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7-2 Transportation Energy Consumption by Source: 2012 (Table)

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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percent of Btu consumed

Source Percent
Petroleum 93
Renewable energy 4
Natural gas 3

Key: Btu = British thermal unit.

Note: Excludes electricity retail sales and electrical system energy losses.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, available at www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly as of September 2013.