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Show Gasoline Consumption Shows Much Greater Yearly Increase One of the most encouraging factors fac-tors in the present situation as seen by the automobile builder is the continued climb of gasoline consumption. consump-tion. Figures attest the growing ini- portance of the automobile In social and business life. The most recent official statistics on gas consumption, as drawn from tax returns In 43 states, reveal 4,010,-000,000 4,010,-000,000 gallons used in the first five months of this year, or a 10.5 per cent increase over the same period of 1929. i This gain is far in excess of motor registration increase. With California, New York and Illinois not tabulated, Montana scores the greatest gain over 1929 with 29.5 per cent. Idaho had a 2S per cent Increase, Iowa 27. Other states that registered above 20 per cent were Wisconsin, New Mexico, ' Rhode Island, South Carolina and New Hampshire. |