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Residential Heating Oil Prices (Cents per Gallon)
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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
Average 283.0 271.3 268.0 251.2 247.0 240.9 233.0 334.1
East Coast (PADD I) 286.0 274.5 271.5 254.7 250.9 244.6 236.5 336.7
   New England (PADD IA) 278.1 266.7 265.4 247.9 244.8 239.3 231.6 335.8
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 292.4 280.5 276.7 260.2 256.9 249.7 241.0 339.9
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 282.6 274.6 267.2 250.8 239.4 235.3 229.9 313.9
Midwest (PADD II) 254.3 239.4 233.1 216.9 208.9 204.9 198.1 309.1

On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices (Cents per Gallon)
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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. 280.9 266.4 261.5 251.5 242.2 236.6 232.7 334.5
East Coast (PADD I) 292.4 278.8 273.5 263.2 253.4 246.9 242.3 339.9
   New England (PADD IA) 314.8 299.7 295.4 284.9 274.0 268.9 263.8 360.0
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 307.2 292.5 287.5 274.2 264.2 256.6 253.6 351.9
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 284.0 271.0 265.5 256.4 246.9 240.6 235.5 332.8
Midwest (PADD II) 276.4 262.4 257.8 249.1 240.6 235.9 231.4 330.9
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 274.5 259.8 255.6 246.5 237.8 230.6 226.4 329.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 282.2 264.4 257.7 244.7 235.0 227.2 225.0 326.9
West Coast (PADD V) 276.8 260.8 255.3 242.1 230.3 227.4 227.3 345.1
   California 275.4 260.5 253.8 240.2 229.2 225.1 224.1 349.1
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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. 282.2 267.6 262.4 252.3 243.0 237.3 233.5 335.6
East Coast (PADD I) 293.9 280.0 274.4 263.8 254.7 248.2 243.5 342.1
   New England (PADD IA) 314.8 299.7 295.4 284.9 274.0 268.9 263.8 360.0
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 308.1 293.4 288.2 275.1 265.0 257.6 254.5 352.5
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 284.7 271.3 265.4 256.0 247.6 241.5 236.2 333.6
Midwest (PADD II) 278.8 264.4 259.2 250.4 241.5 236.9 232.5 332.5
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 275.0 260.5 256.3 247.2 238.4 231.1 226.8 329.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 282.4 264.8 258.2 245.3 235.6 227.7 225.5 327.5
West Coast (PADD V) 277.2 261.3 256.0 242.6 230.9 227.8 227.8 346.3
   California 275.4 260.5 253.8 240.2 229.2 225.1 224.1 349.1
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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. 269.9 257.1 254.4 NA NA NA NA 327.2
Residential Heating Oil Prices Graph. U.S. Average All-Types Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.

No. 2 Distillate Spot Prices (Cents per Gallon)
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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 180.9 170.7 169.6 140.5 146.9 139.1 124.6 264.4
Houston 176.2 163.3 167.3 127.2 131.9 133.1 120.2 261.1
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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 182.9 171.7 170.8 141.5 147.9 139.6 125.3 265.6
Chicago 183.4 169.2 170.8 137.7 144.4 140.7 123.2 263.6
Houston 176.8 165.9 168.8 131.2 132.6 136.6 122.7 264.6
Los Angeles (CARB) 172.7 162.6 163.3 134.2 133.6 130.1 127.7 267.1
Spot Heating Oil Prices Graph. Spot Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.

Distillate Stocks (Million Barrels) and Days of Supply
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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. 126.9 126.7 125.0 130.6 133.5 135.3 136.0 127.2
East Coast (PADD I) 51.2 51.8 50.0 52.5 53.9 53.0 53.3 50.7
   New England (PADD IA) 8.1 8.9 8.8 9.7 8.6 8.8 8.9 9.7
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 31.2 30.9 29.7 30.5 31.8 31.4 30.7 28.1
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 11.9 12.0 11.5 12.3 13.6 12.8 13.7 13.0
Midwest (PADD II) 25.9 25.7 26.3 26.5 27.2 28.6 28.8 29.2
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 33.9 33.0 32.3 33.9 35.9 37.8 37.2 31.1
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.1
West Coast (PADD V) 13.1 13.4 13.6 14.4 13.4 13.0 14.0 13.0
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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. 66.5 66.5 66.9 69.6 71.5 73.6 73.5 65.9
East Coast (PADD I) 14.1 14.3 14.1 15.1 16.7 16.2 16.2 15.3
   New England (PADD IA) 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.5
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.8
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.9 6.0 6.5 7.0
Midwest (PADD II) 20.1 19.6 20.0 20.3 21.0 22.1 22.3 20.7
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 19.8 19.9 20.3 20.9 21.1 23.6 22.8 17.6
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.3
West Coast (PADD V) 10.1 10.4 10.0 10.6 10.1 9.3 10.0 10.1
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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. 18.2 18.4 18.5 19.7 20.2 20.6 21.3 22.8
East Coast (PADD I) 6.2 6.3 6.2 7.0 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.3
   New England (PADD IA) 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.7 4.0
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.5 4.1 2.9
Midwest (PADD II) 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.9 6.3
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.1
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
West Coast (PADD V) 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7
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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. 42.1 41.7 39.6 41.3 41.9 41.2 41.2 38.4
East Coast (PADD I) 30.9 31.3 29.6 30.4 30.0 29.0 28.9 28.2
   New England (PADD IA) 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.5 6.5 7.8
   Central Atlantic (PADD IB) 21.0 21.2 19.9 20.0 20.4 19.2 19.3 17.3
   Lower Atlantic (PADD IC) 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1
Midwest (PADD II) 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.3
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 7.3 6.6 5.5 6.2 7.4 6.9 7.0 6.4
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
West Coast (PADD V) 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.5 1.3
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  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. 31.6 31.5 31.3 33.3 33.9 34.4 33.6 28.2
U.S. Distillate Stocks Graph. Regional Distillate Stocks Graph.
U.S. Distillate Days of Supply Graph.

Distillate Production and Imports (Million Barrels per Day)
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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. 4.549 4.497 4.554 4.280 4.617 4.404 4.542 4.275
East Coast (PADD I) 0.434 0.432 0.433 0.510 0.429 0.426 0.429 0.487
Midwest (PADD II) 1.083 1.054 1.049 0.996 1.005 1.015 1.030 1.038
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 2.282 2.280 2.343 2.083 2.418 2.295 2.339 2.103
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.192 0.201 0.205 0.154 0.221 0.197 0.190 0.141
West Coast (PADD V) 0.558 0.530 0.526 0.537 0.544 0.471 0.554 0.506
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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. 3.271 3.218 3.258 3.182 3.315 3.133 3.271 3.205
East Coast (PADD I) 0.248 0.236 0.229 0.290 0.236 0.214 0.225 0.282
Midwest (PADD II) 0.954 0.937 0.935 0.878 0.931 0.891 0.924 0.916
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 1.449 1.459 1.508 1.408 1.547 1.503 1.524 1.438
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.152 0.151 0.147 0.132 0.155 0.140 0.130 0.121
West Coast (PADD V) 0.468 0.437 0.439 0.475 0.446 0.385 0.468 0.448
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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. 0.709 0.707 0.732 0.589 0.693 0.740 0.769 0.621
East Coast (PADD I) 0.023 0.019 0.018 0.037 0.022 0.004 0.020 0.023
Midwest (PADD II) 0.083 0.076 0.075 0.076 0.041 0.080 0.084 0.080
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 0.524 0.524 0.545 0.421 0.527 0.561 0.566 0.464
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.040 0.050 0.056 0.020 0.064 0.056 0.058 0.020
West Coast (PADD V) 0.039 0.039 0.039 0.036 0.039 0.039 0.041 0.034
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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. 0.570 0.572 0.564 0.509 0.609 0.531 0.502 0.449
East Coast (PADD I) 0.164 0.178 0.186 0.182 0.171 0.208 0.184 0.182
Midwest (PADD II) 0.047 0.041 0.039 0.042 0.033 0.044 0.022 0.042
Gulf Coast (PADD III) 0.308 0.298 0.290 0.255 0.344 0.231 0.249 0.201
Rocky Mountain (PADD IV) 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.000
West Coast (PADD V) 0.051 0.054 0.048 0.027 0.059 0.047 0.045 0.024
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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 Distillate 0.157 0.159 0.167 0.222 0.175 0.240 0.150 0.326
15 ppm sulfur and Under 0.096 0.093 0.093 0.106 0.105 0.100 0.074 0.134
Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur 0.021 0.020 0.019 0.002 0.030 0.041 0.000 0.002
Greater than 500 ppm to 2000 ppm sulfur 0.024 0.029 0.046 0.099 0.028 0.088 0.066 0.178
Greater than 2000 ppm sulfur 0.016 0.017 0.010 0.016 0.012 0.011 0.010 0.012
U.S. Distillate Production Graph. U.S. Distillate Imports Graph. U.S. 15 ppm sulfur and Under Production Graph. U.S. Greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur Production Graph. U.S. Greater than 500 ppm Sulfur Distillate Production Graph.

Distillate Demand (Million Barrels per Day)
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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
Distillate Fuel Oil 3.935 3.939 4.044 4.506 4.090 4.102 4.310 4.340
U.S. Distillate Demand Graph.