Day 20 of 28 Days of Tax Data From The Department of Energy
Ranking the state tax on gasoline from the lowest (Alaska $0.08) to the highest (Pennsylvania $0.381)
Gasoline Excise Tax Rates by State, 2008
Day 19 of 28 Days of Tax Data From The Department of Energy
Ranking the state tax on gasoline from the lowest (Alaska $0.08) to the highest (Washington $0.375)
Compare 12 Bear Markets (S&P 500) Aug 1929 - Oct 2008
Screenshot from a New York Times Interactive Graphic How This Bear Market Compares by Amanda Cox, XaquÃn G.V. and David Leonhardt that shows the percentage drop in the S&P 500 during the last 12 bear markets. The current market drop is highlighted in red, while the drop after 1929 is highlighted in orange.
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[tags]United States, S&P 500, Bear Markets[/tags]
Gasoline Price by County - June 2008
Screenshot from a New York Times Interactive Graphic by Kevin Quealy that shows the different gasoline prices across the U.S. earlier this year. The more blue the county color, the lower the price of gas.
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[tags]United States, Gasoline[/tags]
Annual Inflation: Transportation vs Medical Care (1935-2007)
I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) for transportation sector (cars, trucks, airline fares, public transportation, gasoline, repairs, insurance etc...) and medical care sector (prescription drugs, medical supplies, doctor visits, dentists, hospital services, insurance etc...) from 1935 to 2007.
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Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics
[tags]United States, Inflation, Medical Care, Transportation[/tags]
Gasoline in the American Budget
Screenshots from a New York Times Interactive Graphic by Matthew Bloch, Shan Carter and Amanda Cox that shows the different parts of the average consumer's budget and the change in price (inflation) over the last year. I have highlighted gasoline: share of spending is 5.2% with a price increase of 26%. If you go to the Interactive Graphic you can zoom on different categories (as you can see from the second screenshot).
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[tags]United States, Inflation, Gasoline[/tags]
