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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Figure 7 - Transportation's Share of U.S. Petroleum Use: 1950-99

Figure 7
Transportation's Share of U.S. Petroleum Use: 1950-99
Million barrels per day

Figure 7, Transportation's Share of U.S. Petroleum Use: 1950-99

Note: 1998 and 1999 data are estimates.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2000 (Washington, DC: July 2000), tables 5.12a & b.