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Diesel fuel price is generally lower than gasoline; however, in 2001 the price of gasoline and diesel fuel were
almost equal.
Table 10.4
Retail Prices for Motor Fuel, 1978–2002
(cents per gallon, including tax)
Diesel fuel a
Average for all
gasoline typesb Year Current
Constant
2002c Current
Constant
2002c 1978 d d 65 180
1979
d d
88 219
1980 101 221 122 267
1981 118 234 135 268
1982 116 216 128 239
1983 120 217 123 221
1984 122 211 120 207
1985 122 204 120 200
1986 94 154 93 153
1987 96 152 96 152
1988 95 144 96 146
1989 102 148 106 154
1990 107 147 122 168
1991 91 120 120 158
1992 106 136 119 153
1993 98 122 117 146
1994 96 117 117 143
1995 97 115 121 142
1996 115 132 129 148
1997 129 145 129 145
1998 112 124 112 123
1999 97 105 122 132
2000 136 142 156 163
2001 152 154 153 156
2002 115 115 144 144
Average annual percentage change
1978–2002 0.5% e -2.7% e 3.4% 2.5%
1992–2002
Source:
0.8% -1.7% 1.9% -0.6%
Gasoline - U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review,
2003, Washington, DC, Table 9.4.
Diesel - U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual
2001, Washington, DC, March 2003, Table 7.2 (Additional resources: www.eia.doe.gov)
aCollected from a survey of prices on January 1 of the current year.
bThese prices were collected from a sample of service stations in 85 urban areas selected to represent all urban consumers.
Urban consumers make up about 80% of the total U.S. population.
cAdjusted by the Consumer Price Inflation Index.
dData are not available.
eAverage annual percentage change is from the earliest year possible to 2002.
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