baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 3.6 5.1 6.1 7.0 6.3 4.9 4.9 5.9 6.8 1.8 4.1 5.0 5.8 3.3 5.0 6.0 

gross imports 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 

gross exports 5.8 7.5 8.5 9.3 8.6 7.3 7.4 8.3 9.2 4.4 7.0 8.0 8.9 5.6 7.4 8.4 

Dry Production 32.5 33.9 34.8 35.7 35.1 36.6 36.5 37.5 38.4 27.8 29.7 30.5 31.1 33.8 35.3 36.2 

shale gas 15.9 17.0 17.6 18.3 17.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 20.2 12.0 13.4 13.9 14.4 16.8 18.0 18.7 

other 16.6 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.0 16.8 17.8 18.2 15.8 16.3 16.6 16.8 17.0 17.4 17.6 

Consumed Volumes (1) 28.8 28.7 28.6 28.5 28.6 31.6 31.5 31.5 31.4 25.9 25.5 25.4 25.2 30.4 30.2 30.1 

electric generators 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.3 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.9 10.5 10.2 10.0 

industrial 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.8 8.8 8.7 liquefaction 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 residential 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 commercial 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 other 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 13.4 13.7 13.8 14.0 13.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.2 15.3 16.1 16.4 16.6 13.8 14.2 14.4 commercial 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7 12.9 13.7 14.0 14.2 11.3 11.6 11.8 industrial 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 8.6 9.4 9.7 9.9 7.1 7.4 7.6 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.99 5.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 7.1 7.9 8.2 8.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 8.0 8.8 8.9 9.0 5.9 6.2 6.3 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 7.1 7.8 8.1 8.5 5.7 5.9 6.1 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.2 5.8 6.1 6.3 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 51.1 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.2 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3 51.4 51.5 51.5 51.5 51.8 51.9 51.9 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.5 10.5 10.7 10.8 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 1,409.2 1,418.4 1,423.0 1,427.7 1,423.5 1,332.3 1,333.7 1,334.7 1,336.8 1,458.8 1,477.0 1,483.1 1,488.7 1,505.7 1,516.6 1,522.7 

liquids 845.0 847.9 848.7 849.2 847.6 802.6 803.7 803.7 803.8 855.5 857.8 858.3 859.1 899.2 902.7 903.3 

natural gas 140.3 143.0 144.8 146.7 145.5 122.7 122.8 123.4 124.5 159.1 166.9 169.7 172.4 151.0 154.4 156.6 electricity 415.4 419.0 421.0 423.3 421.8 398.5 398.8 399.2 400.1 435.8 443.8 446.6 448.8 445.7 449.7 453.0 coal 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 9.8 9.8 9.8 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillion

Btu) 65.4 65.4 65.3 65.3 65.1 67.2 67.1 67.0 67.0 64.3 64.0 63.9 63.8 68.6 68.5 68.4 ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) 4,711.1 4,702.9 4,695.1 4,689.7 4,691.0 4,811.2 4,813.8 4,806.9 4,803.2 4,615.4 4,583.7 4,573.6 4,565.3 4,969.2 4,959.3 4,950.5 

coal 1,668.2 1,690.1 1,695.3 1,705.9 1,680.6 1,526.1 1,533.7 1,539.4 1,550.0 1,737.4 1,761.6 1,759.1 1,761.0 1,711.2 1,725.3 1,727.3 

gas 1,486.1 1,444.7 1,418.2 1,395.4 1,424.3 1,769.5 1,754.3 1,739.9 1,721.1 1,200.3 1,113.9 1,082.7 1,054.3 1,623.2 1,571.0 1,543.2 

nuclear 785.6 789.2 795.4 798.5 797.2 781.0 781.0 781.0 781.0 838.1 850.0 878.4 881.1 808.9 818.0 826.1 

renewables 728.8 736.5 743.7 747.3 746.4 692.5 702.8 704.6 709.1 797.0 815.6 810.8 826.3 782.9 802.0 811.0 other 42.4 42.5 42.5 42.6 42.5 42.1 42.1 42.0 42.1 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.9 43.0 43.0 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 102.6 102.9 103.0 103.1 102.9 104.4 104.4 104.5 104.6 101.3 101.6 101.7 101.7 107.2 107.6 107.7 

liquids 36.0 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.9 36.8 36.8 36.8 35.8 35.9 35.9 35.9 37.5 37.6 37.6 

natural gas 29.4 29.3 29.2 29.1 29.2 32.3 32.2 32.2 32.1 26.5 26.1 25.9 25.8 31.0 30.8 30.8 coal 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.2 18.9 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.5 19.5 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.4 19.6 19.6 other 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.1 19.6 19.9 20.2 20.3 19.2 19.5 19.7 

Production 97.1 99.1 100.2 101.3 100.3 108.4 108.4 109.4 110.5 91.7 94.3 95.4 96.3 100.1 102.3 103.4 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 5,514 5,535 5,536 5,544 5,523 5,571 5,571 5,578 5,585 5,417 5,422 5,415 5,410 5,745 5,754 5,751 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 20,223 20,236 20,246 20,254 20,246 20,386 20,388 20,396 20,404 20,144 20,160 20,167 20,172 21,646 21,660 21,670 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 9,118 9,133 9,135 9,136 9,125 9,399 9,401 9,398 9,396 8,967 8,966 8,964 8,962 10,190 10,204 10,204 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 157 155 155 155 155 162 163 163 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 

Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

Table B1. U.S. Annual Averages Values from 2015‐40

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
Table B2. Differential from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2015‐40 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 1.5 2.5 3.5 2.7 (0.0) 1.0 1.9 2.3 3.2 4.0 1.7 2.7 

gross imports 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 (0.0) 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 

gross exports 1.7 2.7 3.6 2.8 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.6 3.6 4.4 1.9 2.8 

Dry Production 1.4 2.4 3.2 2.6 (0.1) 0.9 1.7 1.9 2.7 3.3 1.6 2.5 

shale gas 1.1 1.8 2.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.3 1.2 1.9 

other 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 (0.2) 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 

Consumed Volumes (1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) (0.2) (0.3) 

electric generators (0.3) (0.4) (0.6) (0.4) (0.1) (0.1) (0.3) (0.6) (0.8) (0.9) (0.3) (0.5) 

industrial (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.1) (0.1) liquefaction 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 

residential (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) 

commercial (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.0) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.5 commercial 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.5 

industrial 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.4 0.57 0.5 (0.0) 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.5 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.5 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 9.1 13.8 18.5 14.2 1.5 2.4 4.5 18.2 24.3 29.9 11.0 17.0 

liquids 2.9 3.7 4.2 2.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.9 3.6 3.5 4.1 

natural gas 2.7 4.5 6.4 5.1 0.0 0.6 1.8 7.9 10.7 13.3 3.5 5.6 electricity 3.6 5.6 7.9 6.5 0.3 0.7 1.6 8.0 10.8 13.0 4.0 7.3 coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 0.0 0.0 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) (0.0) (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.1) (0.2) 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) (8.1) (15.9) (21.3) (20.1) 2.6 (4.3) (7.9) (31.7) (41.8) (50.1) (9.9) (18.6) 

coal 21.9 27.1 37.8 12.4 7.6 13.3 23.9 24.2 21.7 23.6 14.1 16.1 

gas (41.4) (67.9) (90.7) (61.8) (15.2) (29.6) (48.4) (86.5) (117.7) (146.1) (52.2) (80.0) 

nuclear 3.6 9.8 12.9 11.6 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 11.9 40.3 43.0 9.1 17.2 

renewables 7.7 14.9 18.6 17.6 10.3 12.1 16.6 18.6 13.8 29.3 19.1 28.1 

other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 (0.0) (0.1) (0.0) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 

liquids 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 

natural gas (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.4) (0.5) (0.7) (0.2) (0.3) 

coal 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 

other 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.5 

Production 1.9 3.1 4.2 3.2 (0.0) 1.1 2.1 2.6 3.7 4.6 2.2 3.3 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 21 23 31 9 (0) 7 14 6 (2) (7) 9 7 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 14 23 32 23 1 10 18 16 23 28 14 24 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 15 17 18 7 2 (1) (3) (1) (2) (5) 13 14 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
Table B3. Differential (%) from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2015‐40 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 42.4% 70.8% 96.1% 76.3% ‐0.5% 20.0% 38.4% 126.9% 179.6% 221.7% 52.8% 83.2% 

gross imports 7.1% 6.3% 5.4% 4.1% 4.0% 0.1% ‐0.8% 11.6% 12.7% 16.8% 5.9% 4.5% 

gross exports 29.1% 46.5% 61.8% 49.1% 0.9% 13.6% 25.7% 58.2% 80.2% 99.7% 33.8% 51.2% 

Dry Production 4.4% 7.3% 9.8% 8.0% ‐0.4% 2.5% 4.8% 6.8% 9.7% 12.0% 4.7% 7.4% 

shale gas 7.0% 11.2% 15.1% 11.7% 0.3% 0.4% 2.6% 11.2% 15.8% 19.4% 7.2% 11.2% 

other 2.0% 3.5% 4.8% 4.4% ‐1.1% 4.9% 7.2% 3.4% 5.0% 6.4% 2.2% 3.6% 

Consumed Volumes (1) ‐0.3% ‐0.6% ‐0.9% ‐0.5% ‐0.4% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐1.5% ‐2.1% ‐2.5% ‐0.5% ‐0.8% 

electric generators ‐2.7% ‐4.6% ‐6.1% ‐4.2% ‐0.5% ‐1.2% ‐2.6% ‐7.0% ‐9.6% ‐12.0% ‐3.2% ‐4.9% 

industrial ‐0.4% ‐0.8% ‐1.1% ‐0.9% ‐0.3% ‐0.7% ‐1.1% ‐1.6% ‐2.0% ‐2.5% ‐0.6% ‐1.0% 

liquefaction 62.0% 102.5% 138.9% 109.2% 1.3% 29.3% 54.5% 168.0% 234.2% 293.5% 76.8% 120.7% 

residential ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.8% ‐0.6% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.4% ‐1.0% ‐1.3% ‐1.6% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% 

commercial ‐0.7% ‐1.1% ‐1.5% ‐1.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.6% ‐1.8% ‐2.4% ‐2.8% ‐0.9% ‐1.2% 

other 2.7% 4.1% 5.1% 4.1% ‐0.6% 1.0% 2.3% 4.3% 5.6% 7.0% 2.8% 4.2% 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 2.1% 3.4% 4.8% 3.9% 0.7% 1.2% 2.0% 5.5% 7.3% 8.9% 2.5% 3.9% 

commercial 2.5% 4.0% 5.7% 4.6% 0.4% 0.9% 1.8% 6.3% 8.5% 10.2% 2.9% 4.6% 

industrial 3.6% 6.2% 8.8% 7.1% 0.5% 2.1% 4.4% 8.9% 12.2% 15.3% 4.4% 7.0% 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 4.3% 7.4% 10.6% 8.6% ‐0.7% 0.8% 3.2% 10.4% 14.4% 17.9% 5.0% 8.2% 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 4.5% 6.6% 9.2% 7.3% ‐3.2% ‐5.2% ‐4.9% 10.2% 12.3% 13.1% 4.6% 7.4% Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 3.9% 7.1% 10.4% 8.7% 0.5% 3.4% 6.7% 10.2% 14.8% 19.0% 4.8% 8.2% 

West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 4.7% 6.9% 9.7% 8.2% 2.5% 4.5% 6.5% 9.0% 13.6% 16.7% 5.6% 8.1% 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 1.0% 1.6% 2.3% 1.9% 0.0% 0.2% 0.6% 2.4% 3.3% 3.9% 1.1% 2.1% 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 0.6% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2% 1.7% 2.0% 0.7% 1.1% 

liquids 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% natural gas 1.9% 3.2% 4.6% 3.7% 0.0% 0.5% 1.5% 5.0% 6.7% 8.4% 2.3% 3.7% electricity 0.9% 1.3% 1.9% 1.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 1.8% 2.5% 3.0% 0.9% 1.6% coal 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.4% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.7% ‐0.1% ‐0.3% 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) ‐0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.4% 0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.7% ‐0.9% ‐1.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.4% 

coal 1.3% 1.6% 2.3% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 0.8% 0.9% 

gas ‐2.8% ‐4.6% ‐6.1% ‐4.2% ‐0.9% ‐1.7% ‐2.7% ‐7.2% ‐9.8% ‐12.2% ‐3.2% ‐4.9% 

nuclear 0.5% 1.2% 1.6% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 4.8% 5.1% 1.1% 2.1% 

renewables 1.1% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.4% 2.3% 1.7% 3.7% 2.4% 3.6% 

other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.3% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 

liquids 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 

natural gas ‐0.3% ‐0.6% ‐0.9% ‐0.5% ‐0.4% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐1.5% ‐2.1% ‐2.5% ‐0.5% ‐0.8% 

coal 1.2% 1.5% 2.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 0.8% 0.9% 

other 0.6% 1.3% 1.7% 1.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 1.6% 2.9% 3.8% 1.4% 2.3% 

Production 2.0% 3.2% 4.3% 3.3% 0.0% 1.0% 1.9% 2.8% 4.1% 5.0% 2.1% 3.3% 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% ‐0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 1.5 3.0 3.6 3.9 2.2 1.9 2.9 3.4 3.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.6 1.4 3.0 3.6 

gross imports 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.6 

gross exports 3.9 5.6 6.2 6.5 4.7 4.5 5.6 6.1 6.5 3.3 5.6 6.2 6.5 3.9 5.6 6.2 

Dry Production 28.6 30.2 30.7 30.9 29.3 30.9 31.8 32.3 32.5 26.5 28.3 28.8 29.1 29.5 31.1 31.6 

shale gas 13.0 14.2 14.5 14.7 13.5 14.7 15.4 15.7 15.8 11.3 12.7 13.0 13.2 13.7 14.8 15.2 

other 15.6 16.0 16.2 16.2 15.8 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.7 15.2 15.6 15.8 15.9 15.9 16.2 16.3 

Consumed Volumes (1) 27.1 27.0 27.0 26.9 27.0 28.9 28.8 28.7 28.6 25.7 25.4 25.4 25.3 28.0 27.9 27.9 

electric generators 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.7 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.8 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.4 9.4 9.1 9.1 

industrial 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 8.3 8.3 8.3 liquefaction 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 residential 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 commercial 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 other 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.1 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.4 12.7 13.6 13.8 14.0 12.1 12.5 12.7 commercial 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.0 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 10.6 11.4 11.6 11.8 9.9 10.2 10.4 industrial 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.7 7.5 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.2 6.4 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 5.1 5.9 6.1 6.4 4.4 4.7 4.8 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.4 5.2 6.0 6.2 6.5 4.5 4.7 4.9 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 4.7 5.0 5.2 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 46.1 46.2 46.2 46.2 46.2 45.3 45.3 45.4 45.3 46.5 46.8 46.8 46.7 46.5 46.6 46.7 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.1 10.2 10.3 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 1,290.0 1,296.3 1,300.0 1,302.3 1,295.0 1,249.1 1,253.7 1,257.2 1,260.8 1,318.0 1,338.1 1,343.6 1,348.6 1,336.8 1,345.3 1,350.9 

liquids 784.4 786.3 787.1 787.2 785.2 759.4 761.9 762.5 764.1 794.8 797.2 797.6 798.0 813.5 815.4 816.0 

natural gas 119.2 121.4 122.9 124.2 121.4 110.2 111.5 113.1 114.3 128.1 137.4 139.9 142.3 122.4 125.9 128.1 electricity 378.2 380.2 381.6 382.6 380.0 371.2 372.0 373.3 374.1 386.7 395.2 397.7 400.0 391.8 395.0 397.7 coal 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 9.1 9.1 9.1 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillion

Btu) 64.7 64.7 64.7 64.6 64.4 65.7 65.6 65.5 65.5 64.3 64.0 63.9 63.9 66.5 66.4 66.3 ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) 4,407.5 4,403.2 4,399.3 4,397.5 4,403.7 4,455.8 4,451.4 4,447.8 4,445.5 4,376.1 4,348.2 4,340.7 4,336.0 4,539.8 4,532.8 4,526.7 

coal 1,643.4 1,671.7 1,677.7 1,688.3 1,655.0 1,515.5 1,536.1 1,544.5 1,552.1 1,712.0 1,740.3 1,740.2 1,741.5 1,676.6 1,698.1 1,699.4 

gas 1,274.3 1,238.5 1,223.6 1,211.2 1,253.4 1,473.0 1,436.0 1,421.8 1,408.7 1,146.2 1,083.5 1,071.4 1,063.1 1,363.9 1,327.2 1,317.2 

nuclear 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 783.3 793.2 793.3 796.7 796.8 783.5 783.5 783.3 

renewables 664.0 667.1 672.3 672.1 669.5 641.7 653.5 655.9 659.1 682.1 688.3 689.7 691.8 673.0 681.1 683.9 other 42.5 42.6 42.6 42.6 42.5 42.4 42.5 42.3 42.3 42.7 42.8 42.8 42.8 42.8 42.9 42.9 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.0 100.6 101.3 101.5 101.5 101.5 100.1 100.2 100.2 100.2 103.0 103.3 103.3 

liquids 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.7 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.6 37.5 37.6 37.6 

natural gas 27.6 27.6 27.5 27.5 27.6 29.6 29.4 29.4 29.2 26.3 26.0 25.9 25.9 28.6 28.5 28.5 coal 18.6 18.9 18.9 19.0 18.7 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.6 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.0 19.3 19.3 other 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.4 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.1 17.8 17.9 17.9 

Production 93.3 95.3 96.0 96.4 94.2 98.9 100.1 100.7 101.0 90.6 92.8 93.4 93.7 95.0 97.0 97.6 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 5,469 5,497 5,501 5,508 5,477 5,464 5,477 5,483 5,485 5,462 5,477 5,474 5,473 5,614 5,634 5,635 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 16,739 16,751 16,754 16,756 16,742 16,831 16,839 16,842 16,844 16,699 16,705 16,707 16,709 17,517 17,528 17,529 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 7,960 7,971 7,972 7,969 7,961 8,117 8,118 8,117 8,117 7,900 7,891 7,889 7,889 8,557 8,564 8,560 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 147 147 147 147 152 152 152 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 

Table B4. U.S. Annual Averages Values from 2015‐25

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
Table B5. Differential from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2015‐25 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 1.6 2.1 2.4 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.7 3.0 1.6 2.1 

gross imports 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 

gross exports 1.7 2.3 2.6 0.8 1.1 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.2 1.7 2.3 

Dry Production 1.5 2.0 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.6 1.5 2.1 

shale gas 1.2 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.2 1.6 

other 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 

Consumed Volumes (1) (0.0) (0.1) (0.2) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.1) (0.1) 

electric generators (0.2) (0.4) (0.4) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.5) (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) (0.2) (0.3) 

industrial (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.0) (0.1) liquefaction 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 

residential (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) 

commercial (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.5 commercial 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.5 

industrial 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.5 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.4 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.3 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.5 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 6.3 9.9 12.3 4.9 4.6 8.1 11.7 20.1 25.6 30.6 8.6 14.2 

liquids 2.0 2.7 2.8 0.8 2.5 3.1 4.7 2.4 2.8 3.2 1.9 2.6 

natural gas 2.3 3.8 5.1 2.3 1.3 2.9 4.1 9.3 11.8 14.2 3.5 5.7 electricity 2.0 3.4 4.4 1.9 0.8 2.2 2.9 8.4 11.0 13.2 3.2 5.9 coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 0.0 0.0 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.1) (0.2) 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) (4.3) (8.2) (10.0) (3.8) (4.5) (8.0) (10.3) (27.8) (35.4) (40.0) (7.0) (13.1) 

coal 28.3 34.3 44.9 11.6 20.6 29.0 36.6 28.3 28.2 29.5 21.5 22.9 

gas (35.8) (50.8) (63.2) (20.9) (37.0) (51.2) (64.3) (62.6) (74.7) (83.0) (36.7) (46.7) 

nuclear 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 0.2 3.5 3.7 (0.0) (0.2) 

renewables 3.0 8.2 8.1 5.4 11.8 14.3 17.4 6.2 7.6 9.7 8.1 10.9 other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 (0.1) (0.1) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 

liquids 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

natural gas (0.0) (0.1) (0.2) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.1) (0.1) 

coal 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 

other 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 

Production 2.0 2.7 3.0 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.0 2.6 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 29 32 40 8 14 20 21 15 12 11 20 21 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 12 15 17 3 7 10 13 6 8 10 11 12 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 11 11 9 0 1 0 (0) (9) (11) (11) 7 3 Non‐farm employment (millions) 000 0 000 000 00

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
Table B6. Differential (%) from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2015‐25 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 105.7% 144.2% 165.2% 51.1% 52.0% 81.1% 97.6% 321.7% 407.6% 453.6% 113.0% 152.0% 

gross imports 4.7% 5.0% 5.1% 1.6% 4.9% 5.4% 5.6% 7.9% 8.6% 9.2% 4.9% 5.6% 

gross exports 42.6% 57.2% 65.2% 20.2% 24.9% 37.6% 44.7% 70.2% 87.8% 97.4% 44.1% 58.7% 

Dry Production 5.3% 7.1% 8.0% 2.3% 2.7% 4.3% 5.0% 6.8% 8.7% 9.6% 5.2% 7.0% 

shale gas 8.9% 11.5% 12.8% 3.8% 4.5% 6.7% 7.1% 12.3% 15.5% 17.1% 8.5% 11.5% 

other 2.4% 3.4% 3.9% 1.1% 1.1% 2.2% 3.1% 2.7% 3.6% 4.1% 2.3% 3.1% 

Consumed Volumes (1) ‐0.2% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% ‐1.1% ‐1.2% ‐1.4% ‐1.6% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 

electric generators ‐2.8% ‐4.0% ‐5.0% ‐1.8% ‐2.5% ‐3.4% ‐4.6% ‐5.3% ‐6.4% ‐7.2% ‐2.7% ‐3.3% 

industrial ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.8% ‐0.3% ‐0.3% ‐0.6% ‐0.9% ‐1.5% ‐1.9% ‐2.2% ‐0.5% ‐0.9% 

liquefaction 98.2% 133.2% 152.7% 46.6% 49.3% 75.6% 90.3% 221.1% 276.9% 307.9% 103.6% 139.4% 

residential ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.6% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.4% ‐0.5% ‐1.1% ‐1.3% ‐1.4% ‐0.4% ‐0.7% 

commercial ‐0.6% ‐0.9% ‐1.1% ‐0.4% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% ‐1.0% ‐2.0% ‐2.5% ‐2.8% ‐0.9% ‐1.3% 

other 4.4% 5.6% 6.1% 1.8% 2.0% 3.1% 3.5% 5.3% 6.5% 7.2% 4.3% 5.4% 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 1.8% 2.8% 3.7% 1.7% 1.5% 2.3% 3.5% 6.8% 8.6% 10.1% 2.7% 4.2% 

commercial 2.1% 3.3% 4.4% 2.0% 1.5% 2.3% 3.6% 8.0% 9.9% 11.7% 3.2% 4.9% 

industrial 3.2% 5.5% 7.5% 3.1% 2.6% 5.7% 8.0% 12.4% 16.1% 19.4% 4.8% 7.9% 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 3.7% 6.5% 8.9% 4.0% 2.3% 6.0% 9.0% 15.2% 19.9% 24.1% 5.7% 9.6% 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 3.6% 4.5% 5.6% 3.8% ‐2.7% ‐5.7% ‐5.9% 13.9% 14.9% 16.4% 5.7% 8.0% 

Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 4.2% 7.7% 10.6% 4.5% 2.1% 7.7% 12.3% 15.0% 20.1% 25.1% 5.2% 9.7% 

West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 3.1% 5.2% 6.6% 2.7% 4.8% 8.6% 10.4% 14.6% 20.7% 23.6% 6.8% 10.1% 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 

End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 0.6% 1.1% 1.4% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 2.8% 3.6% 4.3% 1.0% 1.9% 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 0.5% 0.8% 1.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.7% 0.9% 1.5% 1.9% 2.3% 0.6% 1.1% 

liquids 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% natural gas 1.9% 3.2% 4.2% 1.9% 1.2% 2.6% 3.7% 7.3% 9.2% 11.1% 2.9% 4.6% electricity 0.5% 0.9% 1.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 0.8% 2.2% 2.8% 3.4% 0.8% 1.5% coal 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.5% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.5% ‐0.6% ‐0.6% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.6% ‐0.8% ‐0.9% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 

coal 1.7% 2.1% 2.7% 0.7% 1.4% 1.9% 2.4% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.3% 1.4% 

gas ‐2.8% ‐4.0% ‐5.0% ‐1.6% ‐2.5% ‐3.5% ‐4.4% ‐5.5% ‐6.5% ‐7.2% ‐2.7% ‐3.4% 

nuclear 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 

renewables 0.5% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 1.8% 2.2% 2.7% 0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 

other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 

liquids 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

natural gas ‐0.2% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% ‐1.1% ‐1.2% ‐1.4% ‐1.6% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 

coal 1.6% 2.0% 2.6% 0.7% 1.3% 1.8% 2.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.2% 1.3% 

other 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 0.4% 0.6% 

Production 2.2% 2.9% 3.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.8% 2.1% 2.5% 3.1% 3.4% 2.1% 2.7% 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index ‐0.2% 0.4% 1.3% 1.2% 0.3% 0.2% 1.4% 2.6% 3.6% 4.9% 0.0% 1.1% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

U.S. Energy Information Administration | Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets 
baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 5.1 6.6 8.0 9.3 9.3 7.2 6.4 7.7 9.1 2.6 5.1 6.3 7.4 4.7 6.5 7.9 

gross imports 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 

gross exports 7.1 8.8 10.1 11.4 11.4 9.4 8.7 9.9 11.2 5.3 8.1 9.4 10.6 6.8 8.8 10.0 

Dry Production 35.3 36.7 37.9 39.1 39.3 40.8 40.0 41.4 42.7 28.7 30.7 31.7 32.6 36.9 38.5 39.7 

shale gas 18.0 19.0 19.9 20.9 20.8 23.3 22.9 22.7 23.4 12.6 13.9 14.6 15.2 19.1 20.3 21.2 

other 17.3 17.6 17.9 18.3 18.5 17.5 17.1 18.7 19.3 16.2 16.8 17.1 17.4 17.8 18.2 18.5 

Consumed Volumes (1) 30.0 29.9 29.8 29.7 29.8 33.5 33.4 33.5 33.5 26.0 25.5 25.3 25.2 32.1 31.8 31.7 

electric generators 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.8 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.6 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 11.4 11.0 10.7 industrial 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.2 9.1 9.1 liquefaction 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7 

residential 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 commercial 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 other 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 14.5 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.2 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 17.1 17.9 18.3 18.5 15.1 15.4 15.6 commercial 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.6 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 14.6 15.4 15.7 16.0 12.3 12.7 12.9 industrial 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.3 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 10.0 10.7 11.1 11.4 7.9 8.3 8.4 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 8.6 9.3 9.6 9.9 6.5 6.8 7.0 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.4 7.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 9.9 10.8 11.1 11.1 7.1 7.4 7.6 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 8.5 9.2 9.6 9.9 6.6 6.9 7.0 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 6.3 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 8.4 8.9 9.2 9.5 6.6 6.9 7.1 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 54.8 54.9 54.9 54.8 54.9 53.9 53.9 54.0 53.9 55.1 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.7 55.7 55.7 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 11.6 11.9 12.0 12.1 10.9 11.0 11.1 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 1,496.6 1,507.9 1,513.2 1,519.6 1,517.7 1,393.3 1,392.4 1,391.5 1,392.6 1,562.0 1,578.9 1,585.5 1,591.4 1,629.5 1,642.2 1,648.7 

liquids 889.5 893.0 893.8 894.6 893.5 834.3 834.4 834.0 832.8 899.9 902.2 902.9 903.9 962.1 966.7 967.3 

natural gas 155.9 158.8 160.9 163.3 163.1 131.9 131.0 130.8 132.0 181.7 188.6 191.6 194.4 171.9 175.4 177.4 electricity 442.7 447.4 449.8 453.1 452.5 418.6 418.5 418.1 419.2 471.8 479.5 482.5 484.7 485.2 489.8 493.5 coal 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 10.3 10.4 10.3 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillion

Btu) 66.0 65.9 65.8 65.7 65.6 68.3 68.2 68.1 68.0 64.3 64.0 63.9 63.8 70.2 70.1 70.0 ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) 4,933.7 4,922.8 4,912.1 4,904.0 4,901.6 5,071.8 5,079.6 5,070.2 5,065.6 4,790.9 4,756.4 4,744.4 4,733.5 5,284.0 5,272.0 5,261.3 

coal 1,686.4 1,703.5 1,708.3 1,718.9 1,699.4 1,533.9 1,531.9 1,535.7 1,548.5 1,756.0 1,777.2 1,772.9 1,775.4 1,736.7 1,745.3 1,747.7 

gas 1,641.4 1,595.8 1,561.0 1,530.5 1,549.7 1,986.9 1,987.6 1,973.1 1,950.1 1,240.1 1,136.1 1,090.9 1,047.7 1,813.3 1,749.8 1,709.0 

nuclear 787.3 793.6 804.3 809.6 807.4 779.3 779.3 779.3 779.3 871.1 891.5 938.3 942.9 827.5 843.3 857.4 

renewables 776.2 787.4 796.0 802.5 802.7 729.7 738.9 740.3 745.8 881.2 909.0 899.7 925.0 863.5 890.6 904.2 other 42.4 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.4 41.9 41.8 41.8 41.9 42.5 42.6 42.5 42.5 43.1 43.1 43.1 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 104.1 104.4 104.5 104.7 104.6 101.3 101.5 101.5 101.5 100.1 100.2 100.2 100.2 103.0 103.3 103.3 

liquids 35.6 35.7 35.7 35.7 35.7 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.6 37.5 37.6 37.6 

natural gas 30.7 30.5 30.4 30.3 30.5 29.6 29.4 29.4 29.2 26.3 26.0 25.9 25.9 28.6 28.5 28.5 coal 18.9 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.1 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.6 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.0 19.3 19.3 other 18.9 19.1 19.3 19.4 19.4 17.4 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.1 17.8 17.9 17.9 

Production 99.9 101.8 103.4 104.9 104.8 98.9 100.1 100.7 101.0 90.6 92.8 93.4 93.7 95.0 97.0 97.6 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 5,547 5,562 5,562 5,571 5,556 5,464 5,477 5,483 5,485 5,462 5,477 5,474 5,473 5,614 5,634 5,635 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 22,778 22,792 22,806 22,820 22,815 22,993 22,990 23,003 23,016 22,670 22,694 22,704 22,711 24,674 24,690 24,707 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 9,967 9,984 9,989 9,991 9,979 10,339 10,342 10,338 10,334 9,749 9,754 9,753 9,749 11,388 11,406 11,409 

Non‐farm employment (millions) 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 163 161 161 161 161 170 170 170 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 

Table B7. U.S. Annual Averages Values from 2026‐40

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

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Table B8. Differential from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2026‐40 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 1.5 2.8 4.2 4.2 (0.8) 0.6 1.9 2.4 3.6 4.7 1.8 3.2 

gross imports 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.1) (0.1) 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 

gross exports 1.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 (0.7) 0.5 1.8 2.8 4.1 5.3 2.0 3.3 

Dry Production 1.4 2.6 3.9 4.0 (0.8) 0.6 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 2.8 

shale gas 1.1 2.0 2.9 2.9 (0.4) (0.6) 0.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 1.2 2.1 

other 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 (0.5) 1.2 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.7 

Consumed Volumes (1) (0.1) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.1) 0.0 (0.0) (0.5) (0.7) (0.8) (0.2) (0.4) 

electric generators (0.3) (0.5) (0.7) (0.6) 0.1 0.0 (0.2) (0.6) (0.9) (1.2) (0.4) (0.7) 

industrial (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.1) (0.1) liquefaction 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 (0.1) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 

residential (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) 

commercial (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) 0.0 (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.0) 

other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 (0.1) (0.0) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.6 commercial 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7 (0.0) (0.0) 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.5 industrial 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 (0.0) (0.0) 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.6 (0.2) (0.3) (0.2) 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.5 Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 (0.0) 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.5 West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.5 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 (0.1) (0.0) (0.1) 0.0 0.0 End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 (0.0) (0.0) 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 11.3 16.6 23.0 21.1 (0.9) (1.8) (0.7) 16.8 23.4 29.4 12.7 19.1 

liquids 3.5 4.3 5.1 4.0 0.1 (0.4) (1.5) 2.3 2.9 3.9 4.7 5.3 

natural gas 3.0 5.0 7.4 7.2 (0.9) (1.0) 0.1 6.9 9.9 12.6 3.4 5.5 

electricity 4.7 7.2 10.4 9.8 (0.1) (0.4) 0.7 7.7 10.7 12.9 4.6 8.3 

coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0.0) (0.0) (0.1) 0.0 0.0 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.4) (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) (0.1) (0.2) 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) (10.9) (21.6) (29.7) (32.1) 7.8 (1.6) (6.2) (34.5) (46.6) (57.5) (12.0) (22.7) 

coal 17.1 21.9 32.5 13.0 (1.9) 1.8 14.6 21.2 16.9 19.3 8.6 11.1 

gas (45.5) (80.4) (110.9) (91.7) 0.7 (13.8) (36.8) (104.0) (149.2) (192.3) (63.5) (104.4) 

nuclear 6.3 17.0 22.3 20.1 (0.0) 0.0 0.0 20.5 67.2 71.8 15.8 29.9 

renewables 11.1 19.8 26.3 26.5 9.1 10.6 16.0 27.8 18.4 43.8 27.2 40.7 

other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 (0.1) (0.1) 0.0 0.0 (0.0) (0.0) 0.0 0.0 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 

liquids 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

natural gas (0.1) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.1) (0.1) 

coal 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 

other 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 

Production 1.9 3.4 5.0 4.9 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.0 2.6 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 15 15 24 9 14 20 21 15 12 11 20 21 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 15 29 42 38 (3) 10 23 24 34 42 16 32 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 17 22 24 12 3 (1) (5) 5 4 0 18 22 Non‐farm employment (millions) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Annual change in Consumer Price Index 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ‐0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

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Table B9. Differential (%) from Base in U.S. Annual Average Values from 2026‐40 when Exports are Added

baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf Alt 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 20 Bcf baseline 12 Bcf 16 Bcf 

NATURAL GAS VOLUMES (Tcf)

Net Exports 29.1% 55.4% 81.5% 81.6% ‐10.7% 8.2% 26.9% 91.6% 138.2% 179.7% 39.5% 67.9% 

gross imports 9.3% 7.6% 5.6% 6.4% 3.2% ‐4.4% ‐6.3% 14.3% 15.7% 22.3% 6.8% 3.5% 

gross exports 23.6% 42.1% 60.5% 60.8% ‐7.4% 5.2% 19.1% 52.8% 76.7% 100.7% 29.4% 48.1% 

Dry Production 3.9% 7.4% 10.9% 11.3% ‐2.1% 1.4% 4.6% 6.8% 10.4% 13.6% 4.4% 7.6% 

shale gas 5.9% 11.0% 16.3% 15.9% ‐1.7% ‐2.6% 0.5% 10.5% 16.0% 20.8% 6.5% 11.0% 

other 1.8% 3.5% 5.4% 6.6% ‐2.6% 6.8% 10.1% 3.8% 6.0% 7.9% 2.1% 3.9% 

Consumed Volumes (1) ‐0.4% ‐0.8% ‐1.1% ‐0.6% ‐0.2% 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐1.8% ‐2.5% ‐3.2% ‐0.7% ‐1.2% 

electric generators ‐2.6% ‐5.0% ‐6.8% ‐5.8% 0.7% 0.0% ‐1.4% ‐8.2% ‐11.9% ‐15.6% ‐3.5% ‐5.9% 

industrial ‐0.5% ‐0.9% ‐1.4% ‐1.3% ‐0.4% ‐0.8% ‐1.1% ‐1.6% ‐2.1% ‐2.7% ‐0.6% ‐1.1% 

liquefaction 48.7% 91.3% 133.9% 132.0% ‐14.3% 14.3% 42.9% 148.0% 218.0% 288.1% 66.1% 113.3% 

residential ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.9% ‐0.9% 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐1.0% ‐1.4% ‐1.7% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% 

commercial ‐0.7% ‐1.2% ‐1.7% ‐1.7% 0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.4% ‐1.7% ‐2.3% ‐2.9% ‐0.9% ‐1.2% 

other 1.8% 3.2% 4.6% 5.4% ‐2.0% ‐0.1% 1.7% 3.6% 5.0% 6.8% 2.0% 3.5% 

NATURAL GAS END‐USE PRICES (2012$/Mcf)

residential 2.3% 3.7% 5.4% 5.2% 0.1% 0.5% 1.1% 4.7% 6.7% 8.3% 2.4% 3.8% 

commercial 2.7% 4.4% 6.4% 6.2% ‐0.3% 0.0% 0.7% 5.5% 7.7% 9.4% 2.8% 4.5% industrial 3.9% 6.5% 9.5% 9.3% ‐0.9% ‐0.3% 1.9% 7.1% 10.3% 13.3% 4.1% 6.4% 

OTHER PRICES

Natural Gas Lower 48 Supply Price (2012$/Mcf) 4.6% 7.9% 11.4% 10.9% ‐2.5% ‐2.3% ‐0.3% 8.3% 11.9% 15.2% 4.6% 7.5% 

Northeast (2012$/Mcf) 4.8% 7.6% 10.9% 9.0% ‐3.3% ‐5.0% ‐4.5% 8.8% 11.3% 11.8% 4.1% 7.2% Gulf Coast (2012$/Mcf) 3.7% 6.8% 10.2% 10.8% ‐0.6% 0.5% 2.9% 8.1% 12.4% 16.3% 4.6% 7.4% West Coast (2012$/Mcf) 5.6% 7.9% 11.4% 11.2% 1.0% 1.7% 3.9% 6.4% 10.3% 13.6% 4.9% 7.0% 

Coal Minemouth Price (2012$/short‐ton) 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 

End‐Use Electricity Price (2012 cents/Kwh) 1.3% 2.0% 2.9% 2.8% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% 0.3% 2.2% 3.0% 3.7% 1.1% 2.2% 

END‐USE ENERGY EXPENDITURES (B 2012$) 0.8% 1.1% 1.5% 1.4% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.1% 1.1% 1.5% 1.9% 0.8% 1.2% 

liquids 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% ‐0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% natural gas 1.9% 3.2% 4.7% 4.6% ‐0.7% ‐0.8% 0.1% 3.8% 5.4% 7.0% 2.0% 3.2% electricity 1.1% 1.6% 2.4% 2.2% 0.0% ‐0.1% 0.2% 1.6% 2.3% 2.7% 0.9% 1.7% coal 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% ‐0.4% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% 0.3% 0.1% 

END‐USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (quadrillionBtu) ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% ‐0.5% ‐0.1% ‐0.3% ‐0.4% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.7% ‐0.1% ‐0.3% 

ELECTRIC GENERATION (billion kWh) ‐0.2% ‐0.4% ‐0.6% ‐0.7% 0.2% 0.0% ‐0.1% ‐0.7% ‐1.0% ‐1.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.4% 

coal 1.0% 1.3% 1.9% 0.8% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% 

gas ‐2.8% ‐4.9% ‐6.8% ‐5.6% 0.0% ‐0.7% ‐1.9% ‐8.4% ‐12.0% ‐15.5% ‐3.5% ‐5.8% 

nuclear 0.8% 2.2% 2.8% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 7.7% 8.2% 1.9% 3.6% 

renewables 1.4% 2.5% 3.4% 3.4% 1.3% 1.4% 2.2% 3.2% 2.1% 5.0% 3.1% 4.7% 

other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 

PRIMARY ENERGY (quadrillion Btu)

Consumption 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 

liquids 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 

natural gas ‐0.4% ‐0.8% ‐1.1% ‐0.6% ‐0.5% ‐0.7% ‐1.1% ‐1.2% ‐1.4% ‐1.6% ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 

coal 1.0% 1.2% 1.8% 0.7% 1.3% 1.8% 2.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.2% 1.3% 

other 0.9% 1.9% 2.6% 2.5% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 0.4% 0.6% 

Production 1.9% 3.4% 5.0% 4.9% 1.2% 1.8% 2.1% 2.5% 3.1% 3.4% 2.1% 2.7% 

ENERGY RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS (including

liquefaction) (million metric tons) 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product

(B 2005 chain‐weighted $) 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 

Total industrial shipments (B 2005$) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% ‐0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Non‐farm employment (millions) 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Annual change in Consumer Price Index 0.2% 0.1% ‐0.1% ‐0.2% ‐0.2% ‐0.8% ‐1.8% ‐1.7% ‐1.8% ‐2.4% 0.3% ‐0.1% 

Reference High Oil and Gas Resource Low Oil and Gas Resource High Macroeconomic Grow

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