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Release Schedule:  The gasoline and diesel prices will be released on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) due to the closure of the Federal Government on Monday, September 6. The data will still represent Monday's price.
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 08/30/10
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Dollars per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Dollars per Gallon)
08/30/10 Change from 08/30/10 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 2.682 values are down-0.022 values are up0.069 U.S. 2.938 values are down-0.019 values are up0.264
East Coast 2.607 values are down-0.037 values are up0.011 East Coast 2.930 values are down-0.022 values are up0.239
  New England 2.676 values are down-0.036 no change0.000   New England 2.996 values are down-0.013 values are up0.254
  Central Atlantic 2.639 values are down-0.042 values are down-0.018   Central Atlantic 3.020 values are down-0.018 values are up0.241
  Lower Atlantic 2.563 values are down-0.032 values are up0.035   Lower Atlantic 2.886 values are down-0.024 values are up0.237
Midwest 2.636 values are up0.009 values are up0.117 Midwest 2.909 values are down-0.018 values are up0.260
Gulf Coast 2.527 values are down-0.036 values are up0.068 Gulf Coast 2.888 values are down-0.028 values are up0.270
Rocky Mountain 2.820 values are up0.014 values are up0.206 Rocky Mountain 3.019 values are up0.003 values are up0.327
West Coast 3.038 values are down-0.041 values are up0.080 West Coast 3.101 values are down-0.013 values are up0.299
  California 3.092 values are down-0.048 values are up0.055   California 3.150 values are down-0.021 values are up0.257
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (July 2010) Retail Price: $2.73/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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Gasoline Pump Data History
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Diesel (July 2010) Retail Price: $2.91/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.
Explanation of Terms
Diesel Fuel Pump Data History
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