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(In dollars per unit, except electricity, in cents per kWh. Represents price to end-users, except as noted)

Type 1980 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2011 Crude oil, composite (bbl)1 28.07 22.22 17.23 28.26 22.95 24.1 28.5 37.0 50.3 60.2 94.95 Motor gasoline (gal.):2 Unleaded regular 1.25 1.16 1.15 1.51 1.46 1.36 1.59 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.563 Unleaded premium n.a. 1.35 1.34 1.69 1.66 1.56 1.78 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.853 No. 2 heating oil (gal.) 0.97 1.06 0.87 1.31 1.25 1.13 n.a. n.a. 1.71 1.97 3.71 No. 2 diesel fuel (gal.) 0.82 0.73 0.56 0.94 0.84 0.76 0.94 1.24 1.79 2.08 3.843 Residual fuel oil (gal.) 0.61 0.44 0.39 0.6 0.53 0.57 0.7 0.7 1.05 1.22 2.20 Natural gas, residential (1,000 cu/ft) 3.68 5.8 6.06 7.76 9.63 7.91 9.52 10.7 12.84 13.76 15.053 Electricity, residential (kWh) 5.36 7.83 8.4 8.24 8.62 8.46 8.74 8.9 9.45 10.40 n.a. NOTE: n.a. = not available. 1. Refiner acquisition cost. 2. Average, all service. 3. Monthly average, September 2011 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008.

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NOTE: n.a. = not available.

  1. Refiner acquisition cost.

  2. Average, all service.

  3. Monthly average, September 2011

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