DOE August Inflation-Adjusted Cost of Fuels
By Mike Sebany -
2011-09-28T19:45:14Z
Following is a summary of U.S. inflation- adjusted cost of fuels to end users from the Monthly Energy Review, as released by the U.S. Department of Energy.:
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Aug. July June May April March Feb.
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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------------------------YOY%------------------------
CPI 3.8% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 2.7% 2.1%
Motor Gasoline 26.9% 28.3% 30.2% 31.9% 28.9% 23.7% 16.2%
Residential Heating Oil n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 25.6%
Residential Natural Gas n/a n/a -4.5% -7.9% -8.7% -8.2% -7.3%
Residential Electricity n/a n/a -2.6% -3.0% -2.8% 1.1% 0.2%
------------------------MOM%------------------------
CPI 0.3% 0.1% -0.1% 0.5% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5%
Motor Gasoline -0.9% -1.4% -5.6% 2.6% 6.8% 10.7% 2.0%
Residential Heating Oil n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.3%
Residential Natural Gas n/a n/a 16.2% 9.6% 7.2% 1.1% 1.7%
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Aug. July June May April March Feb.
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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------------------------MOM%------------------------
Residential Electricity n/a n/a 0.4% 1.6% 0.6% 2.9% 1.4%
------------------------Levels-----------------------
CPI 226.55 225.92 225.72 225.96 224.91 223.47 221.31
Motor Gasoline
Cents per gallon 1.62 1.64 1.66 1.76 1.72 1.61 1.45
Dollars/million Btu 13.08 13.19 13.38 14.18 13.83 12.95 11.69
Residential Heating Oil
Cents per gallon n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.54
Dollars/million Btu n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.11
Residential Natural Gas
Cents per gallon n/a n/a 6.24 5.37 4.90 4.57 4.52
Dollars/million Btu n/a n/a 6.09 5.24 4.78 4.46 4.41
Residential Electricity
Cents per gallon n/a n/a 5.34 5.32 5.24 5.21 5.06
Dollars/million Btu n/a n/a 15.66 15.60 15.36 15.27 14.83
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NOTE: CPI is the city average for all urban consumers, 1982-84=100,
not seasonally adjusted. Motor gasoline, natural gas and electricity
includes taxes, heating oil does not.
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