On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:39:36 -0400, Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net>
wrote:
>
> On Fri, September 2, 2005 11:33 am, jon@dakota-truck.net said:
>>
>> Yep, plus another thing I have yet to figure out is the price of
>> diesel
>> as compared to gasoline. One would *think* that they would basically
>> move
>> in lockstep, based on the crude oil price, but they seem to be quite
>> independent of each other, and as you say, not necessarily completely
>> dependent on the price of crude.
>
> I've noticed this as well. About four weeks ago, I think unleaded here
> was around $0.949 per L and diesel was $0.999 per L. This morning I
> noticed that unleaded was $1.349 per liter and diesel was $0.999 per
> liter. So, um, the increased price of oil means we had to raise the
> price
> on unleaded by 35% while we raised the price of diesel by 0% ??? Does
> not
> compute.
>
I heard someone talk about the price of diesel one time before. I think
what they were sauing was that the price isn't as volitile is because the
market won't bear it. Because it is mostly commercial buyers. They won't
put up with those price fluctuations.
-- -Droo
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