4.38 | 4.42 | 4.39 | 4.40 | 4.48 | 4.52 | 4.56 | 4.62 | 4.67 | 4.72 | 0.9% |
| Petroleum Products 2/ | 5.55 | 6.84 | 6.73 | 6.18 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.88 | 5.96 | 5.94 | 6.00 | 6.05 | 6.03 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 5.98 | 6.10 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 6.21 | 6.26 | 6.27 | 0.6% |
| Distillate Fuel | 4.65 | 6.71 | 5.74 | 5.37 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.29 | 5.23 | 5.32 | 5.31 | 5.37 | 5.45 | 5.46 | 5.52 | 5.56 | 5.58 | 5.73 | 5.77 | 5.81 | 5.84 | 5.90 | 5.94 | 1.2% |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | 8.50 | 8.24 | 9.07 | 8.14 | 7.86 | 7.91 | 7.94 | 7.84 | 7.94 | 7.91 | 7.97 | 8.01 | 7.97 | 8.10 | 7.73 | 7.61 | 7.75 | 7.78 | 7.79 | 7.82 | 7.84 | 7.83 | -0.4% |
| Residual Fuel | 2.78 | 4.09 | 3.88 | 3.49 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 3.38 | 3.39 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.44 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.50 | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.55 | 3.57 | 3.58 | 1.2% |
| Natural Gas 5/ | 2.79 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 3.51 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 3.17 | 3.20 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.28 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.38 | 3.41 | 3.45 | 3.50 | 3.55 | 3.61 | 3.68 | 3.76 | 1.4% |
| Metallurgical Coal | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| Steam Coal | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.21 | -0.8% |
| Electricity | 13.09 | 13.66 | 13.56 | 13.11 | 12.94 | 12.83 | 12.34 | 12.03 | 11.61 | 11.37 | 11.25 | 11.24 | 11.14 | 11.07 | 11.10 | 11.20 | 11.27 | 11.34 | 11.45 | 11.50 | 11.51 | 11.62 | -0.6% |
| Transportation | 8.30 | 10.58 | 9.82 | 9.39 | 9.20 | 9.26 | 9.27 | 9.34 | 9.49 | 9.39 | 9.38 | 9.46 | 9.39 | 9.38 | 9.36 | 9.38 | 9.38 | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.34 | 9.31 | 9.31 | 0.5% |
| Primary Energy | 8.29 | 10.57 | 9.81 | 9.38 | 9.19 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.32 | 9.48 | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.45 | 9.37 | 9.37 | 9.35 | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.35 | 9.35 | 9.32 | 9.29 | 9.29 | 0.5% |
| Petroleum Products 2/ | 8.28 | 10.57 | 9.81 | 9.38 | 9.18 | 9.24 | 9.25 | 9.32 | 9.47 | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.44 | 9.37 | 9.36 | 9.34 | 9.36 | 9.36 | 9.35 | 9.34 | 9.32 | 9.29 | 9.29 | 0.5% |
| Distillate Fuel 6/ | 8.22 | 10.45 | 9.37 | 8.94 | 8.79 | 8.92 | 8.89 | 8.81 | 8.85 | 8.84 | 8.87 | 8.94 | 8.94 | 8.96 | 8.97 | 8.96 | 9.05 | 9.05 | 9.04 | 9.01 | 8.98 | 8.98 | 0.4% |
| Jet Fuel 7/ | 4.70 | 6.57 | 5.58 | 5.17 | 5.07 | 5.20 | 5.25 | 5.24 | 5.31 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.47 | 5.46 | 5.51 | 5.55 | 5.63 | 5.75 | 5.80 | 5.82 | 5.84 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 1.1% |
| Motor Gasoline 8/ | 9.45 | 11.96 | 11.29 | 10.82 | 10.60 | 10.62 | 10.64 | 10.80 | 11.02 | 10.86 | 10.83 | 10.93 | 10.83 | 10.81 | 10.77 | 10.81 | 10.75 | 10.73 | 10.73 | 10.70 | 10.67 | 10.68 | 0.6% |
| Residual Fuel | 2.46 | 3.74 | 3.60 | 3.21 | 3.07 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.21 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.32 | 3.33 | 1.5% |
| Liquid Petroleum Gas 9/ | 12.87 | 14.46 | 15.20 | 14.36 | 14.17 | 14.20 | 14.19 | 14.10 | 14.22 | 14.22 | 14.26 | 14.26 | 14.20 | 14.28 | 13.96 | 13.79 | 13.96 | 13.93 | 13.91 | 13.89 | 13.89 | 13.84 | 0.3% |
| Natural Gas 10/ | 7.02 | 7.94 | 7.81 | 7.24 | 6.91 | 6.78 | 6.80 | 6.85 | 6.91 | 6.96 | 7.00 | 7.04 | 7.07 | 7.10 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 7.17 | 7.19 | 7.21 | 7.24 | 7.27 | 7.32 | 0.2% |
| Ethanol (E85) 11/ | 14.42 | 16.92 | 18.87 | 18.17 | 19.04 | 19.00 | 19.12 | 19.08 | 19.03 | 18.97 | 18.88 | 19.00 | 19.03 | 19.07 | 19.12 | 19.19 | 19.24 | 19.31 | 19.14 | 19.21 | 19.28 | 19.36 | 1.4% |
| Methanol (M85) 12/ | 10.38 | 13.45 | 14.24 | 13.34 | 12.85 | 13.12 | 13.12 | 13.11 | 13.21 | 13.14 | 13.15 | 13.74 | 13.73 | 14.05 | 14.06 | 14.09 | 14.33 | 14.23 | 14.23 | 14.42 | 14.42 | 14.43 | 1.6% |
| Electricity | 15.57 | 16.08 | 15.69 | 15.27 | 14.91 | 14.62 | 14.33 | 14.07 | 13.68 | 13.65 | 13.64 | 13.47 | 13.42 | 13.26 | 13.23 | 13.27 | 13.21 | 13.19 | 13.15 | 13.13 | 13.07 | 13.06 | -0.8% |
| Average End-Use Energy | 8.55 | 9.96 | 9.68 | 9.21 | 8.98 | 8.98 | 8.91 | 8.91 | 8.94 | 8.88 | 8.88 | 8.95 | 8.92 | 8.93 | 8.92 | 8.97 | 9.01 | 9.05 | 9.09 | 9.11 | 9.12 | 9.17 | 0.3% |
| Primary Energy | 6.33 | 7.94 | 7.64 | 7.20 | 6.96 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 7.03 | 7.14 | 7.10 | 7.12 | 7.18 | 7.15 | 7.17 | 7.15 | 7.17 | 7.21 | 7.23 | 7.25 | 7.26 | 7.28 | 7.30 | 0.7% |
| Electricity | 19.50 | 19.93 | 19.78 | 19.13 | 18.86 | 18.71 | 18.15 | 17.95 | 17.54 | 17.32 | 17.21 | 17.20 | 17.13 | 17.05 | 17.08 | 17.23 | 17.30 | 17.38 | 17.48 | 17.52 | 17.50 | 17.59 | -0.5% |
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| Fossil Fuel Average | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.70 | 1.61 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 1.1% |
| Petroleum Products | 2.50 | 4.22 | 4.05 | 3.69 | |||||||||||||||||||