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Primary energy consumption and selected indicators, Atlantic Provinces, 1990 and 2003

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Variable Level Variation from 1990 to 2003 % share of energy consumed % contribution to change
1990 2003 value % 1990 2003
Primary energy consumption in terajoules
Refined petroleum products 509,736 523,418 13,682 3 78 69 13
Motor gasoline
 100,541 109,984 9,443 9 15 15 9
Diesel fuel
 71,666 93,803 22,137 31 11 12 21
Heavy fuel oil
 192,673 148,318 -44,355
-23
 30 20 -43
Transformed into electricity
 108,604 98,387 -10,217 -9 17 13 -10
Other products
 149,499 173,167 23,668 16 23 23 23
Natural gas 0 57,526 57,526 ... 0 8 56
Transformed into electricity
 0 16,428 16,428 ... 0 2 16
Coal 83,206 116,745 33,539 40 13 15 32
Transformed into electricity
 75,822 113,093 37,271 49 12 15 36
Primary electricity 57,612 56,139 -1,473 -3 9 7 -1
Total1 650,554 753,828 103,274 16 100 100 100
Selected indicators
Population (persons)
2,358,333
2,343,970
-14,363
 -1 ... ... ...
Per capita energy consumption (terajoule per person) 0.27585 0.3216 0.04575 17 ... ... ...
Real GDP (millions of 1997 $) 46,326 64,693 18,367 40 ... ... ...
Consumption of energy per real GDP $ (megajoules per $) 14.04 11.65 -2.39 -17 ... ... ...
1. The total is the sum of the four major components: refined petroleum products, natural gas, coal and primary electricity. These components might not add up to the total due to rounding.
Sources: Report on energy supply-demand in Canada, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 57-003-X, 1990 and 2003; population estimates, CANSIM Table 051-0001; Real GDP, CANSIM Table 384-0013.
Date Modified: 2009-11-12

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