LAKE COUNTY — Betty T. Yee, First District member of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), announced Wednesday that California”s gasoline and diesel consumption figures for August. In California, gasoline consumption fell 1.7 percent in August while diesel fuel consumption rose 11.1 percent.
“Gasoline consumption continued a six-month decline this year,” Yee said. “Unless gasoline prices lower, Californians will face increasing financial pressure in the months ahead.”
California”s gasoline consumption declined 1.7 percent to 1.27 billion gallons in August compared to 1.29 billion gallons in Aug. 2010. In California, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in August rose 63 cents to $3.82, a 20-percent increase compared to Aug. 2010 when the average price was $3.19 per gallon of gasoline. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in August was up 92 cents to $3.70 per gallon, a 33-percent increase over the average price of a gallon of gasoline of $2.78 in Aug. 2010.
California”s diesel consumption increased 11.1 percent for a total 228 million gallons in August compared to the total of 205 million gallons of diesel consumed in Aug. 2010. The average price of diesel fuel in California was up 85 cents to $4.01 per gallon in August, a 27-percent increase over the average price of a gallon of diesel of $3.16 in Aug. 2010. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of diesel was up 90 cents to $3.86 in August, a 30-percent increase over the average U.S. price of a gallon of diesel of $2.96 in Aug. 2010.
Gasoline and diesel fuel figures are net consumption that includes the BOE”s audit assessments, refunds, amended and late tax returns and the State Controller”s Office refunds.
Figures for September and third quarter 2011 are scheduled to be available at the end of this month.
