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Table 9
Ratio of Gas Prices in San Francisco and Los Angeles: 1995-1997

Month Year San
Francisco		 Los
Angeles		 Ratio
SF / LA		 Difference
SF - LA
January 1995 $1.283 $1.352 0.95 -$0.069
February 1995 $1.279 $1.336 0.96 -$0.057
March 1995 $1.264 $1.323 0.96 -$0.059
April 1995 $1.267 $1.328 0.95 -$0.061
May 1995 $1.297 $1.347 0.96 -$0.050
June 1995 $1.324 $1.349 0.98 -$0.025
July 1995 $1.310 $1.315 1.00 -$0.005
August 1995 $1.290 $1.282 1.01 $0.008
September 1995 $1.274 $1.253 1.02 $0.021
October 1995 $1.284 $1.245 1.03 $0.039
November 1995 $1.279 $1.242 1.03 $0.037
December 1995 $1.269 $1.227 1.03 $0.042
January 1996 $1.281 $1.237 1.04 $0.044
February 1996 $1.288 $1.250 1.03 $0.038
March 1996 $1.334 $1.299 1.03 $0.035
April 1996 $1.475 $1.437 1.03 $0.038
May 1996 $1.616 $1.599 1.01 $0.017
June 1996 $1.592 $1.547 1.03 $0.045
July 1996 $1.568 $1.491 1.05 $0.077
August 1996 $1.527 $1.389 1.10 $0.138
September 1996 $1.468 $1.328 1.11 $0.140
October 1996 $1.413 $1.273 1.11 $0.140
November 1996 $1.331 $1.213 1.10 $0.118
December 1996 $1.288 $1.258 1.02 $0.030
January 1997 $1.357 $1.307 1.04 $0.050
February 1997 $1.421 $1.325 1.07 $0.096
March 1997 $1.439 $1.388 1.04 $0.051
April 1997 $1.513 $1.446 1.05 $0.067
May 1997 $1.486 $1.427 1.04 $0.059
June 1997 $1.445 $1.392 1.04 $0.053
July 1997 $1.397 $1.353 1.03 $0.044
August 1997 $1.427 $1.444 0.99 -$0.017
September 1997 $1.501 $1.534 0.98 -$0.033
October 1997 $1.499 $1.503 1.00 -$0.004
1995/97 Average $1.385 $1.354 1.023 $0.031
1995/97 Std. Dev. $0.108 $0.100 0.043 $0.057
Notes: Data is compiled from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publications (monthly CPI Detailed Report).
Last Updated: 8/26/98
CPurvis, MTC

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