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Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Table
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 11/24/08
Regular Gasoline Prices Graph. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Graph.
Gasoline  (Cents per Gallon) Diesel Fuel  (Cents per Gallon)
11/24/08 Change from 11/24/08 Change from
  Price Week Ago Year Ago   Price Week Ago Year Ago
U.S. 189.2 values are down-18.0 values are down-120.5 U.S. 266.4 values are down-14.5 values are down-78.0
East Coast 195.3 values are down-16.1 values are down-113.9 East Coast 278.8 values are down-13.6 values are down-66.5
  New England 195.1 values are down-17.0 values are down-115.1   New England 299.7 values are down-15.1 values are down-59.3
  Central Atlantic 205.0 values are down-15.5 values are down-106.9   Central Atlantic 292.5 values are down-14.7 values are down-64.9
  Lower Atlantic 188.0 values are down-16.4 values are down-118.8   Lower Atlantic 271.0 values are down-13.0 values are down-67.9
Midwest 175.0 values are down-18.3 values are down-130.9 Midwest 262.4 values are down-14.0 values are down-79.9
Gulf Coast 180.5 values are down-15.1 values are down-116.1 Gulf Coast 259.8 values are down-14.7 values are down-76.2
Rocky Mountain 184.7 values are down-18.6 values are down-121.6 Rocky Mountain 264.4 values are down-17.8 values are down-88.3
West Coast 211.7 values are down-24.0 values are down-118.8 West Coast 260.8 values are down-16.0 values are down-97.9
  California 211.2 values are down-26.2 values are down-128.6   California 260.5 values are down-14.9 values are down-101.5
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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