Table 38.  Propane (Consumer Grade) Prices by Sales Type
                and PAD District
                (Cents per Gallon Excluding Taxes)
     _____________________________________________________________________
                            |                                             
                            |              Sales to End Users             
                            |_____________________________________________
         Geographic Area    |           |             |          |        
              Month         |Residential| Commercial/ |Industrial| Through
                            | Consumers |Institutional| Consumers| Retail 
                            |           |  Consumers  |          | Outlets
     _______________________|___________|_____________|__________|________
                                                                          
     United States                                                        
           March 1998.......     93.5         85.1        75.3      64.5  
           February 1998....     96.3         87.7        77.4      66.6  
           March 1997.......    102.2         87.7        79.6      74.7  
                                                                          
     PAD District I                                                       
           March 1998.......    114.0         88.2        90.2      59.9  
           February 1998....    114.7         90.6        93.1      61.4  
           March 1997.......    121.3         90.1        79.6      69.7  
         Subdistrict IA                                                   
           March 1998.......    131.2         85.9          NA      54.8  
           February 1998....    133.5         87.7          NA      57.8  
           March 1997.......    125.3         90.1        81.1      68.1  
         Subdistrict IB                                                   
           March 1998.......    115.4         85.5        85.3      63.4  
           February 1998....    116.5         88.1        86.5      66.0  
           March 1997.......    125.4         88.9        84.1      73.7  
         Subdistrict IC                                                   
           March 1998.......    107.8         89.8        69.0        W   
           February 1998....    108.6         92.1        72.7        W   
           March 1997.......    115.3         90.9        77.2        W   
                                                                          
     PAD District II                                                      
           March 1998.......     77.4         80.7        74.0      61.6  
           February 1998....     80.8         84.4        75.6      63.3  
           March 1997.......     88.5          NA         85.3      70.3  
                                                                          
     PAD District III                                                     
           March 1998.......     94.7         78.0        53.6      76.9  
           February 1998....     96.4         78.8        55.2      81.2  
           March 1997.......    103.0         86.3        70.1      78.7  
                                                                          
     PAD District IV                                                      
           March 1998.......     76.2         80.3        60.7      61.5  
           February 1998....     76.9         80.3        62.6      61.3  
           March 1997.......      NA          92.9        65.1      74.7  
                                                                          
     PAD District V                                                       
           March 1998.......    106.5         91.7        70.8      69.6  
           February 1998....    110.0         92.6        72.2      73.5  
           March 1997.......    118.8        104.8        79.3      87.1  
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     See footnotes at end of table.



           Table 38.  Propane (Consumer Grade) Prices by Sales Type
                      and PAD District
                      (Cents per Gallon Excluding Taxes) - Continued
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                                  |                           |      
                                  |     Sales to End Users    |      
                                  |___________________________| Sales
               Geographic Area    |        |         |        |  for 
                    Month         | Petro- |  Other  |        |Resale
                                  |Chemical|End Users| Average|      
                                  |        |         |        |      
           _______________________|________|_________|________|______
                                                                     
           United States                                             
                 March 1998.......   28.5      70.0     82.6    32.5 
                 February 1998....   30.9      70.4     84.9    34.1 
                 March 1997.......   41.0      79.6     90.2    42.7 
                                                                     
           PAD District I                                            
                 March 1998.......     W       76.1    102.7    37.7 
                 February 1998....     W       75.8    104.0    39.4 
                 March 1997.......     W       87.4    107.3    47.7 
               Subdistrict IA                                        
                 March 1998.......     -      104.4    120.4    43.5 
                 February 1998....     -      103.8    122.4    44.7 
                 March 1997.......     -      112.2    111.9    54.1 
               Subdistrict IB                                        
                 March 1998.......     -       75.4    103.3    37.6 
                 February 1998....     -        NA     103.6    38.5 
                 March 1997.......     -       80.4    112.3    45.7 
               Subdistrict IC                                        
                 March 1998.......     W       71.8     96.8    36.3 
                 February 1998....     W       72.8     98.9    38.6 
                 March 1997.......     W       82.6    101.3    46.6 
                                                                     
           PAD District II                                           
                 March 1998.......     W       65.2     75.9    32.3 
                 February 1998....     W       65.7     79.0    34.1 
                 March 1997.......     NA      74.2     85.0    41.7 
                                                                     
           PAD District III                                          
                 March 1998.......   28.3      71.2     58.5    29.6 
                 February 1998....   30.5      71.1     60.3    31.3 
                 March 1997.......   40.7      82.5       NA    40.2 
                                                                     
           PAD District IV                                           
                 March 1998.......     -       74.1     75.2    31.5 
                 February 1998....     -       75.6     76.1    33.4 
                 March 1997.......     -       83.5       NA    41.5 
                                                                     
           PAD District V                                            
                 March 1998.......     -       68.5     94.9    37.8 
                 February 1998....     -       65.1     97.1    41.1 
                 March 1997.......     -        NA     107.3    51.1 
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               Dash (-) = No data reported.
               NA = Not available.
               W   = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual
           company data.
              Notes:  Values shown for the current month are
           preliminary.  Values shown for previous months are
           revised.  Data are final upon publication in the Petroleum
           Marketing Annual.
             Sources:  Energy Information Administration Forms
           EIA-782A, "Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly
           Petroleum Product Sales Report," and EIA-782B,
           "Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales
           Report."