The recovery in gasoline volumes stagnated with year-on-year losses of almost 18% the past 8-weeks. States see more volatility. FL saw volumes rise 6% in anticipation of the storm and then drop by 11% & CA has yet to sell 80% of what it sold last year. lnkd.in/eRMj5Nm

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32 States have lowest Labor Day gas prices since 2004. Suspect 4-day bill of ~$3-billion versus ~$5.5-billion in 2014. Spend that extra money wisely.

Crunching the numbers for various upcoming OPIS demand forecasts, and this factoid jumps out. Unless there is a vaccine or therapy miracle, US consumption of motor fuel this year will be at its lowest level since 1995-1996. And, we've added about 63 million persons since then.

According to actual station sales at nearly 20,000 sites around the country tracked by OPIS, retail gasoline volumes were off 15.2% versus last year, but higher volume stations saw a bigger percentage hit than lower volume sites.

So far today, cash gas prices are experiencing a rout, hitting numbers last seen in May or early June. OPIS Spot Ticker shows losses of 5.25-5.75cts gal in NY, Houston, OK/KS; Chicago; and Calif. with 8.5cts gal plunge in Pac NW. Some sub-$1.50 gal pump prices by Election Day.

40 years ago today, it was eve of Tuesday elections that without rancor or protestation saw election of Ronald Reagan. It was also my first day on the job starting OPIS. We had heating oil futures but no crude or gasoline contracts. Oil prices would move once or twice per month!

Retail gasoline volumes for a Thanksgiving week were the lowest they have been since 1997. Nationally, volumes were off 8.4% from the previous week, but down 19.3% from last year, about a 485-million gallon loss. demandpro.opisnet.com

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Retail gasoline volumes have been trending downward since September adding emphasis to the economic numbers. Regionally, it is much uglier in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Some states were off almost 30% this past month.

BREAKING: View from Route 70 at the Lakewood Brick border.

Crazy wild fire

According to OPIS DemandPro, Retail gasoline volumes exceeded 2020 levels for the first time since the start of the pandemic, but compared to the same week in 2019 it was still down over 16%. bit.ly/39rGbvX

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OPIS/AAA National average price for regular gasoline dipped below $4.12 gal Saturday, and is 21.3cts gal below all-time high on 3/12/22. Perhaps more interesting: Median price has dropped to $3.969 gal with about 61% of US sites selling gas for under $4 gal.

OPIS/AAA afternoon snapshot of national gas prices: $4.604 gal average; $4.459 gal median; $4.299 gal most common price. Still ~5000 locations under $4 gal; nearing 15,000 sites above $5 gal; and ~ 6900 sites above $6 gal. More increases into Tuesday of 5-10cts gal are likely.

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