TABLE 112b Transportation Sector Energy Use and Gross Domestic Product: 1991-2001
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TABLE 112b Transportation Sector Energy Use and Gross Domestic Product: 1991-2001
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation sector energy use (Quadrillion BTUs) | 22.12 | 22.46 | 22.88 | 23.50 | 23.96 | 24.51 | 24.81 | 25.35 | 26.09 | 26.70 | 26.75 |
| Gross Domestic Product (Billions of chained 1996 dollars) | 6,676 | 6,880 | 7,063 | 7,348 | 7,544 | 7,813 | 8,160 | 8,509 | 8,859 | 9,191 | 9,215 |
| Transportation energy use per GDP | 3,314 | 3,264 | 3,240 | 3,199 | 3,176 | 3,137 | 3,040 | 2,979 | 2,945 | 2,905 | 2,903 |
KEY: BTU = British thermal units. The average heat content of motor gasoline is 129,024 BTU per gallon. One quadrillion BTU is equivalent to 7.75 billion gallons of motor gasoline. GDP = Gross Domestic Product.
SOURCES: Transportation sector energy use-U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Adminstration, Annual Energy Review 2001, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents.html, as of February 2003. GDP-U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "National Income and Product Account Tables," available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm, as of February 2003.