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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

Gasoline Release Date: May 14, 2012   |  Next Release Date: May 21, 2012
        Diesel Fuel Release Date: May 14, 2012   |  Next Release Date: May 21, 2012 

Notice: Changes to Petroleum Marketing Survey Forms for 2013

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  04/30/12 05/07/12 05/14/12   week ago year ago
U.S. 3.830 3.790 3.754   values are down -0.036 values are down -0.206
East Coast (PADD1) 3.829 3.762 3.698   values are down -0.064 values are down -0.254
  New England (PADD1A) 3.928 3.880 3.828   values are down -0.052 values are down -0.217
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 3.874 3.809 3.764   values are down -0.045 values are down -0.229
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 3.765 3.692 3.610   values are down -0.082 values are down -0.283
Midwest (PADD2) 3.749 3.721 3.641   values are down -0.080 values are down -0.333
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.685 3.622 3.558   values are down -0.064 values are down -0.265
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 3.787 3.764 3.762   values are down -0.002 values are up 0.005
West Coast (PADD5) 4.121 4.135 4.255   values are up 0.120 values are up 0.138
  West Coast less California 4.009 4.001 4.063   values are up 0.062 values are up 0.121
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States
            Change from
    04/30/12 05/07/12 05/14/12   week ago year ago
California   4.186 4.213 4.367   values are up 0.154 values are up 0.149
Colorado   3.857 3.824 3.792   values are down -0.032 values are up 0.009
Florida   3.774 3.689 3.604   values are down -0.085 values are down -0.284
Massachusetts   3.850 3.797 3.742   values are down -0.055 values are down -0.223
Minnesota   3.655 3.650 3.614   values are down -0.036 values are down -0.327
New York   4.046 3.971 3.942   values are down -0.029 values are down -0.195
Ohio   3.763 3.751 3.618   values are down -0.133 values are down -0.334
Texas   3.690 3.628 3.568   values are down -0.060 values are down -0.282
Washington   4.098 4.099 4.207   values are up 0.108 values are up 0.150
Cities
Boston   3.848 3.795 3.739   values are down -0.056 values are down -0.228
Chicago   4.146 4.178 4.064   values are down -0.114 values are down -0.279
Cleveland   3.735 3.744 3.650   values are down -0.094 values are down -0.338
Denver   3.861 3.823 3.790   values are down -0.033 values are up 0.021
Houston   3.765 3.692 3.638   values are down -0.054 values are down -0.217
Los Angeles   4.235 4.264 4.442   values are up 0.178 values are up 0.184
Miami   3.912 3.824 3.742   values are down -0.082 values are down -0.255
New York City   3.899 3.851 3.808   values are down -0.043 values are down -0.256
San Francisco   4.173 4.217 4.386   values are up 0.169 values are up 0.147
Seattle   4.094 4.095 4.226   values are up 0.131 values are up 0.168

 

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*  (dollars per gallon)full history
          Change from
  04/30/12 05/07/12 05/14/12   week ago year ago
U.S. 4.073 4.057 4.004   values are down -0.053 values are down -0.057
East Coast (PADD1) 4.130 4.108 4.054   values are down -0.054 values are down -0.021
  New England (PADD1A) 4.255 4.232 4.192   values are down -0.040 values are down -0.015
  Central Atlantic (PADD1B) 4.220 4.194 4.135   values are down -0.059 values are down -0.075
  Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) 4.039 4.021 3.969   values are down -0.052 values are down -0.036
Midwest (PADD2) 3.971 3.962 3.897   values are down -0.065 values are down -0.118
Gulf Coast (PADD3) 3.980 3.962 3.915   values are down -0.047 values are down -0.081
Rocky Mountain (PADD4) 4.072 4.047 4.004   values are down -0.043 values are down -0.130
West Coast (PADD5) 4.330 4.312 4.277   values are down -0.035 values are up 0.029
  West Coast less California 4.252 4.226 4.192   values are down -0.034 values are not available NA
  California 4.396 4.385 4.349   values are down -0.036 values are down -0.022
*prices include all taxes

What we pay for in a gallon of:
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (March 2012) Retail Price: $3.85/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 2012) Retail Price: $4.13/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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