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A day-to-day comparison shows conducted earlier this month showed the average Golden State price has been cheaper than it was on the same days in 2009.
According to the latest report from AAA Northern California, a month-to-month comparison shows that all but one metro area tracked by AAA saw a decrease at the pump.
“The passing of Labor Day marks the traditional end of the summer driving season, but this year has been anything but traditional,” said AAA Northern California spokesperson Matt Skryja. “Crude supplies have remained at significantly high levels throughout the year and show no immediate signs of a change in status. Additionally, this year has been marked by very fragile demand, particularly over the summer. These and other factors have helped to keep gas and oil prices lower than expected.”
California’s average gas price is the third highest among all 50 states, according to the latest report from AAA, which tracks gasoline prices as a service to consumers.
The Golden State’s average for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline is $3.02, down 16 cents since last month’s report on Aug. 10.
For perspective, that’s 15 cents lower than California’s average price on this date last year, when it was $3.17.
Northern California gas prices are now averaging $3.02, down 18 cents from last month. In the San Francisco Bay Area, motorists can expect to pay an average price of $3.12, which is a 15-cent decrease.
The national average price of $2.72 is down by six cents, which is 15 cents more than the national price on this date last year, when it was $2.57.
The price of crude oil remains above $75 per barrel. Although positive economic news out of China has inspired optimism the last couple of days among oil investors, renewed concerns over the European debt situation is tempering excitement.
As a result, the value of the Euro recently fell and the dollar gained strength. When the dollar gains value it makes crude oil (traded in U.S. dollars) more expensive to purchase for those using other currencies.
The least expensive average price in Northern California can be found in Marysville where regular is $2.90.
Of all the metro areas in Northern California where gas prices are tracked by AAA, South Lake Tahoe’s average price of $3.31 is the highest.
It’s also the highest price reported by AAA in the lower 48 states.
The least expensive gasoline in the country is found in the New Jersey suburbs outside Philadelphia, where the average price of gas is $2.45. Wailuku, Hawaii, holds the dubious crown for the highest average price in the nation, at $3.85 per gallon.
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The two bills, the Congressional Made in America Promise Act and the Berry Amendment Extension Act, are part of a national manufacturing plan to create the high-skill, high-wage jobs of the future—promoting American competitiveness, innovation, and exports.
North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) also voted for the legislation.
“In these tough economic times, it is important that we bring the jobs back to the United States and support our own industry by buying American made products,” said Thompson. “My colleagues and I will continue to work to create more jobs and ease the current economic burden on American families and businesses.”
The Congressional Made in America Promise Act requires Congress to purchase goods and services made by American workers for the first time since “Buy American” rules were instituted for federal agencies under President Roosevelt in 1933.
This includes tighter Buy American requirements for items with the seal of Congress, the House or Senate.
The Berry Amendment Extension Act bars the Department of Homeland Security from buying clothing, tents and other products that are not “grown, reprocessed, reused or produced” in America.
For the last 60 years, the Berry Amendment has served the nation by requiring the Defense Department and the Coast Guard to buy a range of domestically produced or grown items with 100 percent U.S. content, and in the Sept. 16 action Congress voted to include the Department of Homeland Security.
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