U.S. Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2011 

Table 5.22 Refiner Sales Prices and Refiner Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, 1995-2011

 (Dollars 1 per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)

Product 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 

Sales Prices to Resellers: 2

 Aviation Gasoline ............................ 0.975 1.055 1.065 0.912 1.007 1.330 1.256 1.146 1.288 1.627 2.076 2.490 2.758  Motor Gasoline ............................... .626 .713 .700 .526 .645 .963 .886 .828 1.002 1.288 1.670 1.969 2.182  Unleaded Regular ......................... .593 .685 .673 .499 .620 .942 .865 .806 .981 1.269 1.654 1.950 2.161  Unleaded Midgrade ...................... .670 .759 .749 .576 .696 1.013 .945 .885 1.061 1.340 1.708 2.016 2.245  Unleaded Premium ....................... .722 .803 .792 .617 .726 1.055 .980 .928 1.113 1.408 1.789 2.117 2.357  Kerosene ........................................ .580 .714 .653 .465 .550 .969 .821 .752 .955 1.271 1.757 2.007 2.249  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type ................ .539 .646 .613 .450 .533 .880 .763 .716 .871 1.208 1.723 1.961 2.171  No. 1 Distillate ............................... .625 .751 .723 .513 .634 1.019 .883 .805 1.033 1.289 1.801 2.044 2.430  No. 2 Distillate ............................... .530 .653 .602 .439 .536 .896 .779 .718 .882 1.178 1.720 1.991 2.190  No. 2 Fuel Oil ................................ .511 .639 .590 .422 .493 .886 .756 .694 .881 1.125 1.623 1.834 2.072  No. 2 Diesel Fuel .......................... .538 .659 .606 .444 .546 .898 .775 .724 .883 1.187 1.737 2.012 2.203  No. 4 Fuel 3 .................................... .463 .603 .551 .383 .430 .778 .697 .663 .793 1.033 1.377 1.395 1.551  Residual Fuel Oil ............................ .363 .420 .387 .280 .354 .566 .476 .530 .661 .681 .971 1.136 1.350  Sulfur <= 1% 4 .............................. .383 .456 .415 .299 .382 .627 .523 .546 .728 .764 1.115 1.202 1.406  Sulfur > 1% 4 ................................ .338 .389 .366 .269 .329 .512 .428 .508 .588 .601 .842 1.085 1.314  Propane (Consumer Grade) ........... .344 .461 .416 .288 .342 .595 .540 .431 .607 .751 .933 1.031 1.194 

Sales Prices to End Users: 2

 Aviation Gasoline ............................ 1.005 1.116 1.128 .975 1.059 1.306 1.323 1.288 1.493 1.819 2.231 2.682 2.849  Motor Gasoline ............................... .765 .847 .839 .673 .781 1.106 1.032 .947 1.156 1.435 1.829 2.128 2.345  Unleaded Regular ......................... .717 .807 .798 .630 .742 1.073 .997 .912 1.123 1.404 1.802 2.099 2.315  Unleaded Midgrade ...................... .808 .896 .895 .728 .835 1.168 1.100 1.010 1.218 1.499 1.893 2.213 2.438  Unleaded Premium ....................... .890 .972 .973 .805 .906 1.242 1.175 1.088 1.305 1.596 1.992 2.320 2.552  Kerosene ........................................ .589 .740 .745 .501 .605 1.123 1.045 .990 1.224 1.160 1.957 2.244 2.263  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type ................ .540 .651 .613 .452 .543 .899 .775 .721 .872 1.207 1.735 1.998 2.165  No. 1 Distillate ............................... .620 .726 .689 .551 .621 .988 .902 .828 1.017 1.262 1.832 2.137 2.286  No. 2 Distillate ............................... .560 .680 .642 .492 .580 .934 .840 .759 .942 1.235 1.777 2.091 2.266  No. 2 Fuel Oil ................................ .562 .673 .636 .482 .558 .927 .829 .737 .933 1.173 1.705 1.982 2.241  No. 2 Diesel Fuel .......................... .560 .681 .642 .494 .584 .935 .842 .762 .944 1.243 1.786 2.096 2.267  No. 4 Fuel 3 .................................... .505 .603 .565 .428 .474 .769 .679 .657 .856 1.017 W W W  Residual Fuel Oil ............................ .392 .455 .423 .305 .374 .602 .531 .569 .698 .739 1.048 1.218 1.374  Sulfur <= 1% 4 .............................. .436 .526 .488 .354 .405 .708 .642 .640 .804 .835 1.168 1.342 1.436  Sulfur > 1% 4 ................................ .377 .433 .403 .287 .362 .566 .492 .544 .651 .692 .974 1.173 1.350  Propane (Consumer Grade) ........... .492 .605 .552 .405 .458 .603 .506 .419 .577 .839 1.089 1.358 1.489 

Refiner Margins 5

 Motor Gasoline ............................... .216 .220 .247 .228 .228 .290 .340 .254 .323 .408 .474 .535 .564  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type ................ .129 .153 .160 .152 .116 .207 .217 .142 .192 .328 .527 .527 .553  No. 2 Distillate ............................... .120 .160 .149 .141 .119 .223 .233 .144 .203 .298 .524 .557 .572  Residual Fuel Oil ............................ -.048 -.072 -.066 -.018 -.063 -.107 -.070 -.044 -.018 -.199 -.225 -.298 -.268  Composite 6 .................................... .181 .194 .200 .195 .189 .261 .297 .216 .281 .367 .484 .530 .553 

1 Prices are not adjusted for inflation. See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary. 2 Sales for resale (wholesale sales) are those made to purchasers who are other than ultimate

consumers. Sales to end users are those made directly to the ultimate consumer, including bulkcustomers, such as agriculture, industry, and utilities, as well as residential and commercial customers.

3 Includes No. 4 fuel oil and No. 4 diesel fuel. 4 Sulfur content by weight. 5 In this table, refiner margin is the difference between the composite refiner acquisition price of crude

oil (see Table 5.21) and the price to resellers.

6 A volume weighted average of the refiner prices to reseller

fuel, kerosene, motor gasoline, distillate fuel nos. 1, 2, and 4, and 

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data. • See http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/ for related information

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Ma

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