Table 5.22   Refiner Sales Prices and Refiner Margins for Selected Petroleum Products, 1992-2008
                        (Nominal Cents 1 per Gallon, Excluding Taxes)
Product 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 P
Sales Prices to Resellers: 2
  Aviation Gasoline
 99.1 96.5 93.3 97.5 105.5 106.5 91.2 100.7 133.0 125.6 114.6 128.8 162.7 207.6 249.0 R 275.8 333.5
  Motor Gasoline
 67.7 62.6 59.9 62.6 71.3 70.0 52.6 64.5 96.3 88.6 82.8 100.2 128.8 167.0 196.9 218.2 258.5
    Leaded Regular
 69.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
    Unleaded Regular
 64.5 59.3 56.6 59.3 68.5 67.3 49.9 62.0 94.2 86.5 80.6 98.1 126.9 165.4 195.0 R 216.1 256.9
    Unleaded Midgrade
 70.8 66.0 63.8 67.0 75.9 74.9 57.6 69.6 101.3 94.5 88.5 106.1 134.0 170.8 201.6 R 224.5 261.1
    Premium
 77.4 72.2 69.5 72.2 80.3 79.2 61.7 72.6 105.5 98.0 92.8 111.3 140.8 178.9 211.7 235.7 274.6
  Kerosene
 63.2 60.4 61.8 58.0 71.4 65.3 46.5 55.0 96.9 82.1 75.2 95.5 127.1 175.7 200.7 224.9 286.2
  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type
 60.5 57.7 53.4 53.9 64.6 61.3 45.0 53.3 88.0 76.3 71.6 87.1 120.8 172.3 196.1 R 217.1 302.1
  No. 1 Distillate 
 65.2 64.6 61.5 62.5 75.1 72.3 51.3 63.4 101.9 88.3 80.5 103.3 128.9 180.1 204.4 R 243.0 271.0
  No. 2 Distillate 
 58.5 55.9 52.2 53.0 65.3 60.2 43.9 53.6 89.6 77.9 71.8 88.2 117.8 172.0 199.1 219.0 297.2
    No. 2 Fuel Oil
 57.9 54.4 50.6 51.1 63.9 59.0 42.2 49.3 88.6 75.6 69.4 88.1 112.5 162.3 183.4 R 207.2 274.6
    No. 2 Diesel Fuel
 59.1 57.0 52.9 53.8 65.9 60.6 44.4 54.6 89.8 77.5 72.4 88.3 118.7 173.7 201.2 R 220.3 299.6
  No. 4 Fuel 3
 49.5 48.8 46.2 46.3 60.3 55.1 38.3 43.0 77.8 69.7 66.3 79.3 103.3 137.7 139.5 155.1 215.7
  Residual Fuel Oil
 30.8 29.3 31.7 36.3 42.0 38.7 28.0 35.4 56.6 47.6 53.0 66.1 68.1 97.1 113.6 135.0 186.9
    Sulfur <= 1% 4
 35.1 33.7 34.5 38.3 45.6 41.5 29.9 38.2 62.7 52.3 54.6 72.8 76.4 111.5 120.2 140.6 191.7
    Sulfur > 1% 4
 28.6 25.6 28.7 33.8 38.9 36.6 26.9 32.9 51.2 42.8 50.8 58.8 60.1 84.2 108.5 131.4 184.7
  Propane (Consumer Grade)
 32.8 35.1 32.4 34.4 46.1 41.6 28.8 34.2 59.5 54.0 43.1 60.7 75.1 93.3 103.1 119.4 141.6

Sales Prices to End Users: 2
  Aviation Gasoline
 102.7 99.0 95.7 100.5 111.6 112.8 97.5 105.9 130.6 132.3 128.8 149.3 181.9 223.1 268.2 284.9 331.1
  Motor Gasoline
 78.7 75.9 73.8 76.5 84.7 83.9 67.3 78.1 110.6 103.2 94.7 115.6 143.5 182.9 212.8 234.5 277.7
    Leaded Regular
 78.5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
    Unleaded Regular
 74.3 71.2 68.9 71.7 80.7 79.8 63.0 74.2 107.3 99.7 91.2 112.3 140.4 180.2 209.9 231.5 275.0
    Unleaded Midgrade
 82.7 80.5 78.5 80.8 89.6 89.5 72.8 83.5 116.8 110.0 101.0 121.8 149.9 189.3 221.3 243.8 288.8
    Premium
 91.4 88.9 86.5 89.0 97.2 97.3 80.5 90.6 124.2 117.5 108.8 130.5 159.6 199.2 232.0 R 255.2 296.3
  Kerosene
 78.8 75.4 66.0 58.9 74.0 74.5 50.1 60.5 112.3 104.5 99.0 122.4 116.0 195.7 224.4 R 226.3 326.5
  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type
 61.0 58.0 53.4 54.0 65.1 61.3 45.2 54.3 89.9 77.5 72.1 87.2 120.7 173.5 199.8 R 216.5 305.3
  No. 1 Distillate 
 66.6 66.6 64.0 62.0 72.6 68.9 55.1 62.1 98.8 90.2 82.8 101.7 126.2 183.2 213.7 R 228.6 296.5
  No. 2 Distillate 
 62.0 60.2 55.6 56.0 68.0 64.2 49.2 58.0 93.4 84.0 75.9 94.2 123.5 177.7 209.1 R 226.6 314.3
    No. 2 Fuel Oil
 62.7 60.2 57.2 56.2 67.3 63.6 48.2 55.8 92.7 82.9 73.7 93.3 117.3 170.5 198.2 224.1 298.7
    No. 2 Diesel Fuel
 61.9 60.2 55.4 56.0 68.1 64.2 49.4 58.4 93.5 84.2 76.2 94.4 124.3 178.6 209.6 R 226.7 315.0
  No. 4 Fuel 3
 52.6 50.1 50.1 50.5 60.3 56.5 42.8 47.4 76.9 67.9 65.7 85.6 101.7 W W W W
  Residual Fuel Oil
 33.6 33.7 35.2 39.2 45.5 42.3 30.5 37.4 60.2 53.1 56.9 69.8 73.9 104.8 121.8 R 137.4 196.4
    Sulfur <= 1% 4
 38.9 39.7 40.1 43.6 52.6 48.8 35.4 40.5 70.8 64.2 64.0 80.4 83.5 116.8 134.2 143.6 214.3
    Sulfur > 1% 4
 31.2 30.3 33.0 37.7 43.3 40.3 28.7 36.2 56.6 49.2 54.4 65.1 69.2 97.4 117.3 R 135.0 188.9
  Propane (Consumer Grade)
 64.3 67.3 53.0 49.2 60.5 55.2 40.5 45.8 60.3 50.6 41.9 57.7 83.9 108.9 135.8 R 148.9 184.4

Refiner Margins 5
  Motor Gasoline
 23.8 23.5 22.8 21.6 22.0 24.7 22.8 22.8 29.0 34.0 25.4 32.3 40.8 47.4 53.5 R 56.4 33.0
  Jet Fuel, Kerosene-Type
 16.5 18.6 16.3 12.9 15.3 16.0 15.2 11.6 20.7 21.7 14.2 19.2 32.8 52.7 52.7 R 55.3 76.6
  No. 2 Distillate 
 14.6 16.8 15.1 12.0 16.0 14.9 14.1 11.9 22.3 23.3 14.4 20.3 29.8 52.4 55.7 R 57.2 71.7
  Residual Fuel Oil
 -13.2 -9.8 -5.4 -4.8 -7.2 -6.6 -1.8 -6.3 -10.7 -7.0 -4.4 -1.8 -19.9 -22.5 -29.8 R -26.8 -38.6
  Composite 6
 19.8 19.0 19.8 18.1 19.4 20.0 19.5 18.9 26.1 29.7 21.6 28.1 36.7 48.4 53.0 R 55.3 45.3
1See "Nominal Price" in Glossary. 6A volume weighted average of the refiner prices to resellers for aviation gasoline, kerosene-type jet
fuel, kerosene, motor gasoline, distillate fuel nos. 1, 2, and 4, and residual fuel oil.
2Sales 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 bulk
customers, such as agriculture, industry, and utilities, as well as residential and commercial customers.		 R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of individual
company data.  
3Includes No. 4 fuel oil and No. 4 diesel fuel. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html for related
information.
4Sulfur content by weight. Source:  Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Marketing Monthly (April 2009), Tables 1, 2, 4, 6,
and 16.
5In 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.