What’s Up With Gasoline Prices?

The roller coaster rise and fall in gasoline and diesel prices over the last couple of years tracks changes in the cost of crude oil. Those changes are determined in the global crude oil market by the worldwide demand for and supply of crude oil. See the document below for detailed information.

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Changes in gasoline and diesel prices mirror changes in crude oil prices
Gasoline, Diesel & Crude Prices - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Gasoline, Diesel & Crude Prices - Hi-Res	Gasoline, Diesel & Crude Prices - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  Gasoline, Diesel & Crude Prices - Low-Res

A host of factors, many of them uncertain, affect the price of crude oil and the products made from it
Global Oil Prices - Hi-Res (June 2012)  Global Oil Prices - Hi-Res	Global Oil Prices - Low-Res (June 2012)  Global Oil Prices - Low-Res

World oil consumption is expected to grow as the global economy rebounds
World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Hi-Res	World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Low-Res

Growth in world oil consumption is expected to be concentrated in non-OECD countries
Growth in World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Growth in World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Hi-Res	Growth in World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  Growth in World Liquid Fuel Consumption - Low-Res

OPEC Surplus crude oil capacity is expected to increase
OPEC Surplus Crude Oil Production Capacity - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  OPEC Surplus Crude Oil Production Capacity - Hi-Res	OPEC Surplus Crude Oil Production Capacity - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  OPEC Surplus Crude Oil Production Capacity - Low-Res

There are accumulating risks to the development of oil and natural gas
Accumulating Risks to the Development of Oil and Natural Gas - Hi-Res (June 2012)  Accumulating Risks to the Development of Oil and Natural Gas - Hi-Res	Accumulating Risks to the Development of Oil and Natural Gas - Low-Res (June 2012)  Accumulating Risks to the Development of Oil and Natural Gas - Low-Res

U.S. Supplies of Crude and Products - 2011
U.S. Supplies of Crude and Products 2011 - Hi-Res (June 2012)  U.S. Supplies of Crude and Products 2011 - Hi-Res	U.S. Supplies of Crude and Products 2011 - Low-Res (June 2012)  U.S. Supplies of Crude and Products 2011 - Low-Res

U.S. Supplies of Crude 2011
U.S. Supplies of Crude 2011 - Hi-Res (June 2012)  U.S. Supplies of Crude 2011 - Hi-Res	U.S. Supplies of Crude 2011 - Low-Res (June 2012)  U.S. Supplies of Crude 2011 - Low-Res

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: America's insurance policy in case of an oil supply disruption
SPR Storage Sites - Hi-Res (June 2012)  SPR Storage Sites - Hi-Res	SPR Storage Sites - Low-Res (June 2012)  SPR Storage Sites - Low-Res

Changes in the Price of Natura Gas and Crude Oil
Changes in the Price of Natural Gas and Crude Oil - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Changes in the Price of Natural Gas and Crude Oil - Hi-Res	Changes in the Price of Natural Gas and Crude Oil - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  Changes in the Price of Natural Gas and Crude Oil - Low-Res

Commodity Performance - Year to Date
Commodity performance year to date, January 1 thru Feb. 7, 2013 - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Commodity performance year to date, January 1 thru Feb. 7, 2013 - Hi-Res	Commodity performance year to date, January 1 thru Feb. 7, 2013 - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  Commodity performance year to date, January 1 thru Feb. 7, 2013 - Low-Res

The value of the dollar makes a difference
Percent Change of West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) in Dollars and Euros/Yen - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Percent Change of West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) in Dollars and Euros/Yen - Hi-Res	Percent Change of West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) in Dollars and Euros/Yen - Low-Res (Feb.  2013)  Percent Change of West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) in Dollars and Euros/Yen - Low-Res

Looking ahead: EIA's price forecast
EIA Price Forecast - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  EIA Price Forecast - Hi-Res	EIA Price Forecast - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  EIA Price Forecast - Low-Res

What Consumers are Paying for at the Gasoline Pump (as of June 2012)
What Consumers are Paying for at the Gasoline Pump - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  What Consumers are Paying for a the Gasoline Pump  - Hi-Res	What Consumers are Paying for at the Gasoline Pump - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  What Consumers are Paying for at the Gasoline Pump - Low-Res

One reason the price of gasoline can vary by state is the fact that the taxes often do
Gasoline Taxes - Hi-Res (Feb. 2013)  Gasoline Taxes - Hi-Res	Gasoline Taxes - Low-Res (Feb. 2013)  Gasoline Taxes - Low-Res