Average gas prices--November 16, 2009

Gasoline prices are down in all regions compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is about $.56 above the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $.02 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.63	↓ .04
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.79	↓ .01
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.64	↓ .02
—New England	$2.68	↓ .01
—Central Atlantic	$2.68	↓ .02
—Lower Atlantic	$2.59	↓ .04
Midwest	$2.54	↓ .07
Gulf Coast	$2.50	↓ .03
Rocky Mountain	$2.60	↓ .00
West Coast	$2.89	↓ .01
—California	$2.96	↓ .02

Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/16/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--November 9, 2009

Gasoline prices are down in all regions compared to the week before. Diesel is down in all regions except the Rocky Mountains. The national gasoline average is about $.44 above the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $.14 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.67	↓ .03
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.80	↓ .01
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.66	↓ .01
—New England	$2.69	↓ .01
—Central Atlantic	$2.70	↓ .01
—Lower Atlantic	$2.63	↓ .02
Midwest	$2.61	↓ .06
Gulf Coast	$2.53	↓ .04
Rocky Mountain	$2.60	↓ .00
West Coast	$2.91	↓ .00
—California	$2.98	↓ .01

Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/9/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--November 2, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are up in all regions compared to the week before and this week last year. The national gasoline average is about $.30 above the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $.28 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.67	↑ .02
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.80	↑ .01
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.68	↑ .02
—New England	$2.70	↑ .04
—Central Atlantic	$2.71	↑ .04
—Lower Atlantic	$2.65	↑ .01
Midwest	$2.67	↑ .02
Gulf Coast	$2.56	↑ .02
Rocky Mountain	$2.61	↑ .03
West Coast	$2.91	↑ .02
—California	$2.99	0

Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/2/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--October 26, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are up across the board except it remained steady in California compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is closing in on last year's price and is now about $.02 above the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $.49 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.67	↑ .10
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.80	↑ .10
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.65	↑ .13
—New England	$2.66	↑ .12
—Central Atlantic	$2.67	↑ .11
—Lower Atlantic	$2.64	↑ .14
Midwest	$2.66	↑ .12
Gulf Coast	$2.55	↑ .11
Rocky Mountain	$2.58	↑ .06
West Coast	$2.89	↑ .02
—California	$2.99	0

Source: Energy Information Administration, 10/26/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--October 19, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are up in most areas except the West coast compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is closing in on last year's price and is now about $.34 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $.78 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.57	↑ .09
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.70	↑ .11
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.53	↑ .11
—New England	$2.54	↑ .06
—Central Atlantic	$2.56	↑ .10
—Lower Atlantic	$2.49	↑ .13
Midwest	$2.54	↑ .10
Gulf Coast	$2.44	↑ .12
Rocky Mountain	$2.52	↑ .04
West Coast	$2.87	↓ .02
—California	$2.99	↓ .03

Source: Energy Information Administration, 10/19/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--October 12, 2009

After steady declines in all regions the past few weeks, gasoline and diesel prices are mixed compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is now about a $.66 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $1.06 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.49	↑ .02
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.60	↑ .02
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.41	0
—New England	$2.48	↓ .04
—Central Atlantic	$2.46	↓ .01
—Lower Atlantic	$2.36	↑ .02
Midwest	$2.44	↑ .08
Gulf Coast	$2.32	↑ .03
Rocky Mountain	$2.48	↓ .02
West Coast	$2.90	↓ .05
—California	$3.02	↓ .05

Source: Energy Information Administration, 10/12/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--October 5, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are down in all regions compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is now about a $1.07 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $1.29 below this time last year.

National regular gasoline prices	Price	Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.47	↓ .03
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.58	↓ .02
Regional regular gasoline prices
East Coast	$2.41	↓ .04
—New England	$2.52	↓ .04
—Central Atlantic	$2.47	↓ .05
—Lower Atlantic	$2.34	↓ .04
Midwest	$2.36	↓ .02
Gulf Coast	$2.29	↓ .02
Rocky Mountain	$2.50	↓ .05
West Coast	$2.95	↓ .04
—California	$3.07	↓ .03

Source: Energy Information Administration, 10/8/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--September 28, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are down in all regions compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is now about a $1.13 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $1.36 below this time last year.

National retail fuel price averages

Price

Change from last week

Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.50	↓ .03
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.60	↓   .02

Regional regular gasoline prices

Price

Change from last week

East Coast	$2.45	↓ .05
-New England	$2.55	↓ .06
-Central Atlantic	$2.52	↓ .06
-Lower Atlantic	$2.37	↓ .04
Midwest	$2.38	↓ .07
Gulf Coast	$2.31	↓ .05
Rocky Mountain	$2.55	↓ .02
West Coast	$2.98	↓  .05
-California	$3.01	↓  .04

Source: Energy Information Administration, 9/28/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--September 21, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are down in all regions compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is now about a $1.17 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $1.34 below this time last year.

National retail fuel price averages

Price

Change from last week

Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.55	↓ .03
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.62	↓ .01

Regional regular gasoline prices

Price

Change from last week

East Coast	$2.50	↓ .04
-New England	$2.61	↓ .04
-Central Atlantic	$2.58	↓ .04
-Lower Atlantic	$2.41	↓ .04
Midwest	$2.45	↓ .02
Gulf Coast	$2.36	↓ .02
Rocky Mountain	$2.57	↓ .02
West Coast	$3.03	↓ .01
-California	$3.14	↓ .01

Source: Energy Information Administration, 9/21/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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Average gas prices--September 14, 2009

Gasoline and diesel prices are down in most regions compared to the week before. The West Coast continues to increase. The national gasoline average is now about a $1.26 below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is $1.39 below this time last year.

National retail fuel price averages

Price

Change from last week

Regular gasoline/gallon	$2.58	↓ .01
Diesel fuel/gallon	$2.63	↓ .01

Regional regular gasoline prices

Price

Change from last week

East Coast	$2.54	↓ .04
-New England	$2.65	↓ .02
-Central Atlantic	$2.62	↓ .02
-Lower Atlantic	$2.45	↓ .06
Midwest	$2.46	0
Gulf Coast	$2.38	↓ .03
Rocky Mountain	$2.59	↓ .01
West Coast	$3.04	↑ .04
-California	$3.15	↑ .05

Source: Energy Information Administration, 9/14/09. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.

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