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Cost of Postage Stamp vs. Gas Prices

By DouglasEGriffin on May 14, 2007
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Time Scale	Data Aggregation
Yearly	Average High Low Total Count Distinct None

Year	Cost of U.S. First Class Stamp	Year	Gas Pump Prices - Yearly Average Adjusted for Inflation (2006 $)

1970	0.06	1970	$1.44
1971	0.08	1971	$1.43
1972	0.08	1972	$1.34
1973	0.08	1973	$1.40
1974	0.1	1974	$1.76
1975	0.13	1975	$1.79
1976	0.13	1976	$1.76
1977	0.13	1977	$1.75
1978	0.15	1978	$1.65
1979	0.15	1979	$2.09
1980	0.15	1980	$2.63
1981	0.2	1981	$2.64
1982	0.2	1982	$2.30
1983	0.2	1983	$1.98
1984	0.2	1984	$1.93
1985	0.22	1985	$1.85
1986	0.22	1986	$1.42
1987	0.22	1987	$1.40
1988	0.25	1988	$1.38
1989	0.25	1989	$1.43
1990	0.25	1990	$1.55
1991	0.29	1991	$1.58
1992	0.29	1992	$1.47
1993	0.29	1993	$1.60
1994	0.29	1994	$1.55
1995	0.32	1995	$1.55
1996	0.32	1996	$1.63
1997	0.32	1997	$1.62
1998	0.32	1998	$1.40
1999	0.33	1999	$1.61
2000	0.33	2000	$1.93
2001	0.34	2001	$1.85
2002	0.37	2002	$1.68
2003	0.37	2003	$1.99
2004	0.37	2004	$2.25
2005	0.37	2005	$2.24
2006	0.39	2006	$2.81
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Sources: A.K. Dart (http://www.akdart.com/postr...) and California Energy Commission (http://www.energy.ca.gov/ga...)

Gas prices vs Postage Stamp prices —DouglasEGriffin

Comments (3)

DouglasEGriffin

DouglasEGriffin says

Hmmm, mebbe gas prices are not all that bad!

posted about 1 year ago

GAS PRICES ARE TOO DAMN HIGH! says

This is a dumb comparison. He is listing the actual cost of stamps (and he is wrong, n 81 it went to 18 cents and then 20) and adjusted cost of gasoline. What really matters is that the price of gasoline keeps going up even though production goes up. People see higher prices and that is all. Especially when you are in a higher price state. It doesn't make me feel any better that you add in the cheap gas in the deep south states to the average. That doesn't lower my cost of gasoline.
Blame those democrats for raising taxes all the time. Monicagate, killing his good freind and WH counsel Vince Foster, and High Taxes... that is slick willies legacy!!!

posted about 1 year ago

Anonymous 2 says

I disagree with douglasegriffin. Gas prices are off the charts right now! i mean! it costs me nearly 45 dollars just to fill up my stinking car! 3.00$ a gallon? what the heck?! It is a good thing that the economy is workign full bore and is not suffering any major bounces, or we'd be in some serious **%$. lol

posted about 1 year ago