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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 12/29/08
Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Cents per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Cents per Gallon)
12/29/08 Change from 12/29/08 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 161.3 values are down-4.0 values are down-144.0 U.S. 232.7 values are down-3.9 values are down-101.8
East Coast 163.0 values are down-4.1 values are down-143.5 East Coast 242.3 values are down-4.6 values are down-97.6
  New England 165.0 values are down-4.0 values are down-144.3   New England 263.8 values are down-5.1 values are down-96.2
  Central Atlantic 167.4 values are down-4.4 values are down-142.4   Central Atlantic 253.6 values are down-3.0 values are down-98.3
  Lower Atlantic 159.1 values are down-3.9 values are down-144.0   Lower Atlantic 235.5 values are down-5.1 values are down-97.3
Midwest 156.7 values are down-5.6 values are down-146.5 Midwest 231.4 values are down-4.5 values are down-99.5
Gulf Coast 149.8 values are down-5.2 values are down-142.2 Gulf Coast 226.4 values are down-4.2 values are down-102.9
Rocky Mountain 150.6 values are down-1.9 values are down-141.5 Rocky Mountain 225.0 values are down-2.2 values are down-101.9
West Coast 179.0 values are down-0.1 values are down-142.8 West Coast 227.3 values are down-0.1 values are down-117.8
  California 181.0 values are up0.4 values are down-148.8   California 224.1 values are down-1.0 values are down-125.0
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (November 2008) Retail Price: $2.15/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 (November 2008) Retail Price: $2.88/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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