Chart assignment

Charts to read and discuss

Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.

  1. Where in the US is gas most expensive?

Chart 1 of 1 · Energy

Where in the US is gas most expensive?

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In the week of November 2, 2026, regular gas cost $5.30 a gallon on the West Coast and $3.64 on the Gulf Coast, where most US refineries are; the U.S. average was $4.15. The regions are EIA's five fuel-supply districts, and the chart shows its latest weekly survey, taxes included.

Questions to discuss

  1. In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
  2. Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
  3. Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of Nov 2, 2026

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