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Note: These data are available in spreadsheet format by clicking the ''Download Series History'' link on the previous page (with drop-down menu bar at top).
 View History:    Monthly     Annual   
U.S. Crude Oil Net Imports (Thousand Barrels per day)
Decade Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6 Year-7 Year-8 Year-9
  1910's NA NA NA 36 38 39 NA NA NA NA
  1920's 266 319 321 177 163 133 123 117 166 144
  1930's 105 59 47 -13 -16 -52 -49 -109 -139 -107
  1940's 12 48 -59 -75 29 113 124 140 244 330
  1950's 391 412 500 593 619 750 856 885 942 958
  1960's 1,007 1,034 1,121 1,126 1,195 1,235 1,221 1,055 1,286 1,405
  1970's 1,310 1,679 2,216 3,242 3,474 4,099 5,279 6,565 6,198 6,284
  1980's 4,976 4,169 3,252 3,165 3,245 2,997 4,024 4,523 4,952 5,702
  1990's 5,786 5,666 5,994 6,689 6,965 7,135 7,398 8,118 8,596 8,613
  2000's 9,020 9,308 9,131 9,652 10,061 10,094 10,093 9,989

Updated on 6/26/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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