For the week of May 29, Nebraska's average gasoline price fell three cents per gallon from the previous week to $2.76, which was 69 cents higher than the price at this time last year. Weekly average prices in surveyed cities ranged from $2.69 in Columbus to $2.80 in Kearney. As of May 26, the Midwest gasoline stock level was at the bottom boundary of the normal range with 50.2 million barrels.
Nebraska's average diesel price decreased one cent to $2.88 per gallon. According to the weekly price report, this week's state average was 70 cents higher than the price at this time last year. Weekly averages in the surveyed cities ranged from $2.81 in Norfolk to $2.93 in Kearney. On the supply side, the Midwest distillate fuel inventory level was below the normal range with 20.5 million barrels of diesel fuel as of May 26.
Regular unleaded gasoline is regular unleaded motor gasoline with an 87 to 88 octane. Diesel fuel is fuel used for internal combustion in diesel engines.
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Columbus | Grand Island | Kearney | Lincoln | Norfolk | North Platte | Omaha | State | |
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Notes: The average may not equal the average of the components due to independent rounding. NA = Not Available. | ||||||||
Weekly Average | $2.69 | $2.75 | $2.80 | $2.75 | $2.73 | $2.79 | $2.72 | $2.76 |
Columbus | Grand Island | Kearney | Lincoln | Norfolk | North Platte | Omaha | State | |
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Notes: The average may not equal the average of the components due to independent rounding. NA = Not Available. | ||||||||
Weekly Average | $2.85 | $2.90 | $2.93 | $2.86 | $2.81 | $2.84 | $2.84 | $2.88 |
Source: Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
This report was updated on June 27, 2006.
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