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Omaha Steve

(99,060 posts)
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 07:25 PM Sep 2014

Prices at the pump head below $3 in much of US

Source: AP-Excite

By JONATHAN FAHEY

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a "2" across much the country.

Gasoline prices typically decline in autumn, and this year they are being pulled even lower by falling global oil prices. By the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of less than $3 a gallon.

The average in Springfield, Missouri, is already below $3, according to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service and GasBuddy.com. Several other cities are on the brink.

"And there will be more, many more," Kloza said. Cities in high-priced states such as California and New York will not be among them, though, which will probably keep the national average above $3.

FULL story at link.



In this Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 photo, Foster Gilley, of Chatom, Ala., fills his SUV's tank with $2.92-per-gallon regular gas at Mac's Gas in Richland, Miss. The typical autumn decline in gasoline prices is getting a big push lower by falling global oil prices. By the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of under $3 a gallon. Gilley and his wife were visiting his brother in Vicksburg and were "enjoying the lower prices," he said. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140925/us--gasoline_under_3_dollars-51c4931ee1.html

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Prices at the pump head below $3 in much of US (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP
not here Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #1
Probably just political manipulation before the mid-terms Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #2
No, prices always fall in the Fall... SkyDaddy7 Sep 2014 #22
Fell here in my area. n/t ChazII Sep 2014 #3
Conspiracy or not, let's be real... Dopers_Greed Sep 2014 #4
Totally agree! gopiscrap Sep 2014 #5
Considering the environmental costs of burning fossil fuels? It's much too LOW, actually. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #20
$3.65 to 3.75 here (Boise) IDemo Sep 2014 #6
3.02 in Omaha jamzrockz Sep 2014 #7
It's Obama's fault!!!!! Thanks a LOT, Obama!!!!!! /snark.... nt MADem Sep 2014 #8
Still Closer to $4 (and sometimes over that) in California AndyTiedye Sep 2014 #9
Yep AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #16
$3.43 in Sacramento yesterday. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #27
Thank ISIS!!! ret5hd Sep 2014 #10
3.53 here davidthegnome Sep 2014 #11
I remember when we had to buy half gallons. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #15
$2.92 south of Richmond, VA Roland99 Sep 2014 #12
$2.90s in SC WhoWoodaKnew Sep 2014 #13
Not yet in CT bigwillq Sep 2014 #14
3.43 down from 3.47 last week in North Denver metro. politicat Sep 2014 #17
< $3 whoopee - do keep up the work over there. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #18
This depends on how high is your state's Gasoline Tax, which range from 52.9 cents to 12.4 cents happyslug Sep 2014 #19
PA's gas tax will get worse in 2015 BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #21
I will check on my bike ride around Chicago, but earlier this week the average was $3.99 (nt) apnu Sep 2014 #23
Still in the mid $3.4-something in Rochester, N.Y. nt Earth_First Sep 2014 #24
Haven't heard that this administration and Obama are to "blame" for this... nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #25
$3.11 here in KC n/t leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #26
Watch truck sales spike taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #28
around $3.50 and falling in Colorado.. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #29
This site helps.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #31
Now watch a spill or a refinery fire used as an excuse to jack up prices. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #30
KC this morning - $3.09 leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #32
Time to bring Iran back into the spotlight mb999 Sep 2014 #33
 

Sopkoviak

(357 posts)
2. Probably just political manipulation before the mid-terms
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 07:29 PM
Sep 2014

At least that was always the reason in the past.

SkyDaddy7

(6,045 posts)
22. No, prices always fall in the Fall...
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 08:03 AM
Sep 2014

I think if President Obama was going to play such political games he would choose something that would not go 180 against his primary goal of reducing CO2.

This is not good news if you ask me.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
4. Conspiracy or not, let's be real...
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 07:44 PM
Sep 2014

They are still way too high considering the insane profit oil companies are making.

 

jamzrockz

(1,333 posts)
7. 3.02 in Omaha
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 08:09 PM
Sep 2014

with Grocery store discount card . 3.12 and falling without the discount for unleaded(aka silver)

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)
9. Still Closer to $4 (and sometimes over that) in California
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 08:24 PM
Sep 2014

The spread between CA gas prices and everywhere else in the US continues to grow.

davidthegnome

(2,983 posts)
11. 3.53 here
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 09:20 PM
Sep 2014

That was last weekend - and I work at a gas station, so I get to watch the rise and fall. It doesn't fool me though, I remember when it cost a dollar fifty a gallon and less. There are people who remember even lower prices... and now that we're one of the world's leading producers of so called natural gas, you'd think the price would drop further.

Also, milk is now more expensive per gallon (not sure if it was always this way) than gasoline. Five bucks a gallon for milk. And a lot of local smaller stores (like the gas station/store I work at) are going to stop taking food stamps (EBT cards) because the federal government is going to be charging fifty bucks a month or so for their use (for the machines that take the cards).

I could live without gas if I had to. I could not live without food - so that is what concerns me more.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
15. I remember when we had to buy half gallons.
Thu Sep 25, 2014, 11:00 PM
Sep 2014

Because the pumps couldn't deal with a price over a dollar. My dad says he remembers when there were no cars that couldn't be filled with a $5 bill.

The price in Minneapolis hit $3.15 last week, but has gone up since then.

politicat

(9,808 posts)
17. 3.43 down from 3.47 last week in North Denver metro.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 12:39 AM
Sep 2014

But the car prefers 87 octane, so I always have to go mid grade unless I'm going below 3500 feet.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
18. < $3 whoopee - do keep up the work over there.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 01:03 AM
Sep 2014


Which nations are most responsible for climate change?

By all means keep up the work

HISTORICAL EMISSIONS

Since carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere can stay there for centuries, historical emissions are just as important – or even more important – than current emissions. The tricky question of historical responsibility is one of the key tensions in the process of negotiating a global climate deal. The following figures from the World Resources Institute show the top 10 nations as measured by their cumulative emissions between 1850 and 2007. The US tops the list by a wide margin – though Chinese emissions have risen significantly since these data were assembled.

1. US: 339,174 MT or 28.8%
2. China: 105,915 MT or 9.0%
3. Russia: 94,679 MT or 8.0%
4. Germany: 81,194.5 MT or 6.9%
5. UK: 68,763 MT or 5.8%
6. Japan: 45,629 MT or 3.87%
7. France: 32,667 MT or 2.77%
8. India: 28,824 MT or 2.44%
9. Canada: 25,716 MT or 2.2%
10. Ukraine: 25,431 MT or 2.2%
See all countries

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/apr/21/countries-responsible-climate-change

Of course, it's also possible to look at historical emissions per person, which turns things around yet again. In this view, the UK shoots close to the top of the rankings, while China drops towards the bottom.

Good morning from the UK to all of you.

 

happyslug

(14,779 posts)
19. This depends on how high is your state's Gasoline Tax, which range from 52.9 cents to 12.4 cents
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 01:41 AM
Sep 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States

Please note ALL tax prices mentioned below INCLUDES the Federal Tax of 18.4 Cents a gallon.

California is the highest at 71.3 cents a gallon, Alaska the Lowest at 30.8 cents a gallon. The lowest among the lower 48 is New Jersey at 32.9, lower then the second highest, New York at 68.3 and Fifth Highest Pennsylvania at 60.2 cents per gallon.

Thus you can say, those states with high taxes will stay above $3.00 a gallon, but those states with lower taxes will see prices below $3.00 a gallon by the end of the year.

If you take out the FEDERAL TAX, California is "Only" 52.9 cents a gallon, New Jersey is only 14.5 cents a gallon, New York is only. 37.5 Cents a gallon. Pennsylvania is only 49.4 Cents a gallon.

Alaska and Hawaii tends to have high gasoline prices do to they location, so they gasoline prices are NOT really relative in this discussion except to point it Alaska has the lowest gasoline taxes.

Thus what I am paying at the pump today WITHOUT State taxes (but Including Federal Taxes) I would be paying less then $3 a gallon. I suspect that is true in most of the US.

mountain grammy

(26,568 posts)
29. around $3.50 and falling in Colorado..
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 01:52 PM
Sep 2014

Last time I filled the Prius it was about $35. That was 470 miles ago. Almost on empty.

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