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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

Gasoline Release Date: May 20, 2013   |  Next Release Date: May 28, 2013
        Diesel Fuel Release Date: May 20, 2013   |  Next Release Date: May 28, 2013  

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  05/06/13 05/13/13 05/20/13   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.538 3.603 3.673   values are up 0.070 values are down -0.042
East Coast (PADD1) 3.452 3.484 3.489   values are up 0.005 values are down -0.145
  New England (PADD1A) 3.521 3.551 3.576   values are up 0.025 values are down -0.205
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 3.490 3.522 3.538   values are up 0.016 values are down -0.177
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.403 3.435 3.427   values are down -0.008 values are down -0.103
Midwest (PADD2) 3.608 3.678 3.866   values are up 0.188 values are up 0.240
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.299 3.364 3.392   values are up 0.028 values are down -0.097
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.491 3.560 3.672   values are up 0.112 values are down -0.082
West Coast (PADD5) 3.811 3.938 3.952   values are up 0.014 values are down -0.290
  West Coast less California 3.639 3.762 3.787   values are up 0.025 values are down -0.294
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States
            Change from
    05/06/13 05/13/13 05/20/13   week ago year ago
California   3.911 4.040 4.048   values are up 0.008 values are down -0.288
Colorado   3.560 3.654 3.832   values are up 0.178 values are up 0.073
Florida   3.394 3.452 3.442   values are down -0.010 values are down -0.087
Massachusetts   3.436 3.463 3.492   values are up 0.029 values are down -0.203
Minnesota   3.601 3.857 4.292   values are up 0.435 values are up 0.720
New York   3.664 3.696 3.702   values are up 0.006 values are down -0.186
Ohio   3.680 3.548 3.843   values are up 0.295 values are up 0.188
Texas   3.324 3.386 3.428   values are up 0.042 values are down -0.072
Washington   3.718 3.939 4.009   values are up 0.070 values are down -0.247
Cities
Boston   3.434 3.461 3.489   values are up 0.028 values are down -0.205
Chicago   4.125 4.175 4.202   values are up 0.027 values are up 0.209
Cleveland   3.707 3.616 3.858   values are up 0.242 values are up 0.179
Denver   3.560 3.657 3.826   values are up 0.169 values are up 0.071
Houston   3.328 3.373 3.368   values are down -0.005 values are down -0.195
Los Angeles   3.945 4.091 4.086   values are down -0.005 values are down -0.300
Miami   3.573 3.591 3.592   values are up 0.001 values are down -0.097
New York City   3.527 3.573 3.593   values are up 0.020 values are down -0.165
San Francisco   3.941 4.072 4.080   values are up 0.008 values are down -0.268
Seattle   3.715 3.986 4.040   values are up 0.054 values are down -0.238

 

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  05/06/13 05/13/13 05/20/13   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.845 3.866 3.890   values are up 0.024 values are down -0.066
East Coast (PADD1) 3.863 3.865 3.871   values are up 0.006 values are down -0.128
  New England (PADD1A) 3.986 3.995 3.991   values are down -0.004 values are down -0.139
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 3.911 3.910 3.925   values are up 0.015 values are down -0.154
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.804 3.807 3.809   values are up 0.002 values are down -0.107
Midwest (PADD2) 3.868 3.909 3.934   values are up 0.025 values are up 0.080
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.735 3.739 3.775   values are up 0.036 values are down -0.086
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.804 3.822 3.848   values are up 0.026 values are down -0.139
West Coast (PADD5) 3.923 3.969 4.008   values are up 0.039 values are down -0.225
  West Coast less California 3.830 3.883 3.932   values are up 0.049 values are down -0.220
  California 4.001 4.042 4.072   values are up 0.030 values are down -0.231
*prices include all taxes

What we pay for in a gallon of:

What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (March 2013) Retail Price: $3.71/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 (March 2013) Retail Price: $4.07/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 city definitions

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