Table 6.1  Natural Gas Overview, 1949-2007                      (Million Cubic Feet)
Year	Dry Gas Production		Supplemental Gaseous Fuels 2		Trade						Storage 1  Activity						Balancing Item 5		Consumption 6
					Imports		Exports		Net Imports 3		Withdrawals		Additions		Net Withdrawals 4
1949	5,195,404		NA		0		20,054		-20,054		106,368		172,051		-65,683		-138,515		4,971,152
1950	6,022,198		NA		0		25,727		-25,727		175,260		229,752		-54,492		-175,437		5,766,542
1951	7,164,959		NA		0		24,163		-24,163		209,428		347,690		-138,262		-192,372		6,810,162
1952	7,694,299		NA		7,807		27,456		-19,649		221,909		398,593		-176,684		-203,646		7,294,320
1953	8,056,848		NA		9,225		28,322		-19,097		246,802		404,838		-158,036		-240,445		7,639,270
1954	8,388,198		NA		6,847		28,726		-21,879		330,177		432,283		-102,106		-215,709		8,048,504
1955	9,028,665		NA		10,888		31,029		-20,141		437,251		505,185		-67,934		-246,933		8,693,657
1956	9,663,910		NA		10,380		35,963		-25,583		452,762		589,232		-136,470		-212,992		9,288,865
1957	10,246,622		NA		37,941		41,655		-3,714		480,981		672,377		-191,396		-205,373		9,846,139
1958	10,572,208		NA		135,797		38,719		97,078		621,091		704,172		-83,081		-283,597		10,302,608
1959	11,547,658		NA		133,990		18,413		115,577		668,743		787,485		-118,742		-223,312		11,321,181
1960	12,228,148		NA		155,646		11,332		144,314		712,658		844,352		-131,694		-274,231		11,966,537
1961	12,661,579		NA		218,860		10,747		208,113		698,050		843,666		-145,616		-234,808		12,489,268
1962	13,253,006		NA		401,534		15,814		385,720		854,336		940,823		-86,487		-285,726		13,266,513
1963	14,076,412		NA		406,204		16,957		389,247		916,720		1,047,492		-130,772		-364,658		13,970,229
1964	14,824,027		NA		443,326		19,603		423,723		885,307		1,014,814		-129,507		-304,435		14,813,808
1965	15,286,280		NA		456,394		26,132		430,262		959,865		1,077,980		-118,115		-318,711		15,279,716
1966	16,467,320		NA		479,780		24,639		455,141		1,141,614		1,210,469		-68,855		-401,203		16,452,403
1967	17,386,791		NA		564,226		81,614		482,612		1,132,534		1,317,363		-184,829		-296,214		17,388,360
1968	18,494,523		NA		651,885		93,745		558,140		1,329,536		1,425,075		-95,539		-325,062		18,632,062
1969	19,831,680		NA		726,951		51,304		675,647		1,379,488		1,496,407		-116,919		-334,168		20,056,240
1970	21,014,229		NA		820,780		69,813		750,967		1,458,607		1,856,767		-398,160		-227,650		21,139,386
1971	21,609,885		NA		934,548		80,212		854,336		1,507,630		1,839,398		-331,768		-338,999		21,793,454
1972	21,623,705		NA		1,019,496		78,013		941,483		1,757,218		1,892,952		-135,734		-328,003		22,101,451
1973	21,730,998		NA		1,032,901		77,169		955,732		1,532,820		1,974,324		-441,504		-195,863		22,049,363
1974	20,713,032		NA		959,284		76,789		882,495		1,700,546		1,784,209		-83,663		-288,731		21,223,133
1975	19,236,379		NA		953,008		72,675		880,333		1,759,565		2,103,619		-344,054		-235,065		19,537,593
1976	19,098,352		NA		963,768		64,711		899,057		1,921,017		1,755,690		165,327		-216,240		19,946,496
1977	19,162,900		NA		1,011,001		55,626		955,375		1,749,884		2,306,515		-556,631		-41,063		19,520,581
1978	19,121,903		NA		965,545		52,532		913,013		2,157,765		2,278,002		-120,237		-287,201		19,627,478
1979	19,663,415		NA		1,253,383		55,673		1,197,710		2,047,000		2,295,034		-248,034		-372,330		20,240,761
1980	19,403,119		154,590		984,767		48,731		936,036		1,972,333		1,949,064		23,269		-639,721		19,877,293
1981	19,181,261		175,702		903,949		59,372		844,577		1,930,092		2,227,522		-297,430		-500,252		19,403,858
1982	17,820,063		144,811		933,336		51,728		881,608		2,164,184		2,472,383		-308,199		-537,228		18,001,055
1983	16,094,461		131,894		918,407		54,638		863,769		2,269,654		1,822,354		447,300		-702,512		16,834,912
1984	17,466,472		109,977		843,060		54,753		788,307		2,098,303		2,295,138		-196,835		-217,394		17,950,527
1985	16,453,857		126,363		949,715		55,268		894,447		2,397,359		2,162,603		234,756		-428,480		17,280,943
1986	16,059,030		113,189		750,449		61,271		689,178		1,836,693		1,983,603		-146,910		-493,191		16,221,296
1987	16,620,581		101,382		992,532		54,020		938,512		1,905,419		1,911,489		-6,070		-443,596		17,210,809
1988	17,102,621		101,134		1,293,812		73,638		1,220,174		2,270,011		2,211,277		58,734		-453,078		18,029,585
1989	17,310,645		106,745		1,381,520		106,871		1,274,649		2,854,061		2,527,750		326,311		100,647		19,118,997	[7]
1990	17,809,674		122,806		1,532,259		85,565		1,446,694		1,986,330		2,499,264		-512,934		307,316		19,173,556	[7]
1991	17,697,802		112,606		1,773,313		129,244		1,644,069		2,751,818		2,671,632		80,186		27,404		19,562,067	[7]
1992	17,839,903		117,919		2,137,504		216,282		1,921,222		2,772,308		2,599,426		172,882		176,302		20,228,228	[7]
1993	18,095,460		118,999		2,350,115		140,183		2,209,932		2,799,253		2,834,955		-35,702		401,153		20,789,842
1994	18,821,025		110,826		2,623,839		161,738		2,462,101		2,578,840		2,864,757		-285,917		139,063		21,247,098
1995	18,598,679		110,290		2,841,048		154,119		2,686,929		3,024,548		2,609,779		414,769		396,222		22,206,889
1996	18,854,062		109,455		2,937,413		153,393		2,784,020		2,980,614		2,978,649		1,965		859,578		22,609,080
1997	18,902,334		103,152		2,994,173		157,006		2,837,167		2,893,762		2,870,159		23,603		871,087		22,737,343
1998	19,023,550		102,189		3,152,058		159,007		2,993,051		2,431,709		2,961,472		-529,763		656,929		22,245,956
1999	18,832,234		98,249		3,585,505		163,415		3,422,090		2,807,714		2,635,842		171,872		-119,295		22,405,150
2000	19,181,969		90,235		3,781,603		243,716		3,537,887		3,549,718		2,721,154		828,564		-305,533		23,333,122
2001	19,616,311		86,312		3,976,939		373,278		3,603,661		2,344,157		3,510,449		-1,166,292		98,632		22,238,624
2002	18,927,788		67,980		4,015,463		516,233		3,499,230		3,180,462		2,713,348		467,114		44,905		23,007,017
2003	19,098,544		67,706		3,943,749		679,922		3,263,827		3,160,684		3,357,876		-197,192		43,616		22,276,501
2004	18,590,891		60,365		4,258,558		854,138		3,404,420		3,087,689		3,201,959		-114,270		447,568		22,388,974
2005	18,050,598	[R]	63,691		4,341,034		728,601		3,612,433		3,106,637	[R]	3,055,026	[R]	51,611	[R]	232,264	[R]	22,010,597	[R]
2006	18,475,826	[R]	66,058	[R]	4,186,281	[R]	723,958	[R]	3,462,323	[R]	2,526,605	[R]	2,962,955	[R]	-436,350	[R]	85,230	[R]	21,653,087	[R]
2007P	19,277,519		60,815		4,601,511		808,883		3,792,628		3,320,546		3,143,569		176,977		-253,068		23,054,871
1Underground storage.  For 1980-2006, also includes liquefied natural gas in above-ground tanks. 7For 1989-1992, a small amount of consumption at independent power producers may be counted in both "Other Industrial" and "Electric Power Sector" on Table 6.5.  See Note 3, "Natural Gas Consumption, 1989-1992," at end of section. 2See Note 1, "Supplemental Gaseous Fuels," at end of section. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.   3Net imports equal imports minus exports.  Minus sign indicates exports are greater than imports. Notes:  ·  Beginning with 1965, all volumes are shown on a pressure base of 14.73 p.s.i.a. at 60° F.  For prior years, the pressure base was 14.65 p.s.i.a. at 60° F.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. 4Net withdrawals equal withdrawals minus additions.  Minus sign indicates additions are greater than withdrawals. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related information. 5Quantities lost and imbalances in data due to differences among data sources.  Since 1980, excludes intransit shipments that cross the U.S.-Canada border (i.e., natural gas delivered to its destination via the other country). Sources:  Dry Gas Production:  Table 6.2.  Supplemental Gaseous Fuels:  ·  1980-2002—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports.  ·  2003 forward—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (NGM) (March 2008), Table 1.  Trade:  Table 6.3.  Storage Activity:  ·  1949-2006—EIA, NGA, annual reports.  ·  2007—EIA, NGM (March 2008), Table 6.  Balancing Item:  Calculated as consumption minus dry gas production, supplemental gaseous fuels, net imports, and net withdrawals.  Consumption:  Table 6.5.   6See Note 2, "Natural Gas Consumption," at end of section.