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U.S. Imports of Residual Fuel Oil with Greater than 1.00 Percent Sulfur Content (Thousand Barrels)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  1993 7,891 7,181 8,484 6,808 7,681 6,650 7,535 7,880 9,745 8,071 7,236 8,550
  1994 10,181 8,137 6,960 6,654 7,800 6,153 4,418 3,888 4,363 3,825 5,221 2,966
  1995 4,334 4,200 4,540 2,904 4,276 5,170 4,019 4,483 5,111 3,280 3,548 4,721
  1996 4,842 3,502 4,645 5,098 3,077 2,935 6,280 3,878 3,624 3,909 3,928 4,581
  1997 4,285 3,138 4,597 4,593 3,656 3,299 1,382 3,351 2,943 2,882 3,878 3,100
  1998 4,901 3,900 3,128 5,199 2,908 4,017 6,819 4,594 4,255 4,258 4,161 3,528
  1999 3,395 3,787 3,832 2,952 7,020 5,027 4,356 4,020 4,043 3,973 3,894 2,971
  2000 4,656 4,829 4,373 4,399 3,180 5,230 6,166 4,305 5,356 6,072 3,402 5,097
  2001 6,213 3,924 4,869 5,384 4,287 6,082 5,495 5,588 3,753 2,899 4,915 2,304
  2002 5,015 3,154 5,834 5,250 5,007 4,602 5,389 3,643 4,837 3,689 6,336 3,388
  2003 5,835 4,898 6,093 7,132 6,053 5,074 4,006 6,910 3,406 4,961 4,907 5,618
  2004 5,468 8,016 5,579 5,363 4,865 5,319 6,182 5,670 3,422 7,196 7,596 7,438
  2005 7,351 8,888 8,784 7,185 7,858 6,746 9,027 7,570 8,810 9,518 7,300 6,561
  2006 7,732 7,974 8,601 6,971 7,007 8,937 6,984 7,887 7,816 5,357 7,133 5,081
  2007 8,355 5,474 9,696 6,574 7,075 7,212 7,413 6,209 7,444 5,813 7,709 7,229
  2008 9,088 7,445 10,065 7,723

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