Transportation Energy Use Per Dollar of GDP - July 2001

Change in Real GDP (from previous quarter) Source:Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review , July 2000. Available at: www.eia.do US GDP numbers are from Charlie Han DATE UPDATED: 8/23/2000 Unit of Measurement: Thousand BTU per Dollar of GDP Transportation Energy Consumption Billion Transportation (Quadrillion Chained Energy Use BTU) 1996 $ Per $ GDP Date 5.466 6,716.30 3255 Q1 90 5.669 6,731.70 3369 Q2 90 5.773 6,719.40 3437 Q3 90 5.631 6,664.20 3380 Q4 90 5.298 6,631.40 3196 Q1 91 5.538 6,668.50 3322 Q2 91 5.718 6,684.90 3421 Q3 91 5.573 6,720.90 3317 Q4 91 5.415 6,783.30 3193 Q1 92 5.616 6,846.80 3281 Q2 92 3343 Q3 92 5.767 6,899.70 3245 Q4 92 5.672 6,990.60 3103 Q1 93 5.422 6,988.70 3272 Q2 93 5.751 7,031.20 3356 Q3 93 5.925 7,062.00 3234 Q4 93 5.795 7,168.70 3096 Q1 94 5.596 7,229.40 3229 Q2 94 5.918 7,330.20 3291 Q3 94 6.063 7,370.20 3185 Q4 94 5.941 7,461.10 3062 Q1 95 5.733 7,488.70 3206 Q2 95 6.014 7,503.30 3255 Q3 95 6.153 7,561.40 3186 Q4 95 6.072 7,621.90 Q1 96 3083 5.916 7,676.40 Q2 96 3147 6.140 7,802.90 Q3 96 3203 6.278 7,841.90 Q4 96 3119 6.184 7,931.30 Q1 97 2925 5.862 8,016.40 Q2 97 3076 6.253 8,131.90 Q3 97 3129 6.427 8,216.60 Q4 97 3034 6.276 8,272.90 2843 Q1 98 5.973 8,404.90 3015 Q2 98 6.381 8,465.60 3078 Q3 98 6.571 8,537.60 2970 Q4 98 6.427 8,654.50 2855 Q1 99 6.230 8,730.00 3018 Q2 99 6.628 8,783.20 3033 Q3 99 6.753 8,905.80 2948 Q4 99 6.694 9,084.10 2743 Q1 00 6.303 9,191.80 Q2 00 Q3 00 Q4 00 Q1 01 Q2 01 Q3 01 Q4 01 6.704 6.949 6.714 6.512 9,318.90 9,369.50 9,393.70 9,422.80 2878 2967 2859 2764 uly 2000. Available at: www.eia.doe.gov TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE PER DOLLAR OF GDP Transportation Energy Use Per Dollar of GDP (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted) BTU Per Chained 1996 Dollar of GDP 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Q1 90 Q1 92 Q1 94 Q1 96 Q1 98 Q1 00 BTU - British Thermal Unit The average heat content of motor gasoline is 129,024 BTU per gallon. One quadrillion BTU is equivalent to 7.75 billion gallon This indicator shows the level of energy use for transportation with respect to production of GDP and the levels of personal con Transportation Energy Use Per $ of GDP Thousand BTU per Dollar of GDP Percent change from same quarter previous year NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review , June 2001, available at: h s equivalent to 7.75 billion gallons of motor gasoline. P and the levels of personal consumption in the United States over time. Transportation energy use reflects the seasonality of personal trav Q1 00 Q1 01 2,743 2,764 -3.92 0.76 to account for seasonality. , June 2001, available at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/mer.