The JLSI (Jon Lowder Slob Index) has just released its latest gas price report.  The JLSI report is published whenever I clean out the console between the driver and passenger seats in my wee Saturn compact car.  Since that usually happens every 6-8 months and since I stuff all kinds of receipts in there (gas, fast food drive through, grocery, etc.) it offers a nice glimpse into price movements of gas, burgers and chips over a set period of time.

Here’s what I found in my gas receipts.  All prices are for 87 octane (regular) unleaded from various gas stations:

• 9/17/07 – Exxon in Lewisville: $2.799/gallon
• 1/12/08 – Exxon in Lewisville: $3.039/gallon
• 2/2/08 – Costco in Winston-Salem: $2.899/gallon
• 4/19/08 – One Stop Shop in Clemmons: $3.479/gallon

Since my car has a 10 gallon tank it cost me $27.99 to fill the tank last September, $30.39 in January, $28.99 in February and $34.79 in mid-April.  Seeing as this is a fancy economic report I need to provide a graph.  Here it is: