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U.S. gasoline demand drops for 5th straight week

A BP station at the corner of LaSalle Blvd. and Clark Street in Chicago, March 7, 2011. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune)

U.S. retail gasoline demand fell last week in all regions of the country as prices rose, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand dropped 1.2 percent week-over-week, to 9.19 million barrels per day, MasterCard said. Demand dipped 3.6 percent from a year earlier,   the fifth consecutive weekly decline. Get the full story »

U.S. gasoline demand flat in latest week

U.S retail gasoline demand was flat last week but fell from year-earlier levels as higher prices pressured demand while an improved employment outlook provided support, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday. Get the full story »

U.S. retail gas demand up 1.7% in latest week

A BP station at Ashland and Fullerton in Chicago, March 7, 2011. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)

U.S. retail gasoline demand rose 1.7 percent last week but remained below year-earlier levels, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand by the world’s top consumer hit 9.3 million barrels per day in the week to March 18, the report showed, the second straight week of gains. Get the full story »

Demand for gas drops on higher prices

U.S retail gasoline demand fell last week as prices rose  in all U.S. regions, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand fell 1.8 percent, to 8.953 million barrels-per-day, in the week to March 4. Get the full story »

U.S. gas demand rises for 6th straight week

U.S. retail gasoline demand rose last week as much of the country thawed out from weeks of winter storms, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Wednesday.

Average gasoline demand climbed 4.5 percent, to 8.847 million barrels-per-day in the week ended Feb. 18. Get the full story »

U.S. demand for gas falls with Northeast snows

U.S. retail gasoline demand fell 12.5 percent last week after a winter storm forced drivers off the roads, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday. Get the full story »

Survey shows spike in U.S. demand for gas

U.S. retail gasoline demand rose sharply last week, by 4.6 percent, buoyed by holiday travel, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand rose by 425,000 barrels-per-day,  to 9.613 million, in the week to Dec. 24. Get the full story »

American demand for gas falling for good

The world’s biggest gas-guzzling nation has limits after all.

After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20 percent less gasoline than today, experts say, even as millions of more cars clog the roads. Get the full story »

Demand for gasoline drops 2.7% as price rises

U.S. retail gasoline demand fell 2.7 percent last week as prices rose to their highest level this year, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand fell by 255,000 barrels per day,  to 9.182 million bpd, in the week to Dec. 10. Get the full story »