Average Gas Price Three Cents Higher Than a Month Ago; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2003 While gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by prices have begun to decrease slowly, the statewide average price for self-serve, regular gasoline in Texas is $1.51, three cents higher than last month's average and 18 cents higher than a year ago. After reaching a new record high price of almost $1.74 per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. on August 30, the nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline has begun to decline and now averages nearly $1.69 a gallon - that's still ten cents Ten Cents has several meanings:
Prices moved sharply higher at the end of August due to higher crude oil prices, rising demand for gasoline, a drop in gasoline imports and a series of problems with domestic gasoline refineries and a pipeline break. AAA's Fuel Gauge gauge In manufacturing and engineering, a device used to determine whether a dimension is larger or smaller than a reference standard. A snap gauge, for example, is formed like the letter C, with outer “go” and inner “not go” jaws, and is used to Report is based on data from the Oil Price Information Service, the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas, an affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas' members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, insurance and financial products, travel agency, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' web site at www.aaa-texas.com.
AAA Texas Fuel Gauge Monthly Report
AVERAGE PRICE OF SELF-SERVE REGULAR GASOLINE
Metro State Sept. '03 Aug. '03 July '03
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Abilene TX 1.544 1.493 1.455
Amarillo TX 1.527 1.540 1.445
Austin TX 1.507 1.449 1.406
Beaumont TX 1.541 1.497 1.449
Brownsville TX 1.429 1.444 1.394
Corpus Christi TX 1.449 1.454 1.387
Dallas TX 1.559 1.505 1.454
El Paso TX 1.602 1.491 1.419
Fort Worth TX 1.530 1.485 1.433
Houston TX 1.536 1.475 1.424
Laredo TX 1.488 1.429 1.402
Longview TX 1.484 1.473 1.397
Lubbock TX 1.503 1.497 1.446
Midland TX 1.518 1.484 1.458
Odessa TX 1.516 1.493 1.425
San Antonio TX 1.475 1.440 1.402
Waco TX 1.489 1.451 1.401
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Average TX 1.512 1.477 1.423
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