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U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS
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U.S. Petroleum Production, Products Supplied, and Net Imports (monthly data,
not seasonally adjusted)
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) |
19,919 |
19,689 |
| Total petroleum products supplied percent change from same month previous year |
1.13 |
-1.15 |
| Total (thousand barrels per day) |
10,881 |
10,143 |
| Net petroleum imports percent change from same month previous year |
1.81 |
-6.78 |
| Total (thousand barrels per day) |
8,066 |
8,157 |
| U.S. petroleum production percent change from same month previous year |
-0.09 |
1.13 |
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, August 2002, Available at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/mer.
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