I was listening to the news on a local radio station this morning
I pricked up my ears when they started talking about gas prices. Their report stated that gas prices had risen again. The average was up 11 cents this week. That made me a little curious as I had bought gas late yesterday and noticed that the price was the same as I had previously paid.
I've recorded every gas purchase I've made for my personal vehicles since the early seventies. In recent years I've kept a spreadsheet. Anyway, segue aside, I took a look and found that the current price is at its lowest since over 7 months ago. As you can see below, I typically buy gas 1 to 2 times a month.
So are the prices so volatile that they are hopping up and down frequently and I'm just not seeing this because I'm not buying every other day? Or is something else going on?
Just wondering
Here's what I've paid over the last 8 months. You can see that you have to go back to last May to find cheaper gas. All fill-ups were at the same gas station except for Nov 5 and July 28 (this one the same brand but different place).
| Jan 31, 2013 | 3.39 |
| Jan 14, 2013 | 3.39 |
| Jan 08, 2013 | 3.39 |
| Dec 24, 2012 | 3.39 |
| Nov 24, 2012 | 3.59 |
| Nov 05, 2012 | 3.63 |
| Oct 10, 2012 | 3.79 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 3.67 |
| Aug 08, 2012 | 3.55 |
| Jul 28, 2012 | 3.69 |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 3.45 |
| Jun 20, 2012 | 3.35 |
| May 12, 2012 | 3.75 |
