Articles

 

 

 

 

Are U. S. Gasoline Prices Really All that Bad?

 

 

 

With U.S. retail gasoline prices “going through the roof”, would it help if we took a minute to look at gas prices in a few other countries?  These are the latest average prices I could find for Premium gasoline as of May 14, 2007.**

 

 

France                                    $6.72 per gallon

 

 

Italy                                          $6.73 per gallon

 

 

Belgium                                  $6.77 per gallon

 

 

Germany                                $7.08 per gallon

 

 

United Kingdom                    $7.12 per gallon

 

 

Netherlands                           $7.75 per gallon

 

 

U.S.                                         $3.28 per gallon

 

 

 

Feeling better yet?  Not really, huh?  OK, to perhaps help put our current U.S. gasoline prices in perspective, here are the prices we are paying (as of 5/22/07) per gallon for various products available in our local Wal-Mart…

 

 

V8 Vegetable Juice

1.36 L for $2.04                     $5.68 per gallon

 

 

Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice

One-half gallon for $2.98      $5.96 per gallon

 

 

Tropicana Cranberry Cocktail

1.75 L for $3.14                     $6.80 per gallon

 

 

Nesquik Chocolate Milk

1 pt for $1.14                         $9.12 per gallon

 

 

Kingsford Charcoal Lighter

2 qt for $5.47                         $10.94 per gallon

 

 

Windex Glass Cleaner

1 qt for $2.92                         $11.68 per gallon

 

 

Schweppes Tonic Water

1 L for $3.75                          $14.21 per gallon

 

 

Wish-Bone Italian Dressing

709 ml for $2.88                    $15.39 per gallon

 

 

Listerine Mouthwash

1.5 L for $7.32                       $18.49 per gallon

 

 

Bertolli Extra Light Olive Oil

500 ml for $6.68                    $50.61 per gallon

 

 

Vicks NyQuil

295 ml for $5.87                    $75.35 per gallon

 

 

Old English Scratch Cover

236 ml for $4.81                    $77.21 per gallon

 

 

Off! Deep Woods Insect Repellant

266 ml for $6.62                    $94.30 per gallon

 

 

Absolut Vodka

750 ml for $18.75                  $94.70 per gallon

 

 

Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey

750 ml for $21.67                  $109.44 per gallon

 

 

Banana Boat Tanning Oil

236 ml for $ 6.89                   $110.59 per gallon

 

 

Bic Wite-Out

22 ml for $1.37                      $236.21 per gallon

 

 

Drakkar Noir “Natural Spray” (masculine fragrance by Guy Laroche)

100 ml for $41.96                  $1,589.39 per gallon

 

 

 

Feeling MUCH better now?  Nah, me neither.  Of course, I can remember when gasoline was 23.9 cents a gallon.  And yes, that does make me really, really old.  Let’s just forget I ever mentioned it… 

 

 

**Fuel prices taken from the Energy Information Administration at:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/gas1.html 

 

 

 

Next Article

 

NuPathz Home     Back to Articles Contents

 

 

 

 

NuPathz.com – Your affordable source for self improvement and self help books & materials

Illuminating the path for personal motivation, growth and development

 

SUCCESS = TAKING THE STEPS TO DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO!

JUST GO FOR IT!