Fuel prices are cheaper in the U.S. in 5 Years

Owners of vehicles in the U.S. is now paying the price of fuel cheapest in the last five years. The price of fuel will last up to the Christmas holiday weekend. 

This such as Reuters, Friday (26/12/2008), the price of the national average for unleaded is U.S. $ 1.65 per gallon. One gallon = 3.8 liters, so that if converted into local currency rupiah with $ 11.000/US the price of gas in the U.S. of Rp 4,776 per liter. 

This price is lower than the premium price in Indonesia is now Rp 5,000 per liter. The price of fuel in the U.S. this week down half a cent compared to the previous week and less than U.S. $ 1.33 compared to the same period last year. 

The price of fuel in the U.S. this week after the lowest price at Christmas 2003 in the level of U.S. $ 1.49 per gallon. Announcement of the price of fuel in the U.S. for this weekend, based on a survey conducted by the Energy Information Administration all refueling station. 

The collapse of the price of fuel in the U.S. is the impact of the decrease in demand due to weakening U.S. economy that continues to linger. 

World oil prices in Asian trade on Friday, the market is (26/12/2008) experienced post-Rebound fallen to levels terendahnya in the last four years before the Christmas holiday two days ago. 

The price of light oil for February delivery reference markets of New York rose 93 cents to U.S. $ 36.28 per barrel. On the previous trading last Wednesday (24/12/2008) price of oil is down 3.63 to U.S. $ 35.35 perbarel position.

Similarly, with oil prices of Brent North Sea shipping in February to the trade in London, up U.S. $ 1.04 to U.S. $ 37.65 per barrel. Previous closing on Wednesday (24/12/2008) the price of oil is down U.S. $ 3.75 to U.S. $ 36.61 per barrel, which is the lowest position since July 2004. 

EIA recorded the highest fuel prices in the U.S. this weekend for the region countries to the west. San Francisco is a city termahal for gasoline sales of U.S. $ 1.82 per gallon. 

While the Rocky Mountain region to sell the lowest gasoline price of U.S. $ 1.53 per gallon. Likewise with Houston that sell refuel at cheaper prices to U.S. $ 1.48 per gallon. 

The price of gasoline in the Seattle area is U.S. $ 1.81 per gallon, the Miami U.S. $ 1.80 per gallon, Los Angeles U.S. $ 1.77 per gallon, New York City U.S. $ 1.71 per gallon, Cleveland U.S. $ 1, 64 per gallon, the Boston U.S. $ 1.63 per gallon and Denver, U.S. $ 1.54 per gallon. 

Meanwhile, the average price diesel fuel (diesel) also experienced a decrease of 5.6 cents to U.S. $ 2.37 per gallon. The price of diesel is the lowest since August 2005.

New England state to sell diesel termahal U.S. $ 2.69 per gallon, and cheapest on the Gulf Coast of U.S. $ 2.31 per gallon.