[donshan]

I have only been on this forum a short time, but note there are many experts here who have access to a lots of data. I would appreciate your expertise in helping me find some economics data on the US Energy sector.

I read a few weeks ago in some publication the statement that went something like this:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')The US Energy Sector is only 5% of GDP, but try running the other 95% without it"

[Longsword]

Best I could find:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0105.html

Gives energy expenditures and GDP per year.

Hope that helps.

[MrBill]

I am very interested for a fuller picture myself. I suspect it is much like agriculture where less than 5% of the population are involved in agriculture directly, but many more work in secondary & tertiary industries directly related to agriculture.

If those figures from the DOE are correct then energy purchases make up between 5-10% of GDP, but again I would like to know the total workforce involved in the energy business - research, development, extraction, refining, transport, distribution, etc? I once read that the energy industry was the largest sector of the economy, but I am also frustrated not to be able to find hard numbers?

Thanks for the link.

[Doly]

I think statements like that are misleading. True, energy and agriculture may be fairly small portions of the economy, but without either of them the rest of the economy would grind to a halt.

[MrBill]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Doly', 'I') think statements like that are misleading. True, energy and agriculture may be fairly small portions of the economy, but without either of them the rest of the economy would grind to a halt.

[donshan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Longsword', 'B')est I could find:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0105.html

Gives energy expenditures and GDP per year.

Hope that helps.

[MrBill]

take away refridgeration and there goes a lot of our agricultural surplus.... we'll be eating rolled oats instead of diary and meat products for sure

[donshan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 't')ake away refridgeration and there goes a lot of our agricultural surplus.... we'll be eating rolled oats instead of diary and meat products for sure