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Table 3-9: Price Trends of Gasoline v. Other Consumer Goods and Services

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Retail price of motor gasoline, all types (constant 2002 dollars per gallon)
Total service station price	1.90	1.78	1.66	1.90	2.67	2.01	1.68	1.59	1.53	1.47	1.43	1.43	1.48	1.45	1.23	1.32	1.64	1.56	1.48^b
Service station price excluding taxes	1.28	1.19	1.14	1.49	2.37	1.64	1.31	1.15	1.10	1.02	0.95	0.95	1.01	0.99	0.78	0.87	1.20	1.13	1.06^b
Average motor fuel taxes^a	0.62	0.60	0.52	0.42	0.30	0.37	0.37	0.43	0.43	0.44	0.48	0.48	0.47	0.46	0.45	0.45	0.44	0.43	0.42^b
Retail price of motor gasoline, all types (current dollars per gallon)
Total service station price	0.31	0.31	0.36	0.57	1.22	1.20	1.22	1.20	1.19	1.17	1.17	1.21	1.29	1.29	1.12	1.22	1.56	1.53	1.48^b
Consumer price indices (1982-84 = 100)
All items	30	32	39	54	82	108	131	136	140	145	148	152	157	161	163	167	172	177	180
Food	30	32	39	60	87	106	132	136	138	141	144	148	153	157	161	164	168	173	176
Shelter	25	27	36	49	81	110	140	146	151	156	161	166	171	176	182	187	193	201	208
Apparel	46	48	59	73	91	105	124	129	132	134	133	132	132	133	133	131	130	127	124
Motor fuel	24	25	28	45	97	99	101	99	99	98	99	100	106	106	92	101	129	125	117
Medical care	22	25	34	48	75	114	163	177	190	201	211	221	228	235	242	251	261	273	286

^a State and federal taxes are weighted averages computed by the American Petroleum Institute, based on gasoline sold in the 50 states. Local taxes are excluded, but additional state sales taxes levied on motor fuel are included.

^b Includes data from January to October.

SOURCES

All data except consumer price indices:

1960-2002: American Petroleum Institute, How Much We Pay for Gasoline (October 2002), tables 1 and 4.

Consumer price indices:

1960-2002: Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President (Washington, DC: Feburary 2003), tables B-60 and B-61. Also available at Internet site http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/.

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