Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration  

Release: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update  

Units:  Dollars per Gallon, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Period

Weighted average based on sampling of approximately 900 retail outlets, 8:00AM Monday. The price represents self-service unless only full-service is available and includes all taxes. See (http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_home_page.html) for further definitions. Midgrade Gasoline has an antiknock index (average of the research octane rating and the motor octane number) greater than or equal to 88 and less than or equal to 90. Octane requirements may vary by altitude. PADD III (Petroleum Administration for Defense District) represents the Gulf Coast District and includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.