Nebraska's total expenditures on energy decreased 3.2 percent to $8,847.4 million (or $8.8 billion) from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, the transportation sector spent $4,275.9 million (or $4.3 billion), the industrial sector spent $1,882.1 million (or $1.9 billion), the residential sector spent $1,556.3 million (or $1.6 billion), and the commercial sector spent $1,133.1 million (or $1.1 billion).
Expenditures in the transportation sector were nearly half (48.3 percent) of Nebraska's total expenditures on energy in 2019. Industrial sector expenditures comprised 21.3 percent, residential sector expenditures comprised 17.6 percent, and the commercial sector expenditures comprised 12.8 percent of Nebraska's total energy expenditures.
The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.