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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

Gasoline Release Date: September 24, 2012   |  Next Release Date: October 1, 2012
        Diesel Fuel Release Date: September 24, 2012   |  Next Release Date: October 1, 2012  

Notice: Changes to Petroleum Marketing Survey Forms for 2013

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  09/10/12 09/17/12 09/24/12   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.847 3.878 3.826   values are down -0.052 values are up 0.317
East Coast (PADD1) 3.827 3.879 3.828   values are down -0.051 values are up 0.321
  New England (PADD1A) 3.922 3.989 3.945   values are down -0.044 values are up 0.325
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 3.860 3.953 3.907   values are down -0.046 values are up 0.340
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.775 3.792 3.734   values are down -0.058 values are up 0.305
Midwest (PADD2) 3.860 3.893 3.813   values are down -0.080 values are up 0.381
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.641 3.655 3.600   values are down -0.055 values are up 0.291
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.698 3.772 3.774   values are up 0.002 values are up 0.198
West Coast (PADD5) 4.083 4.074 4.065   values are down -0.009 values are up 0.238
  West Coast less California 3.918 3.935 3.918   values are down -0.017 values are up 0.193
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States
            Change from
    09/10/12 09/17/12 09/24/12   week ago year ago
California   4.178 4.155 4.151   values are down -0.004 values are up 0.264
Colorado   3.615 3.720 3.743   values are up 0.023 values are up 0.250
Florida   3.758 3.778 3.728   values are down -0.050 values are up 0.300
Massachusetts   3.848 3.905 3.882   values are down -0.023 values are up 0.334
Minnesota   3.828 3.937 3.862   values are down -0.075 values are up 0.344
New York   4.001 4.118 4.067   values are down -0.051 values are up 0.288
Ohio   3.760 3.862 3.704   values are down -0.158 values are up 0.406
Texas   3.657 3.660 3.603   values are down -0.057 values are up 0.307
Washington   4.065 4.046 4.029   values are down -0.017 values are up 0.149
Cities
Boston   3.857 3.907 3.881   values are down -0.026 values are up 0.339
Chicago   4.185 4.231 4.117   values are down -0.114 values are up 0.409
Cleveland   3.785 3.821 3.718   values are down -0.103 values are up 0.412
Denver   3.605 3.711 3.733   values are up 0.022 values are up 0.265
Houston   3.618 3.635 3.584   values are down -0.051 values are up 0.324
Los Angeles   4.201 4.167 4.161   values are down -0.006 values are up 0.246
Miami   3.959 3.961 3.919   values are down -0.042 values are up 0.320
New York City   3.895 3.990 3.938   values are down -0.052 values are up 0.313
San Francisco   4.196 4.165 4.192   values are up 0.027 values are up 0.300
Seattle   4.067 4.036 4.032   values are down -0.004 values are up 0.164

 

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  09/10/12 09/17/12 09/24/12   week ago year ago
U.S. 4.132 4.135 4.086   values are down -0.049 values are up 0.300
East Coast (PADD1) 4.113 4.125 4.092   values are down -0.033 values are up 0.288
  New England (PADD1A) 4.208 4.215 4.191   values are down -0.024 values are up 0.228
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 4.175 4.196 4.170   values are down -0.026 values are up 0.248
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 4.049 4.056 4.015   values are down -0.041 values are up 0.276
Midwest (PADD2) 4.079 4.080 4.017   values are down -0.063 values are up 0.279
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 4.021 4.028 3.995   values are down -0.033 values are up 0.265
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 4.242 4.256 4.228   values are down -0.028 values are up 0.361
West Coast (PADD5) 4.423 4.399 4.323   values are down -0.076 values are up 0.366
  West Coast less California 4.358 4.321 4.249   values are down -0.072 values are not available NA
  California 4.477 4.466 4.386   values are down -0.080 values are up 0.347
*prices include all taxes

What we pay for in a gallon of:
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (August 2012) Retail Price: $3.72/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 (August 2012) Retail Price: $3.98/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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