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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 08/03/09
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Dollars per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Dollars per Gallon)
08/03/09 Change from 08/03/09 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 2.557 values are up0.054 values are down-1.323 U.S. 2.550 values are up0.022 values are down-1.952
East Coast 2.525 values are up0.050 values are down-1.363 East Coast 2.579 values are up0.029 values are down-1.984
  New England 2.578 values are up0.050 values are down-1.353   New England 2.637 values are up0.024 values are down-2.098
  Central Atlantic 2.578 values are up0.054 values are down-1.353   Central Atlantic 2.671 values are up0.028 values are down-2.001
  Lower Atlantic 2.469 values are up0.046 values are down-1.373   Lower Atlantic 2.535 values are up0.030 values are down-1.966
Midwest 2.512 values are up0.054 values are down-1.260 Midwest 2.520 values are up0.020 values are down-1.899
Gulf Coast 2.433 values are up0.066 values are down-1.333 Gulf Coast 2.513 values are up0.020 values are down-1.937
Rocky Mountain 2.507 values are up0.006 values are down-1.499 Rocky Mountain 2.537 values are down-0.003 values are down-2.068
West Coast 2.829 values are up0.059 values are down-1.311 West Coast 2.643 values are up0.026 values are down-2.021
  California 2.896 values are up0.067 values are down-1.309   California 2.763 values are up0.043 values are down-2.018
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (May 2009) Retail Price: $2.27/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 (May 2009) Retail Price: $2.23/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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