Ohio No. 2 Fuel Oil Price-Monitoring Survey, 1982-1983 Heating Season. Final Report

摘要

A random monthly telephone survey of 55 No. 2 fuel oil retailers by the Ohio Division of Energy (ODOE) yielded an average price of $1.119 par gallon for the 1982-83 heating season, 2.7% lower than last year. Recommendations to improve the survey design include streamlining oil companies' reporting requirements, expanding the dissemination of price information, and increasing the amount of data collected. The No. 2 distillate fuel oil market in Ohio is experiencing adequate supply, decreasing or stabilizing prices, and declining demand. The No. 2 average price in Ohio is forecast to decline by 0.3 to 4.9% during the upcoming year, ranging from $1.069 to $1.121 per gallon by second quarter 1984. (ERA citation 08:049452)