
NEW YORK (TheStreet)--Penny-
Stingy owners can look forward to finding the lowest gasoline price on Wednesday in South Dakota, Thursday in Delaware and Maryland, and various days elsewhere, 50-
Status analysis of market tracking company GasBuddy. com has found.
"According to your [the best date to buy gas will definitely be differentlocation]
Patrick DeHaan, senior analyst at GasBuddy, said. "We found [
Trends in some countries
But, for example, a rural city in Montana, there is no need to comply with traditional behavior.
GasBuddy uses crowdsourcing to track about 120,000 of U. S. gas prices. S.
Recently, four years of data were analyzed to determine which days of the week provided the lowest average gas prices in the States.
The study found that all or part of the weekend (
Including Friday)
Offers the best average transactions in 35 states and Colombia.
Drivers in the other 15 states should stick to refueling from Monday to Thursday.
DeHaan thinks the weekend is the best deal in most parts of the country because of energy
Futures trading only from Monday to Friday-
The refinery usually adjusts the wholesale price only once every weekday night to reflect the closing price of the day.
Therefore, the gas station can provide Rock
Experts say the end pump price on the weekend is because they know in advance the cost of restocking on Monday morning.
DeHaan added that the station knows that their customers have more time to compare stores over the weekend, and low prices are the key for competitive reasons.
Many consumers also have a few minutes to buy coffee or other convenience items, which many stations sell at a higher profit margin than gasoline. "If a one-
"The penny drop from the pump will get 10% people into the station, which is worth it," DeHaan said . ".
In the states with the lowest prices for work weeks, experts suspect that the quirky local traditions are working.
"There is a blind rule that prices in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana are usually the best at 10 on Monday morning. m.
Because they're in the company office--
Those guys didn't decide what to do until 9. m.
Figure out what's going on [
In the energy market," he says.
Here are the days that GasBuddy has found in 50 States and Colombia that usually offer the lowest pump prices.
Although during 2010, the best days of low prices in many states vary every year
GasBuddy studied Phase 13 and the following days reflect the best general advice on when to buy gas in each region.
Monday or Saturday: ockhorma, Ohio (
Monday or Tuesday)
: Tuesday or Thursday: mid-week (
Tuesday to Thursday)
: Kansas, North Dakota, UtahWednesday: South Dakota Thursday: Delaware, MarylandThursday or Sunday: New JerseyLate week (
Wednesday or Thursday, plus occasional Friday or Saturday)
: New Hampton, Alaska, California, Montana, Nevada (
Friday to Sunday, will overflow to Monday in some cases)