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Gasoline Prices: Down a Dollar from last year on Memorial Day

According to Gasbuddy.com (see graph at bottom), gasoline prices are down to a national average of $2.75 per gallon. One year ago for the week of Memorial Day, prices were at $3.75 per gallon, and for the same week two years ago prices were $3.70 per gallon.

Ten years ago, price were at $2.17 per gallon, and fifteen years ago at $1.57.

Memorial Day Weekly Average
Gasoline Price
29-May-00 $1.57
28-May-01 $1.74
27-May-02 $1.43
26-May-03 $1.53
31-May-04 $2.10
30-May-05 $2.17
29-May-06 $2.94
28-May-07 $3.25
26-May-08 $3.99
25-May-09 $2.49
31-May-10 $2.84
30-May-11 $3.90
28-May-12 $3.73
27-May-13 $3.70
26-May-14 $3.75
25-May-15 $2.75


According to Bloomberg, WTI oil is at $59.40 per barrel, and Brent is at $65.37 per barrel.  Last year on Memorial Day, Brent was at $110.01 per barrel, and two years ago Brent was at $103.77.

Note: If you click on "show crude oil prices", the graph displays oil prices for WTI, not Brent; gasoline prices in most of the U.S. are impacted more by Brent prices.



Orange County Historical Gas Price Charts Provided by GasBuddy.com


from Calculated Risk http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/05/gasoline-prices-down-dollar-from-last.html

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