Petroleum Imports Reach Record High

According to the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy,

net petroleum imports into the United States reached a new all-time record in 2003: 56.1% of oil consumption. This represents a 5.1% increase over net imports in 2002, and a 1.1% increase over the previous record in 2001. Imports from OPEC represented 42.2% of the total imports in 2003, which is still well below the all-time peak of 70% in 1977.