TABLE 14-2b Transportation Sector Energy Use and Gross Domestic Product: 1994-2004
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TABLE 14-2b Transportation Sector Energy Use and Gross Domestic Product: 1994-2004
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation
sector energy use (quadrillion BTU) |
23.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.5 |
| Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) (billions of chained 2000 dollars) |
7,836 | 8,032 | 8,329 | 8,704 | 9,067 | 9,470 | 9,817 | 9,891 | 10,075 | 10,381 | 10,842 |
| Transportation energy use per dollar GDP | 3,000 | 2,983 | 2,943 | 2,850 | 2,797 | 2,757 | 2,720 | 2,657 | 2,649 | 2,593 | 2,538 |
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.
SOURCES: Transportation sector energy use—U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/mer/, as of April 2005. GDP—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Account tables, available at http://www.bea.gov/, as of April 2005.