U.S.: value of fossil fuel imports

The statistic shows the real value of fossil fuel imports into the United States from 1960 to 2011. In 2000, the real value of U.S. fossil fuel imports came to around 151.95 billion U.S. dollars. According to the source, real prices are those that have been adjusted to remove the effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar. In this graph, they reflect buying power relative to 2005.

Real value of U.S. fossil fuel imports from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*

Characteristic	Real value in billion U.S. dollars
2011	399.43
2010	317.29
2009	245.23
2008	449.64
2007	340.29
2006	320.57
2005	287.52
2000	151.95
1995	70.64
1990	88.32
1980	164.75
1970	12.34
1960	8.91

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Release date

September 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2011

Supplementary notes

* The figure for 2011 is preliminary.
Values are in chained (2005) dollars. According to the source, real prices are those that have been adjusted to remove the effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar; they usually reflect buying power relative to a reference year.
Totals may not equal sum due to independent rounding.

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