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The U. S. dollar value of gasoline: Currency crisis in Europe

Journal Article · · Energy Detente; (United States)
OSTI ID:7151416

The recent currency crisis in Europe puts the possibility of European economic union in further jeopardy after the Maastricht Treaty was not approved by the Netherlands earlier this Summer. The increased value of European currencies relative to the US dollar during the past Summer had little effect upon national currency gasoline prices. However, the recent currency devaluations in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, already struggling with weak economies, definitely reduce consumer buying power. Governments may use the high taxes imposed on gasoline as a buffer against higher prices, but still, consumers may buy less gasoline as their money doesn't go as far as it once did. This issue also presents the following: (1) the ED Refining Netback Data Series for the US Gulf and West Coasts, Rotterdam, and Singapore as of Sept. 25, 1992; and (2) the ED Refining Netback Data Series for countries of the Eastern Hemisphere, Sept. 1992 Edition.

OSTI ID:
7151416
Journal Information:
Energy Detente; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Detente; (United States) Vol. 13:18; ISSN EDETD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English