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Retail Motor Gasoline Prices in Selected Countries, 2006

Regular Unleaded

Countries Nominal Dollars per Gallon1
Germany $6.03
South Korea 5.93
Japan 4.47
Australia 3.54
Canada 3.26
Taiwan 3.03
United States 2.59
Mexico 2.31
China 2.11

Premium Unleaded

Countries Nominal Dollars per Gallon1
United Kingdom $6.36
Italy 6.10
France 5.88
Spain 4.85
South Africa 3.39
United States 2.81
Thailand 2.65
1. Nominal prices are those that have not been adjusted to remove the effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar; they reflect buying power in the year in which the transaction occurred
Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2007. Web: www.eia.doe.gov .

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