Part 1 out of 3 a. Over the 11-year period covered by this table, there was 1 year in which the energy consumption of petroleum and coal increased and the consumption of natural gas decreased. What year was this?

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Part 1 out of 3
a. Over the 11-year period covered by this table, there was 1 year in which the energy consumption of
petroleum and coal increased and the consumption of natural gas decreased. What year was this?
Transcribed Image Text:Part 1 out of 3 a. Over the 11-year period covered by this table, there was 1 year in which the energy consumption of petroleum and coal increased and the consumption of natural gas decreased. What year was this?
This table shows the annual percentage changes in energy consumption for a large corporation over an
11-year period, where positive numbers represent increases and negative numbers represent decreases.
Annual Percentage Change in Energy Consumption
Natural
Year
Coal
Gas
Petroleum
2001
4.7
4.6
4.1
2002
.4
4.5
.0
2003
.9
-4
-1.9
2004
-1.7
1.6
-2.1
2005
.5
2.6
2.1
2006
2.9
3.4
.9
2007
.6
2.4
2.6
2008
.4
4.0
-.3
2009
6.8
1.7
3.1
2010
2.9
.1
1.3
2011
.9
-3.1
.5
Transcribed Image Text:This table shows the annual percentage changes in energy consumption for a large corporation over an 11-year period, where positive numbers represent increases and negative numbers represent decreases. Annual Percentage Change in Energy Consumption Natural Year Coal Gas Petroleum 2001 4.7 4.6 4.1 2002 .4 4.5 .0 2003 .9 -4 -1.9 2004 -1.7 1.6 -2.1 2005 .5 2.6 2.1 2006 2.9 3.4 .9 2007 .6 2.4 2.6 2008 .4 4.0 -.3 2009 6.8 1.7 3.1 2010 2.9 .1 1.3 2011 .9 -3.1 .5
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