Motor Gasoline and Ethanol-Blended Fuel
Consumption in Nebraska

Total consumption of motor gasoline and ethanol-blended fuel in December 2007 was 66,301,764 gallons, which was 3.5 percent lower than December 2006.  As shown in the graph below, consumption has changed very little over the last six years.  The driving season is traditionally the months between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends each year, so the months of June, July, and August usually have higher demand for these transportation fuels.


Motor Gasoline and Ethanol-Blended Fuel Consumption in Nebraska
2001-2007
(Gallons)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 59,947,919 57,883,009 64,384,908 63,787,370 69,631,410 74,521,137 76,128,058 79,275,607 69,506,847 73,439,718 70,427,809 71,024,902
2002 65,575,599 60,411,966 63,387,755 66,924,566 75,778,317 72,768,803 80,776,184 79,900,559 69,803,818 73,995,843 69,367,820 71,664,606
2003 67,676,679 57,664,236 64,456,595 64,423,591 75,385,756 73,197,846 79,618,036 78,265,198 71,979,025 73,496,678 67,662,209 73,235,512
2004 65,988,208 60,627,361 67,420,309 67,440,267 69,743,122 72,844,885 77,580,255 73,426,107 71,772,722 71,913,058 67,804,518 75,364,176
2005 59,885,575 56,812,671 69,261,164 63,909,771 72,200,538 75,415,551 76,733,461 79,278,235 64,806,461 66,752,160 65,843,831 71,183,207
2006 62,064,636 61,106,531 65,221,568 66,005,286 69,776,026 73,434,619 70,945,889 72,776,455 66,956,495 70,212,126 68,475,998 68,674,923
2007 66,288,679 59,618,079 66,885,597 67,702,484 70,974,633 72,489,090 74,766,738 75,129,037 68,491,995 72,152,144 67,856,373 66,301,764

Source:  "Monthly Motor-Fuel Consumption."  Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuels Division, Lincoln, NE.

Notes:  The numbers are net volume numbers which exclude motor fuel for aviation use, nonhighway agricultural use, and industrial use.  NA indicates data is not available.  Numbers in red have been revised.

This table was updated on March 19, 2008.  Typically, there is one month between updates.

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