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U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS
U.S. Petroleum Production, Products Supplied, and Net Imports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
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The United States now imports more petroleum than it produces domestically. U.S. dependence on foreign sources for a product of such critical importance to the U.S. economy and society has prompted national security concerns.
NOTE: Petroleum products supplied is a proxy for consumption.
| Total (thousand barrels per day) |
20,814 |
19,062 |
| Total petroleum products supplied percent change from same month previous year |
1.54 |
-8.42 |
| Total (thousand barrels per day) |
10,958 |
9,867 |
| Net petroleum imports percent change from same month previous year |
24.04 |
-9.96 |
| Total (thousand barrels per day) |
7,750 |
8,180 |
| U.S. petroleum production percent change from same month previous year |
-6.84 |
5.54 |
NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, February 2002, Available at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/mer.
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