熊小小上個週末去UK的時候
開心的發現 哈哈哈 油價跌破2塊錢
1.99的價錢轉角可見
正當大家開心的加油跟努力的選總統時
有人po了一篇油價統計
No doubt that incumbents like to see gas prices falling ahead of an election. But having any real power to influence price is a different matter. Since gas prices are once again falling as we head toward an election, I thought I would try to put this myth to rest. So, I decided to tabulate the price behavior of gasoline stretching back over the past three presidential elections. I chose to track the price from the beginning of summer driving season - Memorial Day - until the first part of November when the elections take place.
The results are shown below:
| Year | Memorial Day | November 1 | % Change | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $1.32 | $1.27 | -3.8 | Presidential election (PE) |
| 1997 | $1.26 | $1.22 | -3.2 | No elections (NE) |
| 1998 | $1.11 | $1.05 | -5.4 | Congressional elections (CE) |
| 1999 | $1.15 | $1.27 | 10.4 | NE |
| 2000 | $1.58 | $1.57 | -0.6 | PE |
| 2001 | $1.74 | $1.25 | -28.2 | NE; 9/11 |
| 2002 | $1.43 | $1.49 | 4.2 | CE |
| 2003 | $1.53 | $1.58 | 3.3 | NE |
| 2004 | $2.09 | $2.08 | -0.5 | PE |
| 2005 | $2.14 | $2.42 | 13.1 | NE; Hurricane Katrina |
| 2006 | $2.94 | $2.25 | -23.5 | CE; refining capacity recovers |
| 2007 | $3.25 | $3.06 | -5.9 | NE; gas prices set records |
| 2008 | $3.99 | ? | -? | PE; gas prices set records |
Table 1. Comparison of Gasoline Prices Between Memorial Day and Elections Source: Energy Information Administration
空著的那格2008 熊小小可以幫忙填入是1.99
本來熊小小也相信人家說的 米國政府哪能真的控管油價啊
而且看上面的統計也沒有這樣的模式
結果今天回家看到2.1的價錢啦
看來選舉也不是件壞事啊~~ (what a myth~~)
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