(Consumption in Quadrillion Btus & Real GDP in Trillion $98)

(Published: Fall 1999)

The Economy's Driving Force:   The availability of oil, natural gas, and coal is what made the United States’ rise to a global economic superpower possible. As energy consumption escalated, so did the nation’s economic output as measured by annual gross domestic product. Sources: Energy Information Administration, Department of Commerce and Bureau of Economic Analysis

 

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