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  Natural Gas Consumption in the United States, 1995 - 2001
  (Billion Cubic Feet)
  ___________________________________________________________________

                    Lease and               Delivered to Delivered to
  Year and Month   Plant Fuel    Pipeline    Consumers -  Consumers -
                       a/         Fuel b/    Residential  Commercial

  ___________________________________________________________________


  1995 Total.....      1,220          700        4,850      c/3,034
  1996 Total.....      1,250          711        5,241      c/3,161
  1997 Total.....      1,203          751        4,984      c/3,219
  1998 Total.....      1,157          635        4,520      c/3,005

  1999
    January......         93           87          911          477
    February.....         85           73          690          401
    March........         94           74          669          390
    April........         89           61          420          260
    May..........         90           51          235          177
    June.........         88           48          158          144
    July.........         91           52          127          133
    August.......         90           53          116          137
    September....         88           49          135          138
    October......         91           53          234          181
    November.....         88           58          372          246
    December.....         90           76          660          363

      Total......      1,077          735        4,726        3,050

  2000
    January......      RE/92         R/85          859        R/463
    February.....      RE/86           80          768          439
    March........      RE/94           70          546          370
    April........      RE/90           61          394          264
    May..........      RE/93           56          225          195
    June.........       E/91           52          153          157
    July.........       E/94           53          127        R/149
    August.......      RE/94           57          121        R/162
    September....       E/90           50          139          161
    October......      RE/95           54          234        R/193
    November.....      RE/91           65        R/474        R/298
    December.....      RE/94         R/88        R/902        R/480

      Total......   RE/1,104        R/772      R/4,943      R/3,332

  2001
    January......      RE/95         R/91        R/983        R/538
    February.....       E/88           78          788          458
    March(STIFS).      E/106         E/67        E/709        E/416
    April(STIFS).      E/100         E/58        E/446        E/287
    May(STIFS)...      E/104         E/51        E/245        E/207

  2001 YTDd/.....      E/493        E/346      E/3,171      E/1,907
  2000 YTDd/.....      E/456          353        2,792        1,732
  1999 YTDd/.....        451          346        2,925        1,704
  ___________________________________________________________________


  See footnotes at end of table.





  Natural Gas Consumption in the United States, 1995 - 2001
  (Billion Cubic Feet) - Continued
  ________________________________________________________________

                  Delivered to Delivered to Delivered
  Year and Month   Consumers -  Consumers -     to        Total
                   Industrial    Electric   Consumers  Consumption
                                 Utilities    Total
  ________________________________________________________________


  1995 Total.....      8,580        3,197     19,660      21,581
  1996 Total.....      8,870        2,732     20,006      21,967
  1997 Total.....      8,832        2,968     20,004      21,959
  1998 Total.....      8,686        3,258     19,469      21,262

  1999
    January......        797          176      2,361       2,542
    February.....        739          149      1,979       2,137
    March........        747          204      2,010       2,178
    April........        713          254      1,647       1,797
    May..........        690          270      1,372       1,513
    June.........        673          322      1,297       1,433
    July.........        701          434      1,394       1,536
    August.......        750          432      1,436       1,580
    September....        772          283      1,327       1,464
    October......        785          240      1,440       1,584
    November.....        785          172      1,574       1,721
    December.....        849          176      2,047       2,212

      Total......      9,001        3,113     19,890      21,703

  2000
    January......      R/833        R/191    R/2,346     R/2,524
    February.....      R/814        R/167    R/2,188     R/2,354
    March........      R/782        R/208    R/1,906     R/2,070
    April........      R/777        R/215    R/1,651     R/1,801
    May..........        782          309    R/1,512     R/1,662
    June.........      R/773        R/308    R/1,391     R/1,534
    July.........      R/761        R/374    R/1,412       1,558
    August.......      R/834        R/411    R/1,528     R/1,679
    September....      R/754        R/284    R/1,339     R/1,479
    October......      R/803        R/214    R/1,444     R/1,593
    November.....      R/816        R/181    R/1,768     R/1,925
    December.....      R/852        R/187    R/2,422     R/2,604

      Total......    R/9,581      R/3,050   R/20,906    R/22,782

  2001
    January......      R/835        R/157    R/2,512     R/2,699
    February.....        760        NA         NA          2,306
    March(STIFS).      E/779        NA       E/2,096     E/2,269
    April(STIFS).      E/744        NA       E/1,668     E/1,826
    May(STIFS)...      E/796        NA       E/1,498     E/1,653

  2001 YTDd/.....    E/3,915        NA         NA       E/10,753
  2000 YTDd/.....      3,988          358      9,603      10,411
  1999 YTDd/.....      3,686          326      9,369      10,167
  ________________________________________________________________


   a/ Plant fuel data and monthly lease fuel data are collected
  only annually.  Monthly lease and plant fuel use is estimated
  from monthly marketed production by assuming that the preceding
  annual percentage remains constant for the next twelve months.
   b/ Pipeline fuel use is collected only on an annual basis.
  Monthly pipeline fuel data are estimated from monthly total
  consumption (excluding pipeline fuel) by assuming that the
  preceding annual percentage remains constant for the next twelve
  months.
   c/ Deliveries to Commercial consumers for 1995-1999 include
  vehicle fuel deliveries, which totaled, in billion cubic feet,
  2.7 in 1995, 2.9 in 1996, 4.4 in 1997, 5.1 in 1998, and 5.7 in
  1999.
   d/ Year-to-date volume represents months for which volume
  information is available in the current year.





   R/  = Revised Data.
   E/  = Estimated Data.
  RE/  = Revised Estimated Data.
   NA  = Not Available.
  Notes: Data for 1995 through 1999 are final.  All other data are
  preliminary unless otherwise indicated. Estimates for the most
  recent three months are derived from the Short-Term Integrated
  Forecasting System (STIFS). Geographic coverage is the 50 States
  and the District of Columbia. Totals may not equal sum of
  components because of independent rounding.  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 Explanatory Note 5 for
  further explanation.
  Sources: 1995-1999: Energy Information Administration (EIA):
  Form EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas
  Report," Form EIA-857, "Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases
  and Deliveries to Consumers,"  Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power
  Plant Report," EIA computations, and Natural Gas Annual 1999.
  January 2000 through the current month: EIA Form EIA-895, Form
  EIA-857, Form EIA-759, and STIFS computations.  See Appendix A,
  Explanatory Note 5, for computation procedures and revision
  policy.
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  For additional information, please contact the Energy
  Information Administration's National Energy Information Center
  at (202)586-8800.



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