Table 5-7M: Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Highway | ![]() | ||||||
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million liters) | 435,171 | 494,962 | 615,338 | 618,833 | 638,532 | (R) 643,781 | 657,715 |
Truck, total | 75,557 | 92,705 | 133,356 | 133,167 | 139,304 | (R) 123,737 | 128,585 |
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck | 26,206 | 31,635 | 36,200 | 36,595 | 39,068 | (R) 33,616 | 35,064 |
Combination truck | 46,350 | 61,070 | 97,156 | 96,573 | 100,236 | (R) 90,120 | 93,520 |
Truck (percent of total) | 17.4 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.8 | (R) 19.2 | 19.6 |
Rail, Class I (in freight service) | ![]() | ||||||
Distillate / diesel fuel (million liters) | 14,778 | 11,792 | 14,006 | 14,044 | 14,120 | 14,483 | 15,365 |
Water | ![]() | ||||||
Residual fuel oil (million liters) | 33,887 | 23,947 | 24,264 | 20,475 | 18,351 | 14,665 | 17,754 |
Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million liters) | 5,595 | 7,817 | 8,559 | 7,737 | 7,870 | 8,392 | 8,101 |
Gasoline (million liters) | 3,982 | 4,921 | 4,255 | 3,763 | 4,093 | 4,192 | 3,804 |
Pipeline | ![]() | ||||||
Natural gas (million cubic meters) | 17,970 | 18,684 | 18,185 | 17,697 | 18,885 | (R) 16,749 | 16,193 |
Key: R = revised.
Note: 1 gallon = 3.8 liters; 1 cubic foot = 0.03 cubic meters.
Sources: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: November 2005), p. 40.
Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2004, DOE/EIA-0131(02) (Washington, DC: December 2005), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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