I analyzed how much I spent for gas in 2012. The chart above shows the average price per gallon of gas I paid per month. The average price per gallon of gas throughout 2012 was $4.03. The highest average was Oct at $4.41 and the lowest average was Dec at $3.53. The highest price per gallon was $4.72 on Oct 2. The lowest price per gallon was $3.46 on Dec 27. Both highest and lowest prices were outside the Bay Area. I filled up my car 34 times. The total cost I spent on gas was $1,305.
In 2010 and 2011, I spent $1,040 and $1,415, a 25% increase and an 8% decrease over 2012, respectively. The average price per gallon in 2010 was $3.13, a 29% increase over 2012. In 2011, the average price per gallon was $3.83, a 5% increase. The 2010-2011 year-over-year average price per gallon increased 22%.
I filled up 324.28 gallons in 2012, 367.72 gallons in 2011, and 321.50 gallons in 2010. I'm happy I drove fewer miles last year. The number one factor was no college classes. It took me longer to change my oil at the 5,000 mile checkpoint. The reasons my 2011 gallons was higher than 2010 and 2012 were I attended another junior college for one day a week and I visited lots of new places including multiple trips to San Francisco and shopping at malls throughout the Bay Area. I anticipate a lower amount of gallons filled in 2013 because I continue to drive the speed limit, have no planned road trips to Southern California, and continue being unemployed.
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