World Crude Oil Prices (weekly) Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Adminisration, Available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/p Date Updated: 9/02 Unit of Measurement: dollars per barrel
Date 01/03/97 01/10/97 01/17/97 01/24/97 01/31/97 02/07/97 02/14/97 02/21/97 02/28/97 03/07/97 03/14/97 03/21/97 03/28/97 04/04/97 04/11/97 04/18/97 04/25/97 05/02/97 05/09/97 05/16/97 05/23/97 05/30/97 06/06/97 06/13/97 06/20/97 06/27/97 07/04/97 07/11/97 07/18/97 07/25/97 08/01/97 08/08/97 08/15/97 08/22/97 08/29/97 09/05/97 09/12/97 09/19/97 09/26/97 10/03/97 10/10/97 10/17/97
Total World 23.46 24.13 23.27 22.31 22.13 21.82 20.49 20.02 18.94 18.76 18.79 19.04 18.7 17.8 16.84 16.78 17.09 17.41 17.43 18.32 19 18.57 17.85 16.67 16.72 17.04 17.55 17.07 17.28 17.42 17.84 17.93 17.6 17.59 17.23 17.38 17.28 17.35 17.77 18.83 19.51 18.74
10/24/97 10/31/97 11/07/97 11/14/97 11/21/97 11/28/97 12/05/97 12/12/97 12/19/97 12/26/97 01/02/98 01/09/98 01/16/98 01/23/98 01/30/98 02/06/98 02/13/98 02/20/98 02/27/98 03/06/98 03/13/98 03/20/98 03/27/98 04/03/98 04/10/98 04/17/98 04/24/98 05/01/98 05/08/98 05/15/98 05/22/98 05/29/98 06/05/98 06/12/98 06/19/98 06/26/98 07/03/98 07/10/98 07/17/98 07/24/98 07/31/98 08/07/98 08/14/98 08/21/98 08/28/98 09/04/98 09/11/98 09/18/98 09/25/98 10/02/98 10/09/98
18.68 18.55 18.42 18.45 18.23 17.99 17.16 16.56 16.19 16.09 15.36 14.14 13.56 13.46 13.96 13.51 13.04 12.64 12.08 11.93 11.05 10.61 12.65 12.51 11.95 12.06 12.25 12.51 12.81 12.65 12.32 12.52 12.23 11.22 10.01 11.01 11 11.17 11.3 11.49 11.9 11.68 11.21 11.52 11.72 11.81 11.98 12.01 13.28 13.99 13.23
10/16/98 10/23/98 10/30/98 11/06/98 11/13/98 11/20/98 11/27/98 12/04/98 12/11/98 12/18/98 12/25/98 01/01/99 01/08/99 01/15/99 01/22/99 01/29/99 02/05/99 02/12/99 02/19/99 02/26/99 03/05/99 03/12/99 03/19/99 03/26/99 04/02/99 04/09/99 04/16/99 04/23/99 04/30/99 05/07/99 05/14/99 05/21/99 05/28/99 06/04/99 06/11/99 06/18/99 06/25/99 07/02/99 07/09/99 07/16/99 07/23/99 07/30/99 08/06/99 08/13/99 08/20/99 08/27/99 09/03/99 09/10/99 09/17/99 09/24/99 10/01/99
12.21 11.69 12.31 11.99 11.56 10.79 10.72 9.64 9.32 9.75 9.57 9.93 10.55 10.77 10.42 10.56 10.21 9.47 9.62 10.18 10.43 11.35 12.49 13.31 14.33 14.1 14.56 15.63 15.87 16.19 15.38 14.7 14.82 14.44 15.56 15.87 15.92 16.54 17.73 18.41 18.63 19.1 19.09 19.92 20.34 20.15 20.47 21.73 22.66 22.74 23.1
10/08/99 10/15/99 10/22/99 10/29/99 11/05/99 11/12/99 11/19/99 11/26/99 12/03/99 12/10/99 12/17/99 12/24/99 12/31/99 01/07/00 01/14/00 01/21/00 01/28/00 02/04/00 02/11/00 02/18/00 02/25/00 03/03/00 03/10/00 03/17/00 03/24/00 03/31/00 04/07/00 04/14/00 04/21/00 04/28/00 05/05/00 05/12/00 05/19/00 05/26/00 06/02/00 06/09/00 06/16/00 06/23/00 06/30/00 07/07/00 07/14/00 07/21/00 07/28/00 08/04/00 08/11/00 08/18/00 08/25/00 09/01/00 09/08/00 09/15/00 09/22/00
22.18 21.47 21.75 21.68 21.89 23.69 24.41 25.1 24.79 25.16 24.71 24.9 24.88 23.6 24.13 26.07 26.22 26.44 26.85 27.34 27.12 27.66 29.34 27.86 25.59 24.78 23.78 22.3 23.12 23.67 24.7 26.64 27.83 28.11 28.18 28.15 29.47 28.99 29.76 29.18 28.61 27.39 25.48 25.63 27.29 28.4 28.91 31.1 32.86 31.14 31.92
09/29/00 10/06/00 10/13/00 10/20/00 10/27/00 11/03/00 11/10/00 11/17/00 11/24/00 12/01/00 12/08/00 12/15/00 12/22/00 12/29/00 01/05/01 01/12/01 01/19/01 01/26/01 02/02/01 02/09/01 02/16/01 02/23/01 03/02/01 03/09/01 03/16/01 03/23/01 03/30/01 04/06/01 04/13/01 04/20/01 04/27/01 05/04/01 05/11/01 05/18/01 05/25/01 06/01/01 06/08/01 06/15/01 06/22/01 06/29/01 07/06/01 07/13/01 07/20/01 07/27/01 08/03/01 08/10/01 08/17/01 08/24/01 08/31/01 09/07/01 09/14/01
28.75 28.8 31.15 30.21 30.97 29.86 30.78 31.58 31.19 30.16 25.88 23.69 22.06 21.3 22.47 23.57 24.13 25.2 25.18 27.33 25.83 24.88 23.83 24.61 23.42 22.79 23.07 23.14 24.5 25.2 24.89 25.81 25.87 26.32 27.06 27 26.89 26.56 25.05 24.56 24.13 23.91 22.8 23.62 24.01 24.65 24.78 24.49 25.07 25.32 25.32
09/21/01 09/28/01 10/05/01 10/12/01 10/19/01 10/26/01 11/02/01 11/09/01 11/16/01 11/23/01 11/30/01 12/07/01 12/14/01 12/21/01 12/28/01 01/04/02 01/11/02 01/18/02 01/25/02 02/01/02 02/08/02 02/15/02 02/22/02 03/01/02 03/08/02 03/15/02 03/22/02 03/29/02 04/05/02 04/12/02 04/19/02 04/26/02 05/03/02 05/10/02 05/17/02 05/24/02 05/31/02 06/07/02 06/14/02 06/21/02 06/28/02 07/05/02 07/12/02 07/19/02 07/26/02 08/02/02 08/09/02 08/16/02 08/23/02 08/30/02 09/06/02
25.14 21.21 20.43 20 19.48 19.24 18.62 18 17.35 16.89 17.53 17.64 16.98 17.61 18.69 19.14 19.55 17.69 17.52 18.21 18.59 19.39 18.82 19.64 20.97 22.49 23.44 23.96 25.45 23.97 23.51 24.88 25.09 24.87 25.33 24.04 22.83 22.31 22.14 23.38 24.06 24.14 24.4 25.19 24.5 24.51 24.29 25.25 26.23 26.13 26.07
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WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICES
World Crude Oil Prices (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Dollars per Barrel
World Crude Oil Prices (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)
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The world price of crude oil is the most important factor influencing domestic motor fuel prices, since oil imports make up more World Crude Oil Price (dollars per barrel) Dollars per barrel percent change from the previous week
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Crude Oil Watch, as of August, 2002, available at: http://tonto.ei
since oil imports make up more than half of the U.S. oil supply. Motor fuel prices, in turn, directly affect the cost of transportation. Increases 30-Aug-02 6-Sep-02 26.13 26.07 -0.38 -0.23
st, 2002, available at: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip_crude.html