Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by States: January 2009. National Gasoline Sales, January 2008 vs. 2009

摘要

Based on State-reported data ( 37 entities) and estimated data where States did not report, gasoline consumption for January 2009 changed by -1.4 percent compared to the same period in 2008. The gasoline volume shown in this report is a cumulative tabulation of gross volume reported by wholesale distributors to State motor fuel tax agencies. It includes highway use, nonhighway use and losses. There is a lag of up to 6 weeks between the wholesale transactions reported and retail sales to consumers. Travel trends are reported monthly in Traffic Volume Trends based on actual traffic counts at permanent traffic recorders operated by the State highway agencies and reflect highway use of fuel. The vehicle-miles reported include all vehicles, regardless of fuel type. While data in both reports reflect changes in trends, large monthly changes can be caused by exceptional weather conditions, variations in timing of holidays, or processing delays.