Weekly Gasoline Price Update: WTIC Largest Gain In Almost 8 Months
Doug Short | Apr 12, 2016 12:23AM ET
It's time again for our weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price of Regular is up a cent and Premium is unchanged from last week. According to GasBuddy.com , California has the highest average price for Regular at $2.77 and Santa Barbara is averaging $2.86. Oklahoma has the cheapest at $1.80. The WTIC end of day spot price closed at 41.75, up 6.29 from last week and its largest gain since August of last year.
How far are we from the interim high prices of 2011 and the all-time highs of 2008? Here's a visual answer.
The next chart is a monthly chart overlay of West Texas Light Crude, Brent Crude and unleaded gasoline end-of-day spot prices (GASO ).
In this monthly chart, WTIC closed today at 41.75, an increase of 6.29 from last week and its largest gain since August of last year.
The volatility in crude oil and gasoline prices has been clearly reflected in recent years in both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE). For additional perspective on how energy prices are factored into the CPI, see What Inflation Means to You: Inside the Consumer Price Index .
The chart below offers a comparison of the broader aggregate category of energy inflation since 2000, based on categories within Consumer Price Index (commentary here ).
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