Real value of U.S. net imports of petroleum 2011

The statistic shows the real value of U.S. net imports of petroleum products from 1960 to 2011. In 2000, U.S. net imports of petroleum products were valued at around 22.14 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 the buying power of U.S. dollars in 2005.

Real value of U.S. net imports of petroleum products from 1960 through 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*

Characteristic	Real value in billion U.S. dollars
2011**	-3.58
2010	8.96
2009	13.07
2008	33.97
2007	46.67
2006	45.76
2005	48.56
2000	22.14
1995	7.83
1990	17.53
1985	20.4
1980	21.8
1975	17.15
1970	4.03
1965	2.43
1960	1.42

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Release date

September 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2011

Supplementary notes

* Includes petroleum preparations, liquefied propane and butane, and, beginning in 1997, other mineral fuels.
** This figure is preliminary.
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. The values are represented in chained (2005) dollars.
Net imports equal imports minus exports.
Totals may not equal sum due to independent rounding.

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