THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Source: BTS, National Transportation Statistics, 2001.
Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector in the United States, 1960-2005 (in Quadrillion BTUs)
Over the last 30 years, transportation accounted for the growth in the consumption of oil in the United States, while the amount of oil consumed by the industry remained the same. Residential, commercial and electric utilities use declined.