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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 9, 2019
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July 9, 2019: In April, the United States produced 12.16 million barrels of oil per day. That makes our country the world’s largest producer of crude oil. About 41% of that oil—nearly 5 million barrels per day—comes from Texas.[1]
While producing just over 12 million barrels of oil per day, the U.S. consumes just over 9 million barrels per day.
Fracking technology enabled the United States to become the world’s largest producer of oil and to generate more oil than we use.
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- July 8, 2019 – 31 percent of full-time workers work on weekends
- July 5, 2019 – 55 percent of voters prefer the Declaration of Independence over the Constitution
- July 4, 2019 – 66 percent of American adults consider the 4th of July to be one of our nation’s most important holidays
- July 3, 2019 – 6.8 billion dollars spent on food for Fourth of July celebrations
- July 2, 2019 – 243 years ago today, the Continental Congress voted for independence
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