The statistic shows the real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011. In 2000, the value of U.S. net imports of crude oil came to 100.8 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 crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Characteristic
Real value in billion U.S. dollars
2011
295.81
2010
233.11
2009
175.87
2008
323.5
2007
230.41
2006
217.28
2005
182.35
2000
100.78
1995
52.46
1990
60.4
1985
53.02
1980
127.95
1975
54.45
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* Beginning in 1977, includes imports into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ** Estimated figure.
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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EIA. (September 27, 2012). Real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/
EIA. "Real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. September 27, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/
EIA. (2012). Real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/
EIA. "Real Value of Crude Oil Net Imports into The U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/
EIA, Real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Real value of crude oil net imports into the U.S. from 1960 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], EIA, September 27, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190943/real-value-of-crude-oil-net-imports-into-the-us-since-1960/
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