Comments on: Gas prices in Utah: Shut up already. There is no conspiracy. http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/ Blogging about BYU Sports, cool stuff, and my personal life... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: yancy http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2363 yancy Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:14:21 +0000 http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2363 this was a very insightful post. thanks ryebrye. it's amazing how stupid some people can be when it comes to statistics. this was a very insightful post. thanks ryebrye. it’s amazing how stupid some people can be when it comes to statistics.

]]> By: Joy http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2294 Joy Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2294 Wow. I'm actually just glad it's been lower lately than it's been in a long time. Yay for dropping prices! Wow. I’m actually just glad it’s been lower lately than it’s been in a long time. Yay for dropping prices!

]]> By: RyeBrye http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2127 RyeBrye Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:06:35 +0000 http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2127 Doug - very good question. I'll give you my answer, and then you can go download the excel file from the government data-reporters and check it for yourself... (For some reason, my excel file has all the dates shifted by four years - so when I quote certain date ranges in this comment, I might be off if the half-second date conversion in my head was wrong... The dates being jacked up in the file is probably a Mac Office thing... - either that or the government is reporting data for 2010 that is suprisingly similar to today's data) Looking over the historical data, it seems Utah has periods where it is above and below the national average. For instance, back in August 1998 the national average was $1.17 and Utah's average was $1.28... Actually - for pretty much the entire year of 1997-1998 Utah was above the national average by as little as 4 cents to as much as 15 cents. The prices were $1.35 in Utah versus $1.22 national average - so it probably didn't concern anybody. In a quick scan over the historical data (that goes back to 1990 I believe) - only in 2004 do I see Utah start to dip below the national average... And then it would bounce around between being two cents under and three cents over in a four week period. So the short answer is: If we go back to where we have been historically - prior to 2004, then we should consistently be over the national average. The government's place to get the data is here: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_history.html I am basing all my numbers off of "regular" gas - to be consistent with what the media uses. Doug - very good question. I’ll give you my answer, and then you can go download the excel file from the government data-reporters and check it for yourself… (For some reason, my excel file has all the dates shifted by four years - so when I quote certain date ranges in this comment, I might be off if the half-second date conversion in my head was wrong… The dates being jacked up in the file is probably a Mac Office thing… - either that or the government is reporting data for 2010 that is suprisingly similar to today’s data)

Looking over the historical data, it seems Utah has periods where it is above and below the national average. For instance, back in August 1998 the national average was $1.17 and Utah’s average was $1.28… Actually - for pretty much the entire year of 1997-1998 Utah was above the national average by as little as 4 cents to as much as 15 cents. The prices were $1.35 in Utah versus $1.22 national average - so it probably didn’t concern anybody.

In a quick scan over the historical data (that goes back to 1990 I believe) - only in 2004 do I see Utah start to dip below the national average… And then it would bounce around between being two cents under and three cents over in a four week period.

So the short answer is: If we go back to where we have been historically - prior to 2004, then we should consistently be over the national average.

The government’s place to get the data is here:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas.....story.html

I am basing all my numbers off of “regular” gas - to be consistent with what the media uses.

]]> By: Doug Anderson http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2126 Doug Anderson Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:54:28 +0000 http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2006/10/16/gas-prices-in-utah-shut-up-already-there-is-no-conspiracy/#comment-2126 Hey, Ryan. Where has Utah's gas prices historically been in relation to the national average? That would be interesting to note. If it has always tended to be below the average or at the average, how long would it take for high prices to become a concern? Hey, Ryan.

Where has Utah’s gas prices historically been in relation to the national average? That would be interesting to note. If it has always tended to be below the average or at the average, how long would it take for high prices to become a concern?

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