Average gas prices—May 26, 2008

Gas prices rise again with no end in sight.

National retail fuel price averages

Price

Change from last week

Regular gasoline/gallon	$3.94	↑ .15
Diesel fuel/gallon	$4.72	↑ .22

Regional regular gasoline prices

Price

Change from last week

East Coast	$3.94	↑ .14
-New England	$3.98	↑ .14
-Central Atlantic	$3.95	↑ .12
-Lower Atlantic	$3.92	↑ .16
Midwest	$3.95	↑ .15
Gulf Coast	$3.83	↑ .14
Rocky Mountain	$3.85	↑ .17
West Coast	$4.03	↑ .15
-California	$4.10	↑ .15

Source: Energy Information Administration, 5/26/08

Comments

[Gary B]

Gasoline here in Yreka, Ca is $4.33 a gallon as of today. Why have we not followed in Brazil's use of sugarcane to produce fuel needed. They have only imported 40% of their gas needs for the past 30 years. Are we that profit driven by our government??