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Table A4. Number of Consumers, Sales, and Operating Revenue for the U.S. Cooperative Distributor Borrowers, 1996-2000
Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Number of Consumers on December 31          
  Residential (farm and nonfarm) 9,695,066 9,486,116 9,723,306 9,988,742 10,040,510
  Commercial and Industrial          
     Small (or commercial) 974,722 950,607 968,646 984,308 984,186
     Large (or industrial) 7,596 6,219 6,565 7,934 7,040
  Other Sales to Ultimate Consumers 152,463 148,258 159,842 164,431 168,039
     Total Ultimate Consumers 10,829,847 10,591,200 10,858,359 11,145,415 11,199,775
     Sales for Resale 190 191 192 182 249
     Total Number of Consumers 10,829,973 10,591,391 10,858,551 11,145,597 11,200,024
Sales for the Year (Megawatthours)          
  Residential (farm and nonfarm) 127,208,955 121,414,311 125,210,030 124,321,863 129,024,190
  Commercial and Industrial          
     Small (or commercial) 39,272,310 37,625,857 38,436,382 38,163,945 38,521,425
     Large (or industrial) 48,560,956 45,641,429 45,832,466 45,573,056 43,821,044
  Other Sales to Ultimate Consumers 6,239,807 5,258,915 5,959,161 5,703,386 5,850,289
     Total Sales to Ultimate Consumers 221,282,039 209,940,491 215,438,039 213,762,250 217,216,948
     Sales for Resale 1,784,234 2,119,032 2,206,671 1,869,481 2,079,144
     Total Sales 223,066,273 212,059,523 217,644,710 215,631,731 219,296,092
Operating Revenues for the Year (thou. dollars)          
  Residential (farm and nonfarm) 9,647,246 9,137,004 9,350,915 9,341,836 9,693,845
  Commercial and Industrial          
     Small (or commercial) 2,764,267 2,639,953 2,692,966 2,700,967 2,735,515
     Large (or industrial) 1,915,687 1,787,088 1,814,926 1,818,452 1,788,079
  Other Sales to Ultimate Consumers 419,283 361,808 405,431 383,592 401,337
     Total Sales to Ultimate Consumers 14,746,483 13,925,853 14,264,238 14,244,847 14,618,776
     Sales for Resale 85,421 80,940 83,129 86,249 92,342
     Total Revenues from Sales of Electricity 14,831,903 14,006,794 14,347,368 14,331,096 14,711,118
     Other Operating Revenues 269,311 249,526 244,197 239,269 223,106
     Total Operating Revenues 15,101,214 14,256,320 14,591,565 14,570,365 14,934,224


       Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  Data for 2000 represent 633 Distribution Borrowers and 47 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1999 represent 649 Distribution Borrowers and 46 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1998 represent 686 Distribution Borrowers and 48 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1997 represent 721 Distribution Borrowers and 45 Power Supply Borrowers; data for 1996 represent 782 Distribution Borrowers and 50 Power Supply Borrowers.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (prior Rural Electrification Administration), Statistical Report, Rural Electric Borrowers publications for the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.