WHY 9/10 OF A PENNY ON GAS PRICES?

Rick Rock
August 28, 2022

Why 9/10? It's the one thing that is consistent where gas prices are concerned but why does the price always end with nine-tenths of a cent?  Because it makes consumers feel better. So, although AAA's national average price is now above $5 a gallon for the first time on record, the most common price for a gallon of regular gas is still at $4.999.

Source: Northwoods Petroleum Museum, Wisconsin

Aired Friday 7-15-22 in the 10:00am hour on The Mid-Day Show with Rick Rock
I feel better now, don't you?  And it's not just the USA. France, Italy Spain over $8 dollars per gallon. Hong Kong over $11.
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