D Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. NA Not available.
1 No data reported.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Marketing Monthly.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/pet_frame.htmlDefinitions and Terms

Motor Gasoline (Finished): A complex mixture ofrelatively volatile hydrocarbons, with or withoutsmall quantities of additives, blended to form a fuelsuitable for use in spark-ignition engines. Specificationsfor motor gasoline, as given in ASTM SpecificationD 439-88 or Federal Specification VV-G-1690B,include a boiling range of 122 to 158 degrees Fahrenheitat the 10-percent recovery point to 365 to 374degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent recovery point."Motor Gasoline" includes conventional gasoline,oxygenated gasoline (EPA approved), and reformulatedgasoline. Blendstock (including ethanol andMTBE) are excluded until blending has been completed.

Within each of these three types of gasoline are thefollowing three grades:

a. Regular Gasoline: Gasoline having an anti-knockindex ((R + M)/2) greater than orequal to 85 and less than 88.

b. Midgrade Gasoline: Gasoline having anantiknock index ((R + M)/2) greater thanor equal to 88 and less than or equal to 90.

c. Premium Gasoline: Gasoline having an antiknockindex ((R + M)/2) greater than 90.for use in an oxygenated fuels program control areaduring an oxygenated fuels program control period.

Refiner: A firm or the part of a firm that refinesproducts or blends and substantially changes products,or refines liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gasfield gases, or recovers liquefied petroleum gaseswhich is under the direct control of the firm filing theincident to petroleum refining and sells those productsto resellers, retailers, resellers/retailers, or ultimateconsumers. "Refiner" includes any owner ofproducts which contracts to have those products refinedand then sells the refined products to resellers,retailers, or ultimate consumers. For the purposes ofthis publication, gas plant operator data are includedin this category.

Reseller: A firm (other than a refiner) that carries onthe trade or business of purchasing refined petroleumproducts and reselling them to purchasers otherthan ultimate consumers.

Reseller/Retailer: A firm (other than a refiner) thatcarries on the trade or business activities of both areseller and a retailer; i.e., purchasing refined petroleumproducts and reselling them to purchasers whomay be either ultimate or other than ultimate consumers.

Refiner: A firm or the part of a firm that refinesproducts or blends and substantially changes products,or refines liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gasfield gases, or recovers liquefied petroleum gasesRetailer: A firm (other than a refiner, reseller, orreseller/retailer) that carries on the trade or businessof purchasing refined petroleum products and resellingthem to ultimate consumers.

Retail Outlet: Any company-owned outlet (e.g.,service station) selling gasoline, on-highway low-sulfurdiesel fuel, or propane for on-highway vehicle usewhich is under the direct control of the firm filing theEIA-782 by virtue of the ability to set the retail productprice and directly collect all or part of the retailmargin. This category includes retail outlets: (1) be-ing operated by salaried employees of the companyand/or its subsidiaries and affiliates, and/or (2) involvingpersonnel services contracted by the firm.

Sale: The transfer of title from the seller to a buyerfor a price. Excludes intrafirm transfers, productsconsumed directly by the reporting firm, or sales ofbonded fuel. Also excludes products deliv-ered/loaned to exchange partners, except where theamount supplied exceeds the amount received andthe differential is invoiced as a sale during the referencemonth.*