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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 09/15/08
Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Cents per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Cents per Gallon)
09/15/08 Change from 09/15/08 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 383.5 values are up18.7 values are up104.8 U.S. 402.3 values are down-3.6 values are up105.9
East Coast 380.9 values are up20.0 values are up107.7 East Coast 408.2 values are down-1.8 values are up112.1
  New England 365.5 values are up4.5 values are up93.4   New England 424.6 values are down-6.6 values are up122.1
  Central Atlantic 367.2 values are up7.5 values are up94.5   Central Atlantic 416.6 values are down-8.0 values are up111.2
  Lower Atlantic 395.7 values are up34.0 values are up121.8   Lower Atlantic 403.1 values are up1.3 values are up111.5
Midwest 394.6 values are up31.0 values are up108.7 Midwest 397.3 values are down-4.2 values are up98.9
Gulf Coast 375.7 values are up20.6 values are up107.8 Gulf Coast 401.1 values are down-0.4 values are up110.8
Rocky Mountain 375.4 values are down-1.3 values are up93.0 Rocky Mountain 404.1 values are down-6.4 values are up106.9
West Coast 377.0 values are down-4.3 values are up91.0 West Coast 405.6 values are down-10.0 values are up105.8
  California 380.4 values are down-5.5 values are up90.0   California 405.3 values are down-13.2 values are up103.0
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (July 2008) Retail Price: $4.06/gallon Taxes - Fees collected on a gallon of fuel that are 
paid to the federal, state, or local government. Distribution and Marketing - Products are shipped by 
pipeline, stored at terminals, and trucks deliver gasoline and diesel fuel to retail stations. Refiners - process crude oil to make gasoline, diesel fuel, 
and other products for sale to retailers and resellers. Crude oil - Domestic and foreign crude oil producers 
sell crude oil to refiners for processing.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Diesel (July 2008) Retail Price: $4.70/gallon Taxes - Fees collected on a gallon of fuel that are paid to the federal, state, or local government. Distribution and Marketing - Products are shipped by pipeline, stored at terminals, and 
trucks deliver gasoline and diesel fuel to retail stations. Refiners - process crude oil to make gasoline, diesel fuel, and other products for sale to retailers and resellers. Crude oil - Domestic and foreign crude oil producers sell crude oil to refiners for processing.
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