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Release Schedule:  The diesel and gasoline prices will be released on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) due to the closure of the Federal government on Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20. The data will still represent Monday's price.
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 01/12/09
Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Cents per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Cents per Gallon)
01/12/09 Change from 01/12/09 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 178.4 values are up10.0 values are down-128.4 U.S. 231.4 values are up2.3 values are down-101.2
East Coast 175.0 values are up10.8 values are down-135.8 East Coast 239.5 values are up1.5 values are down-99.6
  New England 174.8 values are up7.9 values are down-137.3   New England 262.1 values are up2.5 values are down-100.0
  Central Atlantic 175.7 values are up9.0 values are down-138.6   Central Atlantic 251.6 values are up2.0 values are down-99.4
  Lower Atlantic 174.5 values are up12.9 values are down-133.3   Lower Atlantic 232.2 values are up1.2 values are down-99.6
Midwest 182.3 values are up9.0 values are down-118.7 Midwest 228.9 values are up1.7 values are down-99.9
Gulf Coast 164.5 values are up9.8 values are down-131.2 Gulf Coast 224.4 values are up1.6 values are down-102.2
Rocky Mountain 156.3 values are up6.8 values are down-138.6 Rocky Mountain 223.5 values are up2.0 values are down-102.6
West Coast 195.4 values are up10.8 values are down-126.0 West Coast 235.3 values are up7.8 values are down-106.7
  California 198.8 values are up11.4 values are down-130.2   California 233.4 values are up9.5 values are down-112.5
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.
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Gasoline Pump Data History
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.
Explanation of Terms
Diesel Fuel Pump Data History
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