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How much has a gallon of gas cost in the US since 1990?

Regular gas averaged $4.06 a gallon in August 2026. The monthly average peaked at $4.93 in June 2022 and was lowest at $0.92 in February 1999. Each point averages EIA's weekly survey of gas stations nationwide, taxes included, in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation.

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Source and date

Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
License
Public domain (U.S. government work)
Data as of
Published

The data

Month Dollars per gallon, regular gasoline
Sep 1990 1.258
Oct 1990 1.335
Nov 1990 1.324
Feb 1991 1.094
Mar 1991 1.04
Apr 1991 1.076
May 1991 1.126
Jun 1991 1.128
Jul 1991 1.096
Aug 1991 1.115
Sep 1991 1.109
Oct 1991 1.088
Nov 1991 1.099
Dec 1991 1.076
Jan 1992 1.022
Feb 1992 1.006
Mar 1992 1.013
Apr 1992 1.052
May 1992 1.107
Jun 1992 1.145
Jul 1992 1.137
Aug 1992 1.122
Sep 1992 1.122
Oct 1992 1.114
Nov 1992 1.111
Dec 1992 1.078
Jan 1993 1.062
Feb 1993 1.054
Mar 1993 1.052
Apr 1993 1.078
May 1993 1.1
Jun 1993 1.097
Jul 1993 1.078
Aug 1993 1.062
Sep 1993 1.05
Oct 1993 1.092
Nov 1993 1.066
Dec 1993 1.014
Jan 1994 0.998
Feb 1994 1.009
Mar 1994 1.008
Apr 1994 1.027
May 1994 1.047
Jun 1994 1.078
Jul 1994 1.106
Aug 1994 1.155
Sep 1994 1.144
Oct 1994 1.114
Nov 1994 1.116
Dec 1994 1.091
Jan 1995 1.082
Feb 1995 1.073
Mar 1995 1.072
Apr 1995 1.111
May 1995 1.178
Jun 1995 1.192
Jul 1995 1.154
Aug 1995 1.123
Sep 1995 1.111
Oct 1995 1.087
Nov 1995 1.062
Dec 1995 1.071
Jan 1996 1.09
Feb 1996 1.089
Mar 1996 1.137
Apr 1996 1.231
May 1996 1.279
Jun 1996 1.256
Jul 1996 1.227
Aug 1996 1.207
Sep 1996 1.202
Oct 1996 1.204
Nov 1996 1.232
Dec 1996 1.235
Jan 1997 1.236
Feb 1997 1.23
Mar 1997 1.205
Apr 1997 1.199
May 1997 1.2
Jun 1997 1.198
Jul 1997 1.174
Aug 1997 1.224
Sep 1997 1.231
Oct 1997 1.197
Nov 1997 1.171
Dec 1997 1.131
Jan 1998 1.086
Feb 1998 1.049
Mar 1998 1.017
Apr 1998 1.03
May 1998 1.064
Jun 1998 1.064
Jul 1998 1.055
Aug 1998 1.026
Sep 1998 1.009
Oct 1998 1.019
Nov 1998 0.995
Dec 1998 0.945
Jan 1999 0.939
Feb 1999 0.921
Mar 1999 0.982
Apr 1999 1.131
May 1999 1.131
Jun 1999 1.114
Jul 1999 1.158
Aug 1999 1.221
Sep 1999 1.256
Oct 1999 1.244
Nov 1999 1.251
Dec 1999 1.273
Jan 2000 1.289
Feb 2000 1.377
Mar 2000 1.516
Apr 2000 1.465
May 2000 1.487
Jun 2000 1.633
Jul 2000 1.551
Aug 2000 1.465
Sep 2000 1.55
Oct 2000 1.532
Nov 2000 1.517
Dec 2000 1.443
Jan 2001 1.447
Feb 2001 1.45
Mar 2001 1.409
Apr 2001 1.552
May 2001 1.702
Jun 2001 1.616
Jul 2001 1.421
Aug 2001 1.421
Sep 2001 1.522
Oct 2001 1.315
Nov 2001 1.171
Dec 2001 1.086
Jan 2002 1.107
Feb 2002 1.114
Mar 2002 1.249
Apr 2002 1.397
May 2002 1.392
Jun 2002 1.382
Jul 2002 1.397
Aug 2002 1.396
Sep 2002 1.4
Oct 2002 1.445
Nov 2002 1.419
Dec 2002 1.386
Jan 2003 1.458
Feb 2003 1.613
Mar 2003 1.693
Apr 2003 1.589
May 2003 1.497
Jun 2003 1.493
Jul 2003 1.513
Aug 2003 1.62
Sep 2003 1.679
Oct 2003 1.564
Nov 2003 1.512
Dec 2003 1.479
Jan 2004 1.572
Feb 2004 1.648
Mar 2004 1.736
Apr 2004 1.798
May 2004 1.983
Jun 2004 1.969
Jul 2004 1.911
Aug 2004 1.878
Sep 2004 1.87
Oct 2004 2
Nov 2004 1.979
Dec 2004 1.841
Jan 2005 1.831
Feb 2005 1.91
Mar 2005 2.079
Apr 2005 2.243
May 2005 2.161
Jun 2005 2.156
Jul 2005 2.29
Aug 2005 2.486
Sep 2005 2.903
Oct 2005 2.717
Nov 2005 2.257
Dec 2005 2.185
Jan 2006 2.316
Feb 2006 2.28
Mar 2006 2.425
Apr 2006 2.742
May 2006 2.907
Jun 2006 2.885
Jul 2006 2.981
Aug 2006 2.952
Sep 2006 2.555
Oct 2006 2.245
Nov 2006 2.229
Dec 2006 2.313
Jan 2007 2.24
Feb 2007 2.278
Mar 2007 2.563
Apr 2007 2.845
May 2007 3.146
Jun 2007 3.056
Jul 2007 2.965
Aug 2007 2.786
Sep 2007 2.803
Oct 2007 2.803
Nov 2007 3.08
Dec 2007 3.018
Jan 2008 3.043
Feb 2008 3.028
Mar 2008 3.244
Apr 2008 3.458
May 2008 3.766
Jun 2008 4.054
Jul 2008 4.062
Aug 2008 3.779
Sep 2008 3.703
Oct 2008 3.051
Nov 2008 2.147
Dec 2008 1.687
Jan 2009 1.788
Feb 2009 1.923
Mar 2009 1.959
Apr 2009 2.049
May 2009 2.266
Jun 2009 2.631
Jul 2009 2.527
Aug 2009 2.616
Sep 2009 2.554
Oct 2009 2.551
Nov 2009 2.651
Dec 2009 2.607
Jan 2010 2.715
Feb 2010 2.644
Mar 2010 2.772
Apr 2010 2.848
May 2010 2.836
Jun 2010 2.732
Jul 2010 2.729
Aug 2010 2.73
Sep 2010 2.705
Oct 2010 2.801
Nov 2010 2.859
Dec 2010 2.993
Jan 2011 3.095
Feb 2011 3.211
Mar 2011 3.561
Apr 2011 3.8
May 2011 3.906
Jun 2011 3.68
Jul 2011 3.65
Aug 2011 3.639
Sep 2011 3.611
Oct 2011 3.448
Nov 2011 3.384
Dec 2011 3.266
Jan 2012 3.38
Feb 2012 3.579
Mar 2012 3.852
Apr 2012 3.9
May 2012 3.732
Jun 2012 3.539
Jul 2012 3.439
Aug 2012 3.722
Sep 2012 3.849
Oct 2012 3.746
Nov 2012 3.452
Dec 2012 3.31
Jan 2013 3.319
Feb 2013 3.67
Mar 2013 3.711
Apr 2013 3.57
May 2013 3.615
Jun 2013 3.626
Jul 2013 3.591
Aug 2013 3.574
Sep 2013 3.532
Oct 2013 3.344
Nov 2013 3.243
Dec 2013 3.276
Jan 2014 3.313
Feb 2014 3.356
Mar 2014 3.533
Apr 2014 3.661
May 2014 3.673
Jun 2014 3.692
Jul 2014 3.611
Aug 2014 3.487
Sep 2014 3.406
Oct 2014 3.171
Nov 2014 2.912
Dec 2014 2.543
Jan 2015 2.116
Feb 2015 2.216
Mar 2015 2.464
Apr 2015 2.469
May 2015 2.718
Jun 2015 2.802
Jul 2015 2.794
Aug 2015 2.636
Sep 2015 2.365
Oct 2015 2.29
Nov 2015 2.158
Dec 2015 2.038
Jan 2016 1.949
Feb 2016 1.764
Mar 2016 1.969
Apr 2016 2.113
May 2016 2.268
Jun 2016 2.366
Jul 2016 2.239
Aug 2016 2.178
Sep 2016 2.219
Oct 2016 2.249
Nov 2016 2.182
Dec 2016 2.254
Jan 2017 2.349
Feb 2017 2.304
Mar 2017 2.325
Apr 2017 2.417
May 2017 2.391
Jun 2017 2.347
Jul 2017 2.3
Aug 2017 2.38
Sep 2017 2.645
Oct 2017 2.505
Nov 2017 2.564
Dec 2017 2.477
Jan 2018 2.555
Feb 2018 2.587
Mar 2018 2.591
Apr 2018 2.757
May 2018 2.901
Jun 2018 2.891
Jul 2018 2.849
Aug 2018 2.836
Sep 2018 2.836
Oct 2018 2.86
Nov 2018 2.647
Dec 2018 2.366
Jan 2019 2.248
Feb 2019 2.309
Mar 2019 2.516
Apr 2019 2.798
May 2019 2.859
Jun 2019 2.716
Jul 2019 2.74
Aug 2019 2.621
Sep 2019 2.592
Oct 2019 2.627
Nov 2019 2.598
Dec 2019 2.555
Jan 2020 2.548
Feb 2020 2.442
Mar 2020 2.234
Apr 2020 1.841
May 2020 1.87
Jun 2020 2.082
Jul 2020 2.183
Aug 2020 2.182
Sep 2020 2.183
Oct 2020 2.158
Nov 2020 2.108
Dec 2020 2.195
Jan 2021 2.334
Feb 2021 2.501
Mar 2021 2.81
Apr 2021 2.858
May 2021 2.985
Jun 2021 3.064
Jul 2021 3.136
Aug 2021 3.158
Sep 2021 3.175
Oct 2021 3.291
Nov 2021 3.395
Dec 2021 3.307
Jan 2022 3.315
Feb 2022 3.517
Mar 2022 4.222
Apr 2022 4.109
May 2022 4.444
Jun 2022 4.929
Jul 2022 4.559
Aug 2022 3.975
Sep 2022 3.7
Oct 2022 3.815
Nov 2022 3.685
Dec 2022 3.21
Jan 2023 3.339
Feb 2023 3.389
Mar 2023 3.422
Apr 2023 3.603
May 2023 3.555
Jun 2023 3.571
Jul 2023 3.597
Aug 2023 3.84
Sep 2023 3.836
Oct 2023 3.613
Nov 2023 3.318
Dec 2023 3.134
Jan 2024 3.075
Feb 2024 3.212
Mar 2024 3.426
Apr 2024 3.611
May 2024 3.603
Jun 2024 3.455
Jul 2024 3.484
Aug 2024 3.389
Sep 2024 3.214
Oct 2024 3.137
Nov 2024 3.053
Dec 2024 3.018
Jan 2025 3.076
Feb 2025 3.121
Mar 2025 3.096
Apr 2025 3.171
May 2025 3.15
Jun 2025 3.15
Jul 2025 3.125
Aug 2025 3.133
Sep 2025 3.166
Oct 2025 3.06
Nov 2025 3.05
Dec 2025 2.894
Jan 2026 2.809
Feb 2026 2.908
Mar 2026 3.638
Apr 2026 4.103
May 2026 4.479
Jun 2026 4.05
Jul 2026 3.932
Aug 2026 4.058