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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

Gasoline Release Date: January 7, 2013   |  Next Release Date: January 14, 2013
        Diesel Fuel Release Date: January 7, 2013   |  Next Release Date: January 14, 2013  

Notice: Changes to Petroleum Marketing Survey Forms for 2013

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  12/24/12 12/31/12 01/07/13   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.257 3.298 3.299   values are up 0.001 values are down -0.083
East Coast (PADD1) 3.355 3.403 3.440   values are up 0.037 values are up 0.026
  New England (PADD1A) 3.476 3.496 3.516   values are up 0.020 values are up 0.053
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 3.471 3.500 3.519   values are up 0.019 values are up 0.079
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.232 3.302 3.358   values are up 0.056 values are down -0.022
Midwest (PADD2) 3.173 3.221 3.143   values are down -0.078 values are down -0.213
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.054 3.107 3.167   values are up 0.060 values are down -0.033
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.096 3.016 2.935   values are down -0.081 values are down -0.077
West Coast (PADD5) 3.427 3.457 3.488   values are up 0.031 values are down -0.117
  West Coast less California 3.290 3.288 3.286   values are down -0.002 values are down -0.142
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States
            Change from
    12/24/12 12/31/12 01/07/13   week ago year ago
California   3.506 3.554 3.605   values are up 0.051 values are down -0.102
Colorado   3.061 2.987 2.911   values are down -0.076 values are down -0.121
Florida   3.241 3.351 3.379   values are up 0.028 values are down -0.033
Massachusetts   3.386 3.402 3.430   values are up 0.028 values are up 0.044
Minnesota   3.086 3.075 2.980   values are down -0.095 values are down -0.284
New York   3.690 3.700 3.707   values are up 0.007 values are up 0.115
Ohio   3.220 3.319 3.162   values are down -0.157 values are down -0.233
Texas   3.040 3.094 3.179   values are up 0.085 values are down -0.023
Washington   3.368 3.391 3.409   values are up 0.018 values are down -0.076
Cities
Boston   3.379 3.396 3.422   values are up 0.026 values are up 0.040
Chicago   3.313 3.384 3.305   values are down -0.079 values are down -0.306
Cleveland   3.240 3.313 3.217   values are down -0.096 values are down -0.197
Denver   3.063 2.987 2.911   values are down -0.076 values are down -0.101
Houston   3.029 3.076 3.174   values are up 0.098 values are down -0.006
Los Angeles   3.587 3.612 3.656   values are up 0.044 values are down -0.122
Miami   3.480 3.520 3.551   values are up 0.031 values are up 0.060
New York City   3.518 3.538 3.546   values are up 0.008 values are up 0.087
San Francisco   3.511 3.585 3.615   values are up 0.030 values are down -0.074
Seattle   3.384 3.413 3.446   values are up 0.033 values are down -0.064

 

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  12/24/12 12/31/12 01/07/13   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.923 3.918 3.911   values are down -0.007 values are up 0.083
East Coast (PADD1) 4.006 4.006 4.006   no change 0.000 values are up 0.098
  New England (PADD1A) 4.153 4.154 4.153   values are down -0.001 values are up 0.124
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 4.112 4.105 4.107   values are up 0.002 values are up 0.111
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.899 3.904 3.902   values are down -0.002 values are up 0.082
Midwest (PADD2) 3.893 3.885 3.870   values are down -0.015 values are up 0.153
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.833 3.830 3.837   values are up 0.007 values are up 0.087
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.791 3.746 3.688   values are down -0.058 values are down -0.155
West Coast (PADD5) 3.989 3.991 3.988   values are down -0.003 values are down -0.038
  West Coast less California 3.915 3.928 3.918   values are down -0.010 values are down -0.009
  California 4.052 4.045 4.048   values are up 0.003 values are down -0.063
*prices include all taxes

What we pay for in a gallon of:
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (November 2012) Retail Price: $3.45/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 (November 2012) Retail Price: $4.00/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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