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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 View
History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
982,521 996,564 1,029,389 1,066,302 1,085,509 1,101,863 1987-2007
Sales
905,299 924,200 958,109 1,006,751 1,027,726 1,047,381 1997-2007
Transported
77,222 72,364 71,280 59,551 57,783 54,482 1997-2007
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
86,328 87,202 87,919 90,577 91,481 93,015 1987-2007
Sales
80,182 81,080 81,540 83,507 83,545 84,798 1998-2007
Transported
6,146 6,122 6,379 7,070 7,936 8,217 1998-2007
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
726 734 734 727 682 714 1967-2007
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
1,526 1,517 1,217 1,402 1,256 1,271 1987-2007
Sales
1,279 1,269 968 1,006 1,013 1,027 1998-2007
Transported
247 248 249 396 243 244 1998-2007
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
48,475 45,544 59,367 52,597 56,067 56,441 1973-2007
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Sales consumers buy their gas from the company that delivered it to them. Transported consumers buy their gas from a company other than the one that delivered it to them.

Beginning in 1996, consumption of natural gas for agricultural use was classified as industrial use. In 1995 and earlier years, agricultural use was classified as commercial use.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 6/29/2009
Next Release Date: 7/31/2009