Monday 15 December 2014

Otmane El Rhazi : Gasoline prices tend to have little effect on demand for car travel

Otmane El Rhazi from Today in Energy.



The U.S. average retail price per gallon of regular motor gasoline has fallen 28% from its 2014 peak of $3.70 per gallon on June 23, to $2.68 per gallon on December 8. However, this price decline may not have much effect on automobile travel, and in turn, gasoline consumption. Gasoline is a relatively inelastic product, meaning changes in prices have little influence on demand.

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