[Vision2020] Gas prices: Idaho ($3.55/gal) versus Missouri ($2.86/gal)

[Janesta]

Wow! It is expensive to live in Moscow. Of course, it IS Moscow, and I miss
the PNW so much!

Gas is $2.93 at Costco, and $2.70 at Safeway, using my points.

Have a good weekend!
Janesta


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com> wrote:

>  Two items: 1) 24/7 Wall St. gas prices report, and 2) GasBuddy.com
> details.
>
> 1)  24/7 Wall St
>
> *1. Missouri*
> *> Price per gallon:* $2.86
> *> Unemployment rate:* 7.2% (22nd highest)
> *> Total state taxes:* 17.3 cents per gallon (5th lowest)
> *> Number of refineries:* 0
>
> Missouri has the lowest gas prices in the nation at just $2.86 per gallon.
> Yet, the state does not produce or refine any oil. Like several other
> states, Missouri is advantaged by its proximity to refineries in Louisiana
> and Texas, as well as to major points along the Keystone Pipeline. The
> Mississippi River is also used to transport oil and other products, and it
> connects the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana with Missouri. Additionally,
> residents of Missouri pay some of the lowest gas taxes in the nation,
> totaling just 17.3 cents per gallon.
>
> Here is a URL for the entire story:
> *http://tinyurl.com/n7f3857 <http://tinyurl.com/n7f3857> *
>
> The Missouri data is on page 3 of 3.
>
>
> 2)  GasBuddy prices within the last 36 hours in Moscow, Idaho:
>
> http://www.idahogasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Moscow
>
> Moscow, ID gas prices $3.55 per gallon; Idaho average $3.22 per gallon.
>
> $3.55 -- $2.86 = $0.69 higher, or $0.69 / $2.86 = 24.1% higher than the
> base low price.
>
>
> Ken
>
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