据国外媒体5月28日休斯敦报道，美国能源信息署(EIA)日前公布的最新统计数据显示，美国零售汽油价格在5月23日平均为每加仑2.32美元，比去年同期每加仑下降了0.47美元，这是2009年以来阵亡将士纪念日假期开始前的最低水平。
EIA说，汽油价格的下降反映了原油价格的下跌。尽管油价自1月份最后一周以来每桶已上涨了20多美元，然而，北海布伦特原油价格仍比去年同期每桶低16美元。
统计数据显示，5月23日，美国所有地区的平均零售汽油价格都低于它们一年前的价值，其中西海岸的零售汽油价格最高，为每加仑2.66美元，而墨西哥湾地区的零售汽油价格最低，为每加仑2.06美元。
原文如下：
EIA: US gasoline prices lowest since 2009 ahead of holiday weekend
Global Refinery Product News
05/28/2016
Houston
US retail gasoline prices averaged $2.32/gal on May 23, a 47¢/gal drop from the same time last year, and the lowest average price just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend since 2009, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
“Lower gasoline prices reflect lower crude oil prices, with the spot price of North Sea Brent crude $16/bbl lower than at the same time last year, despite a price increase of more than $20/bbl since the last week of January,” EIA said.
Average retail gasoline prices for all regions of the country are below their year-ago values. The West Coast price is the highest at $2.66/gal, The Gulf Coast price is the lowest, at $2.06/gal on May 23.
