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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 »

Demand for gasoline rising with prices

U.S retail gasoline demand rose 3.1 percent in the latest week despite a sharp jump in pump prices as warmer weather boosted demand , MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand climbed 3.1 percent, to 9.118 million barrels per day, in the week to Feb. 25. 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 gasoline holding steady

U.S. retail gasoline demand was little changed last week but fell compared with year-earlier levels because of  holiday and travel fluctuations, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed Tuesday.

Average gasoline demand was down 0.2 percent, to 8.4 million barrels-per-day, in the week to Jan. 7. Demand was off 2.9 percent from a year earlier. 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 »

Holiday retail sales up more than 5%, reports show

Shopping is back in style, at least for the holiday season.

Retail sales for the holidays soared more than 5 percent, according to two reports released Monday, led by online and clothing purchases. The preliminary reports, among the first tallies of the holiday shopping season, beat the estimates of most retail economists. 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 »