Posted on 10/06/2012 8:50:38 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
Here are some interesting stats on retail gasoline sales from the Department of Energy:
That explains where all those new jobs are coming from — selling bicycles and cleaning up behind horses.
I am wondering about the methodology for this data because it doesn’t add up to real consumption. For instance why was there a sudden 20% drop between September and October 2011 last year? From 2008 to then was a straight line down, but then a big stepwise jump.
Is this the full set of refiners? Could it be only domestic refineries and the difference more refined gas from other countries?
ding ding ding
Good question.
Home energy usage is going down because families such as ours are very stringent in cutting energy waste: no TVs, radios, lights, computers running when they are not used; air conditioning set at 79 in summer and heating at 69 in winter, no outdoor lighting except one security light, doing the laundry at off-peak hours.
There are many ways to cut sky-rocketing utility bills....but we still plan to have our own generator and go completely off the grid out here in rural America.
The price has doubled, so Obama’s friends in Big Oil are getting the same money for half the gasoline. Where’s the outrage?
With cars running half the normal mileage, they’re going to last a lot longer, producing a long-range impact on the auto industry, including Government Motors.
Staggering, indeed. 40% drop from his inauguration January 2009!
Mother Gaia is very pleased with all of our collective efforts.
You sure wouldn’t know it here in Silicon Valley. Tech is booming and the roads are clogged. My 8 mile commute often takes 30 to 40 minutes.
I’m sure the new level of California gas prices in the last couple of weeks are going to depress consumption further and any action against Iran is going to compound it. If he tries real hard, Obastard might get consumption down 75% by Inauguration Day.
You are so right.
In addition, some of the people who still have jobs are moving closer to the job to shorten their commute. I think there is a lot more telecommuting happening and a lot fewer business trips, too. Those are smaller factors, but they all contribute.
WEll DUH! No one has a job to drive to anymore,,so there is no need for the fuel because either they don’t work or their cars have been repo’d.
Since there are NOW close to 25 MILLIONS who are NOW out of work that used to work, that accounts for a substantial amount of the population.
Since MOST people are married and have children, it relates to at least 50,000,000 people that have lowered household income and therefore fewer people drive. That is more people than the population of New York and Texas COMBINED>
That explains allot!
debasement of the currency. For those who were educated in govment screwls INFLATION
Rush-hour traffic is people going to work, hard to cut down on that unless you quit your job.
The reduction is all the other driving to stores, weekend trips, and vacations.
Why Is Gasoline Consumption Tanking?
http://www.oftwominds.com/blogfeb12/gasoline-tanking02-12.html
That is one stunning stat you uncovered.
This is RETAIL sales by the REFINER. It is sales to HUGE customers. I think the decline is because of changes in agricultural use — this last year because of the drought.
Although there is a steady month to month decline, it fell off a cliff between Sept and October 2011. It’s hard to imagine why .
Not believeing this at all.
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