Table 3-11: Sales Price of Transportation Fuel to End-Users (Current ¢ / gallon)
| 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation fuel (excluding taxes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aviation gasolinea | 108.4 | 120.1 | 112.0 | 104.7 | 102.7 | 99.0 | 95.7 | 100.5 | 111.6 | 112.8 | 97.5 | 105.9 | 130.6 | 132.3 | 128.8 | 149.3 | 181.9 | 223.1 | 268.2 | 284.9 | 327.3 | 244.2 | 302.8 |
| Jet fuel kerosenea | 86.8 | 79.6 | 76.6 | 65.2 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 53.4 | 54.0 | 65.1 | 61.3 | 45.2 | 54.3 | 89.9 | 77.5 | 72.1 | 87.2 | 120.7 | 173.5 | 199.8 | 216.5 | 305.2 | 170.4 | 220.1 |
| Highway fuel (including taxes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gasoline, premiumb | N | 134.0 | 134.9 | 132.1 | 131.6 | 130.2 | 130.5 | 133.6 | 141.3 | 141.6 | 125.0 | 135.7 | 169.3 | 165.7 | 155.6 | 177.7 | 206.8 | 249.1 | 280.5 | 303.3 | 351.9 | 260.7 | 304.7 |
| Gasoline, regularb | 124.5 | 120.2 | 116.4 | 114.0 | 112.7 | 110.8 | 111.2 | 114.7 | 123.1 | 123.4 | 105.9 | 116.5 | 151.0 | 146.1 | 135.8 | 159.1 | 188.0 | 229.5 | 258.9 | 280.1 | 326.6 | 235.0 | 277.8 |
| Gasoline, all types | 122.1 | 119.6 | 121.7 | 119.6 | 119.0 | 117.3 | 117.4 | 120.5 | 128.8 | 129.1 | 111.5 | 122.1 | 156.3 | 153.1 | 144.1 | 163.8 | 192.3 | 233.8 | 263.5 | 284.9 | 331.7 | 240.1 | 283.6 |
| Diesel no. 2 (excluding taxes)a | 81.8 | 78.9 | 72.5 | 64.8 | 61.9 | 60.2 | 55.4 | 56.0 | 68.1 | 64.2 | 49.4 | 58.4 | 93.5 | 84.2 | 76.2 | 94.4 | 124.3 | 178.6 | 209.6 | 226.7 | 315.0 | 183.4 | 231.4 |
| Railroad fuel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diesel | 82.6 | 77.8 | 69.2 | 67.2 | 63.3 | 63.1 | 59.9 | 60.0 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 57.0 | 55.5 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 73.3 | 89.3 | 107.0 | 151.4 | 192.1 | 218.2 | 312.1 | 177.1 | 224.3 |
KEY: N = data do not exist.
a Sales to end-users (those sales made directly to the ultimate consumer, including bulk customers in agriculture, industry, and utility).
b Average retail price.
NOTE
For a comparison with other consumer goods prices see table 3-12.
SOURCES
All data except railroad fuel:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Washington, DC: December 2011), tables 9.4 and 9.7, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/prices.html as of Jan. 6, 2012.
Railroad fuel:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 61.