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The paper presents the evolution of energy intensities in key sectors or subsector between the early 1970s and the late 1980s in nine OECD countries. The sectors coveres are manufacturing, automobile and air travel, freight trucking, residential space heating, and the service sector. Intensity changes varied among the sectors and countries, but common trends are visible in many cases. In most cases, the intensity decline slowed or ceased in the mid 1980s. It discusses the causes for the changes observed in each area, showing how energy - price changes were but one of many factors that playes a role.