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Regular Gasoline Retail Prices (Cents per Gallon)
Retail Average Regular Gasoline Prices
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/17/08 11/24/08 12/01/08 12/08/08 12/15/08 12/22/08 12/29/08 12/31/07
U.S. 207.2 189.2 181.1 169.9 165.9 165.3 161.3 305.3
East Coast (PADD I) 211.4 195.3 186.0 175.7 168.2 167.1 163.0 306.5
Midwest (PADD II) 193.3 175.0 171.7 160.2 164.4 162.3 156.7 303.2
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 195.6 180.5 173.2 163.9 155.6 155.0 149.8 292.0
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 203.3 184.7 173.8 162.3 155.9 152.5 150.6 292.1
West Coast (PADD V) 235.7 211.7 197.2 182.9 175.1 179.1 179.0 321.8
Retail Conventional Regular Gasoline Prices
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/17/08 11/24/08 12/01/08 12/08/08 12/15/08 12/22/08 12/29/08 12/31/07
U.S. 202.7 185.7 179.0 168.1 164.8 163.5 159.0 302.8
East Coast (PADD I) 211.6 195.1 185.7 175.2 167.6 167.4 163.4 307.7
Midwest (PADD II) 191.3 174.0 171.5 160.1 163.6 161.4 156.0 302.8
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 198.6 182.9 175.0 165.0 157.4 156.3 150.8 293.6
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 203.3 184.7 173.8 162.3 155.9 152.5 150.6 292.1
West Coast (PADD V) 234.8 215.6 203.0 190.7 182.0 181.7 181.1 311.3
Retail Reformulated Regular Gasoline Prices
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/17/08 11/24/08 12/01/08 12/08/08 12/15/08 12/22/08 12/29/08 12/31/07
U.S. 216.6 196.4 185.4 173.8 168.2 169.2 166.2 310.6
East Coast (PADD I) 211.1 195.5 186.3 176.6 169.2 166.6 162.3 304.5
Midwest (PADD II) 205.8 181.5 172.6 160.5 169.5 168.0 161.2 306.1
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 185.5 172.5 167.0 160.4 149.9 150.9 146.6 286.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
West Coast (PADD V) 236.1 209.9 194.6 179.5 172.1 178.0 178.2 326.4
U.S. Retail Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Retail Average Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Retail Conventional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Retail Reformulated Regular Gasoline Prices Graph.

Regular Gasoline Spot Prices (Cents per Gallon)
Spot Conventional Gasoline Prices
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  Most Recent Year Ago
City 11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
New York 125.5 113.6 121.8 90.8 106.5 96.8 84.1 247.3
Chicago 118.2 96.0 107.4 76.8 105.0 98.3 84.3 240.1
Houston 119.5 104.3 117.3 83.3 105.0 94.3 84.8 240.5
Los Angeles 119.7 95.0 110.0 77.6 104.6 121.8 123.3 256.1
Spot RBOB Gasoline Prices
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  Most Recent Year Ago
City 11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
New York 124.6 108.9 117.8 87.2 103.8 92.5 80.4 246.0
Chicago 121.4 96.2 NA 76.6 NA NA NA 242.3
Houston 119.0 104.8 117.5 82.3 107.3 96.0 88.2 238.8
Los Angeles 125.7 101.0 116.0 83.6 110.6 127.8 129.8 259.1
Spot Conventional Gasoline Prices Graph. Spot Reformulated Gasoline Prices Graph.

Gasoline Stocks (Million Barrels) and Days of Supply
Total Gasoline Stocks
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 198.6 200.5 198.9 202.7 204.0 207.3 208.1 207.8
East Coast (PADD I) 51.6 52.0 51.8 55.5 56.1 58.2 60.5 54.7
Midwest (PADD II) 48.3 48.8 47.8 47.3 47.3 46.8 46.8 49.3
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 64.9 64.1 64.4 64.4 66.2 69.1 66.9 65.4
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 6.9 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.4
West Coast (PADD V) 26.9 28.1 27.7 28.4 27.5 26.1 26.9 32.0
Conventional Gasoline Stocks
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 93.7 94.4 92.6 92.7 92.9 94.8 93.9 105.5
East Coast (PADD I) 22.8 22.5 21.9 23.4 23.3 23.2 23.7 27.4
Midwest (PADD II) 29.2 30.2 30.1 29.3 29.0 29.0 28.7 32.9
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 32.4 31.9 31.4 30.7 31.6 33.8 32.4 34.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5
West Coast (PADD V) 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 6.0
Reformulated Gasoline Stocks
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0
East Coast (PADD I) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Midwest (PADD II) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Coast (PADD V) 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
Blending Components Stocks
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 103.8 105.3 105.5 109.2 110.3 111.7 113.5 101.3
East Coast (PADD I) 28.7 29.3 29.8 32.0 32.6 34.8 36.5 27.2
Midwest (PADD II) 19.2 18.6 17.7 18.0 18.2 17.8 18.1 16.4
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 31.9 31.8 32.5 33.2 34.1 34.9 34.1 30.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.9
West Coast (PADD V) 21.6 22.9 22.9 23.6 23.0 21.7 22.4 25.5
Days of Supply (number of days)
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  Most Recent Year Ago
  11/14/08 11/21/08 11/28/08 12/05/08 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 22.0 22.3 22.3 22.7 22.7 23.0 23.0 22.2
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. Total Gasoline Stocks / Four-Week Average U.S. Finished Motor Gasoline Demand
U.S. Gasoline Stocks Graph. Regional Gasoline Stocks Graph.
U.S. Gasoline Days of Supply Graph.

Gasoline Production and Imports (Million Barrels per Day)
Finished Gasoline Production
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  Four-Week Averages Year Ago Week Ending Year Ago
  12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 8.969 9.001 9.057 9.085 9.199 9.090 8.939 9.070
East Coast (PADD I) 2.213 2.258 2.252 1.725 2.292 2.288 2.247 1.667
Midwest (PADD II) 2.204 2.210 2.237 2.109 2.244 2.222 2.113 2.219
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 2.757 2.738 2.765 3.504 2.793 2.794 2.796 3.451
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.309 0.305 0.320 0.285 0.316 0.312 0.343 0.275
West Coast (PADD V) 1.488 1.490 1.484 1.463 1.554 1.474 1.440 1.458
Conventional Gasoline Production
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  Four-Week Averages Year Ago Week Ending Year Ago
  12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 5.888 5.919 5.987 5.988 6.032 5.957 5.939 6.005
East Coast (PADD I) 0.970 0.992 0.974 0.498 0.968 0.958 1.000 0.456
Midwest (PADD II) 1.806 1.811 1.840 1.716 1.834 1.817 1.746 1.813
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 2.357 2.358 2.399 3.072 2.427 2.424 2.422 3.032
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.310 0.306 0.322 0.285 0.318 0.314 0.345 0.275
West Coast (PADD V) 0.446 0.452 0.452 0.417 0.485 0.444 0.426 0.429
Reformulated Gasoline Production
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  Four-Week Averages Year Ago Week Ending Year Ago
  12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
U.S. 3.081 3.082 3.070 3.098 3.167 3.133 3.000 3.065
East Coast (PADD I) 1.243 1.266 1.279 1.227 1.324 1.330 1.247 1.211
Midwest (PADD II) 0.397 0.400 0.397 0.393 0.410 0.405 0.367 0.406
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 0.400 0.379 0.365 0.432 0.366 0.370 0.374 0.419
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) -0.001 -0.002 -0.002 0.000 -0.002 -0.002 -0.002 0.000
West Coast (PADD V) 1.042 1.039 1.032 1.046 1.069 1.030 1.014 1.029
Gasoline Imports
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  Four-Week Averages Year Ago Week Ending Year Ago
  12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
Total Gasoline 0.943 1.012 1.077 1.065 0.802 1.254 1.145 1.151
Conventional Gasoline 0.118 0.148 0.167 0.426 0.136 0.190 0.174 0.464
Reformulated Gasoline 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blending Components 0.825 0.864 0.910 0.639 0.666 1.064 0.971 0.687
U.S. Finished Gasoline Production Graph. U.S. Total Gasoline Imports Graph. U.S. Conventional Gasoline Production Graph. U.S. Reformulated Gasoline Production Graph.

Gasoline Demand (Million Barrels per Day)
Gasoline Demand
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  Four-Week Averages Year Ago Week Ending Year Ago
  12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07 12/12/08 12/19/08 12/26/08 12/28/07
Finished Motor Gasoline 8.992 8.998 9.041 9.342 9.175 8.867 9.106 9.286
U.S. Gasoline Demand Graph.