Sunday, February 26, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Spending On Energy In 2011 Was Lowest Since ’98

DailyMarkets.com - Spending On Energy In 2011 Was Lowest Since ’98


Spending On Energy In 2011 Was Lowest Since ’98

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:53 AM PST

The charts above show annual personal consumption expenditures from 1995-2011 on “Energy Goods and Services,” which “consists of gasoline and other energy goods and of electricity and gas,” based on BEA data available here.  Some interesting observations:

1. The top chart shows that American consumers spent $460 billion (in real 2005 dollars) on “energy goods and services” in 2011, which was the lowest level of spending on energy since $454 billion in 1998, more than a decade ago.

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