Gasoline Tables

From the June 19th Chicago Tribune.

OF EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND FOR GAS:

68% is the price of oil
7% Refining costs and profits
10% Distribution and marketing
14% Taxes and fees


FUEL TAXES: HIGHEST AND LOWEST

The national average is $0.495

5 Highest

Connecticut $0.703
New York $0.691
Illinois $0.690
California $0.689
Hawaii $0.678


5 Lowest

New Hampshire $0.380
Arizona $0.374
New Mexico $0.372
Mississippi $0.372
Missouri $0.357

So, Route 66 has two of the highest at either terminus (Ca. and Il.) and three of the lowest (Az., NM and Mo.) along the middle.


WHEN YOU BUY GAS IN CHICAGO, YOU PAY...

FEDERAL-- 18.4 cents excise tax
ILLINOIS-- 19 cents excise tax, 5% sales tax
CHICAGO-- 1% sales tax, 5 cents fuel tax
COOK COUNTY/MULTI JURISDICTION-- 1& sales tax, .8% regional transit sales tax, 6 cents fuel tax, .8 cent environmental impact tax and .3% underground storage fund.

OUCH!! --Cooter