I am working on a presentation regarding gas stations in the United
States and EUROPE. I dont need "exact" answers, but i do require a "source" for
any statistics quoted. I am going to list each of my questions as a
separate entry:

Q3)I am trying to find out the "Gross Margin" earned (national
average) for gasoline in various European countries over the past five years
(ten if possible). At a bear minimum, i need to find information on
France and the UK. They are my top priorities. The other countries are
"of interest", but not nearly as important as France and the UK

Ideally, i would like to break out this information by "fuel grade" -
i.e. Premium, Diesel, etc

Bonus dollars will be paid for additional relevant information on
"gross margin" (example - by geography, by independent dealers versus
national chain, etc)

Hello phillyboy1960,

Here's what I could find on this subject for you.

Overall average of the last four years: 5 pence per litre in the UK

Late 2006:

EU Pump Price Comparisons
http://ukpia.server-hosting.org.uk/Portals/0/Repository/UKPIA%20EU%20Pump%20price%20comparisons%20Sep%202006.pdf

UK
6p per litre

Here is early 2006:

UK PIA 
"EU Pump Price Comparisons"
http://www.ukpia.com/Portals/0/Repository/UKPIA%20EU%20Pump%20price%20comparisons%20Aug%202006.pdf

UK:
Gross retail margin
+
4.2ppl (4%)

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Here is 2005.

Exxon Mobil
"Why the UK Has High Pump Prices"
http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk/files/PA/UK/uk_pump_prices.pdf

UNLEADED PUMP PRICES
February 2005

gross margin
(ppl)
Belgium
9.5
Denmark
7.1
France
6.2
Germany
3.6
Ireland
6.0
Italy
9.5
Luxembourg
8.7
Netherlands
9.7
Norway
10.3
Portugal
6.4
Spain
6.8
Sweden
6.1
UK
4.3


Diesel in 2005--

DIESEL PUMP PRICES
February 2005

gross margin
(ppl)

Belgium
8.8
Denmark
5.6
France
6.8
Germany
3.6
Ireland
8.2
Italy
10.4
Luxembourg
6.3
Netherlands
8.2
Norway
13.5
Portugal
6.3
Spain
7.1
Sweden
6.8
UK
4.9

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UK PIA
"Understanding Pump Prices"
http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:gmVk3ATmPZUJ:www.ukpia.com/Portals/0/Repository/documents/UPP04.doc+opal+wood+mackenzie&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1

2004--
UK
5.3 ppl

UK PIA statistics
http://www.ukpia.com/Portals/0/Repository/Documents/Statistical%20Review%202005.pdf

2004--
France 
6 ppl

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UK PIA
"Unleaded price cheapest in the EU"
http://www.ukpia.com/news_press/news_archives/news_in_2003/unleaded_price_cheapest_in_the_eu.aspx

2002-- overall average 4 pence per litre
1992-- overall average 7 pence per litre

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Office of Fair Trading, Petrol and Diesel Pricing in the Highlands and Islands
http://www.oft.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E35F929B-CEDE-4919-B03E-B75F7512BD3B/0/oft305.pdf

2000--
7 ppl

1999--
5.3 ppl

1996--
6.1 ppl

1989--
4.2 ppl

This document contains an interesting chart featuring gross margins
from 1993 to 2005:

UK PIA-- Understanding Pump Prices 2005
http://www.ukpia.com/Portals/0/Repository/Documents/UKPIA%20understanding%20pump%20prices%202005%20year.pdf

Search terms:
(on google.co.uk)
gross margin petrol
opal wood mackenzie


If you need any additional clarification before rating, let me know
and I'll be glad to assist you.

--keystroke-ga

Great. This is virtually everything that i was looking for. Thank you very much

I'm glad that you were helped by the information!  Thank you very much
for the five stars and the tip! :)

--keystroke-ga