Petroleum & Other Liquids
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
Gasoline Release Date: October 9, 2012 | Next Release Date: October 15, 2012
Diesel Fuel Release Date: October 9, 2012 | Next Release Date: October 15, 2012
Gasoline Price Data Collection Procedures
Every Monday, retail prices for all three grades of gasoline are collected by telephone from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline outlets. The prices are published around 5:00 p.m. ET Monday, except on government holidays, when the data are released on Tuesday (but still represent Monday's price). The reported price includes all taxes and is the pump price paid by a consumer as of 8:00 A.M. Monday. This price represents the self-serve price except in areas having only full-serve. The price data are used to calculate weighted average price estimates at the city, state, regional and national levels using sales and delivery volume data from other EIA surveys and population estimates from the Bureau of Census.
Procedures & Methodology
Gasoline
Data collection procedures
Sampling methodology
Coefficient of variation
Map of reformulated gasoline
Map of states in each region
Diesel
Data collection procedures
Sampling methodology
Coefficient of variation
Map of states in each region
Gasoline and Diesel
Taxes
Pump methodology
Gasoline pump data history
Diesel fuel pump data history