Numbers Game Part 2

Cost O' Livin, and other things, in El Jefe’s World. An occasional summary in random statistics of interest to El Jefe. (No. 2) All prices, unless noted, are as of 21 March 2006.

Part 1: Gas and Oil
Price, gallon of Super Unleaded, Valero, Bellaire Boulevard, Houston: $2.49 per gallon.
(up .6 cents a gallon from 10 January 2006).

Price, gallon of Regular Unleaded, Valero, Bellaire Boulevard, Houston: $2.65 per gallon.

(up .16 cents a gallon from 10 January 2006).

Part 2: Booze.
Price of a 6-pack, St Arnold’s Beer, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $6.79 per six pack. (down .20 cents a six pack from 10 January 2006).

Price of a 12 pack Bud Light (calls itself beer), Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: .59 cents an ounce, $16.99 per twelve pack).

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).
Price of Fish Eye Pinot Grigo, 2004 (white wine), Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $7.99 per 750 ML bottle.

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Yellow Tail Shiraz 2004 (red wine), Spec’s Houston : $6.09 per 750 ML bottle.

(down .90 cents a bottle from 10 January 2006).

Santa Rita Merlot 2004 (red wine), Spec’s Houston: $5.59 per 750 ML bottle.

(up .37 cents a bottle from 10 January 2006).

St Clement Chardonnay 2004 (white wine), Spec’s Houston: $15.78 per 750 ML bottle. (unchanged from 10 January 2006).

Veuve Cliquot, Champagne, Spec’s Houston: $38.20, per 750 ML bottle.

(up $2.42 per bottle since 10 January 2006).

Part 3: El Jefe Staple Items.
Price of Gruyere Cheese, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $14.99 per pound.

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Price of Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $19.99 per pound. (unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Sirloin Steak, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston, $6.99 per pound.

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Rib-Eye Steak, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston, $10.99 per pound.

(up $1.00 per pound since 10 January 2006).

Mrs. Baird’s Large White Sandwich (thing called bread): $1.89 per loaf.

(up .20 cents per loaf since 10 January 2006).

Red Leaf Lettuce, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $1.49 per head.

(down .50 cents a head since 10 January 2006).

Red Tomatoes: Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $2.49 per pound.

(up .70 cents per pound since 10 January 2006).

Special K cereal, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $4.39 per 18 oz box.

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Tidy Cats Cat Litter, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $2.39, per 10 pound bag.

(unchanged since 10 January 2006).

Part 4: The Big Mac Index.
Price of a Big Mac (no cheese), McDonalds, Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas: $2.26. (down .3 cents since 10 January 2006).

Part 5: Phone Books.
Pages in the March 2006 Houston AT&T Business White Pages: (Listings for Houston only), 625 pp.

(down from 700 pp. in SBC Business White Pages, March 2003).

Part 6: The Bourse (all currencies 10:00 Central Time 22 March 2006).
New York Stock Exchange, close, 21 March 2006: 11,235.47 (-39.06)

(up 223.57 since 10 January 2006).
US Dollar to Japanese Yen: $1.00 = Y1.17.

(dollar up .03 yen since 10 January 2006).

US Dollar to European Union Euro: $1.00 = E0.83.

(dollar up .01 Euros since 10 January 2006).

US Dollar to Canadian Dollar (9 January): $1.00 = Can $1.1659.

(US dollar up .19 CanD since 10 January 2006).

US Dollar to UK Pound (9 January): $1.00 = L .5723.

(dollar up .0059 Pounds since 10 January 2006).

US Dollar to Swiss Franc (9 January): $1.00 = F 1.3026 1.2768.

(dollar up .0258 Swiss Francs).

Part 7: El Jefe Weight:

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