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U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 11/16/09
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Dollars per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Dollars per Gallon)
11/16/09 Change from 11/16/09 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 2.629 values are down-0.037 values are up0.557 U.S. 2.790 values are down-0.011 values are down-0.019
East Coast 2.637 values are down-0.027 values are up0.523 East Coast 2.808 values are down-0.013 values are down-0.116
  New England 2.677 values are down-0.013 values are up0.556   New England 2.868 values are up0.002 values are down-0.280
  Central Atlantic 2.684 values are down-0.019 values are up0.479   Central Atlantic 2.912 values are down-0.014 values are down-0.160
  Lower Atlantic 2.590 values are down-0.036 values are up0.546   Lower Atlantic 2.759 values are down-0.013 values are down-0.081
Midwest 2.544 values are down-0.070 values are up0.611 Midwest 2.769 values are down-0.010 values are up0.005
Gulf Coast 2.498 values are down-0.030 values are up0.542 Gulf Coast 2.733 values are down-0.013 values are down-0.012
Rocky Mountain 2.601 values are down-0.003 values are up0.568 Rocky Mountain 2.820 values are down-0.003 values are down-0.002
West Coast 2.893 values are down-0.013 values are up0.536 West Coast 2.899 values are down-0.010 values are up0.131
  California 2.961 values are down-0.020 values are up0.587   California 2.964 values are down-0.008 values are up0.210
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (September 2009) Retail Price: $2.55/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 (September 2009) Retail Price: $2.63/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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