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U.S. Crude Oil Stock Change (Thousand Barrels)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  1981 -1,535 7,773 19,596 17,853 12,109 4,041 11,163 -12,305 8,554 23,571 9,737 5,268
  1982 12,428 6,770 -3,757 1,107 -895 -1,187 4,564 13,627 -7,903 17,002 11,952 -3,956
  1983 15,455 8,950 -2,565 12,052 469 3,660 -7,211 24,679 7,177 8,500 -3,434 10,214
  1984 10,170 -5,711 786 14,290 20,999 3,120 5,228 -7,738 -7,807 23,534 7,075 8,996
  1985 -2,345 -11,889 9,594 15,607 21,712 -7,931 -10,114 -4,915 1,020 -3,052 8,839 1,801
  1986 11,861 1,036 10,687 -1,220 -8,055 -76 16,757 -7,511 6,497 7,222 -2,851 -5,766
  1987 5,150 628 3,871 -1,498 -1,108 4,953 -1,023 10,684 6,608 20,492 10,638 -12,541
  1988 -1,340 3,864 6,774 5,694 2,979 1,300 -8,080 -15,125 -2,490 12,370 98 -5,813
  1989 5,557 1,304 -3,941 14,811 8,412 -13,031 4,596 8,770 -4,333 2,262 16,215 -9,348
  1990 8,455 -9,250 32,771 766 14,837 2,174 -4,762 -7,033 -26,890 3,454 -10,926 -16,357
  1991 -2,199 6,474 -7,409 1,488 17,550 -8,961 -4,728 3,208 -4,666 1,595 1,290 -18,927
  1992 16,742 4,966 -7,763 9,459 -4,479 -17,434 7,563 -3,848 -4,812 12,741 -6,813 -6,560
  1993 9,146 6,133 6,581 15,689 4,568 48 177 -15,648 -13,169 10,179 7,533 -1,636
  1994 2,794 -2,715 10,057 -2,037 -7,842 -3,119 4,597 -4,006 6,808 7,910 3,048 -9,045
  1995 -6,781 -1,378 10,402 -3,042 -4,095 -4,438 -12,314 -7,846 -1,909 5,221 7,894 -15,661
  1996 -257 -1,825 -4,104 881 67 9,159 -7,572 -586 -14,956 5,767 -12,432 -19,441
  1997 14,319 -3,407 16,106 5,910 7,140 -5,959 -10,633 -8,785 2,859 12,177 7,556 -18,833
  1998 12,065 1,047 16,679 16,665 -272 -18,598 5,789 -9,076 -19,219 20,974 9,620 -8,845
  1999 9,213 1,410 11,377 -9,018 5,652 -7,063 1,049 -17,537 -11,043 -2,650 -8,896 -15,719
  2000 652 2,842 11,283 6,746 -9,121 -4,609 -6,975 6,111 -10,413 -5,863 -8,429 -7,762
  2001 9,817 -11,858 26,690 22,093 -1,293 -20,115 5,098 -4,948 2,378 4,396 1,072 2,706
  2002 12,678 12,409 7,682 -3,599 6,895 -4,281 -11,217 -4,310 -20,605 23,220 2,873 -7,261
  2003 -3,413 -2,959 10,501 10,126 -2,321 4,496 4,194 466 13,224 14,496 -10,690 -7,562
  2004 5,499 18,416 18,309 12,025 4,335 1,376 -7,133 -12,445 -4,424 13,767 4,014 339
  2005 4,390 18,423 23,855 21,499 601 -5,786 -7,113 -6,868 -10,342 7,378 695 175
  2006 -1,477 20,584 1,441 6,752 -6,313 -4,653 -5,193 1,302 -134 7,363 -4,815 -22,224
  2007 13,870 -5,642 13,831 6,369 11,837 6,374 -16,264 -13,710 -6,943 -5,234 -7,888 -12,218
  2008 11,967 5,585 13,098 6,828


Updated on 7/11/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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