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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 11/17/08
Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Cents per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Cents per Gallon)
11/17/08 Change from 11/17/08 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 207.2 values are down-15.2 values are down-102.7 U.S. 280.9 values are down-13.5 values are down-60.1
East Coast 211.4 values are down-15.8 values are down-97.1 East Coast 292.4 values are down-13.6 values are down-48.3
  New England 212.1 values are down-16.9 values are down-95.5   New England 314.8 values are down-11.8 values are down-34.0
  Central Atlantic 220.5 values are down-18.3 values are down-89.9   Central Atlantic 307.2 values are down-13.1 values are down-45.2
  Lower Atlantic 204.4 values are down-13.6 values are down-102.9   Lower Atlantic 284.0 values are down-14.0 values are down-51.0
Midwest 193.3 values are down-12.7 values are down-113.7 Midwest 276.4 values are down-12.4 values are down-62.5
Gulf Coast 195.6 values are down-14.0 values are down-101.3 Gulf Coast 274.5 values are down-15.0 values are down-57.9
Rocky Mountain 203.3 values are down-22.4 values are down-103.5 Rocky Mountain 282.2 values are down-14.2 values are down-68.5
West Coast 235.7 values are down-17.7 values are down-94.6 West Coast 276.8 values are down-14.2 values are down-81.8
  California 237.4 values are down-18.1 values are down-102.1   California 275.4 values are down-15.9 values are down-87.0
Regional Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. Regional Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
What We Pay For In A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline (October 2008) Retail Price: $3.05/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 (October 2008) Retail Price: $3.58/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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