Year

Distillate Fuel Oil Price
(1999 Dollars
per Million Btu)

Natural Gas Price
(1999 Dollars
per Million Btu)

Household Heating Cost with Natural Gas
(1999 Dollars
per Household)

Household Heating Cost with Distillate Fuel Oil
(1999 Dollars
per Household)

1980

11.39

7.30

366.55

571.84

1981

11.52

6.62

330.38

575.36

1982

12.17

7.15

361.16

614.14

1983

12.37

8.11

480.31

732.62

1984

9.57

7.82

454.32

556.25

1985

8.62

7.78

469.10

520.27

1986

7.65

7.60

496.63

499.58

1987

4.87

7.40

477.54

313.85

1988

5.85

7.46

521.24

409.07

1989

5.44

7.25

466.39

350.21

1990

6.08

7.33

408.94

338.97

1991

8.04

7.08

429.39

487.59

1992

6.09

7.75

578.05

454.77

1993

5.98

8.34

643.09

460.84

1994

5.46

9.84

747.90

414.85

1995

4.45

10.24

751.01

326.63

1996

4.95

10.77

815.45

374.59

1997

6.15

10.39

674.47

399.21

1998

5.77

9.86

614.14

359.26

1999

4.01

9.99

615.05

247.08

Source: Oil and gas billing records provided to EIA by the homeowner.