Relief at the Pump – Coloradans Saved $56 in 2013!

Back in the day… a Hershey’s candy bar cost a nickel and a person needed a dime to get a Coke from the vending machine. (Diet Coke didn’t exist). Nickels and dimes had value back in the day.

And…it cost $.21 for a gallon of gasoline. Not only that, an attendant filled up the car, checked the oil, and washed the windows. Back in the day a car was taken to a service station, not a gas station.

Given that perspective, the current relief at the pump is still painful.

As we ring out the old year and ring in the new it is now possible to compare the annual costs of gas for Colorado and the U.S. This calculation assumes that 15 gallons of gas were purchased each week at the average price for all blends. The comparison follows:

  • Colorado
    • The 2013 cost was $2,706.
    • The 2012 cost was $2,762.

It cost $56 less to purchase gas in Colorado during 2013 than 2012.

  • United States
    • The 2013 cost was $2,782.
    • The 2012 cost was $2,874.

It cost $92 less to purchase gas in the U.S. during 2013 than 2012.

In 2013 it cost $76 less to purchase gas in Colorado than the U.S.

How is that for relief at the pump?

If you are a Coloradan, how did you spend the $56 dollars you saved in 2013?
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