Gasoline prices over time
The average U.S. retail price of regular gasoline and diesel fuel, every week since 1990, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Built by the Tribune's code from official data. No AI wrote this page. Latest data: week of Oct. 26, 2026. Updated every week when the EIA publishes, usually Monday evening.
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Regular gasoline averaged $4.27 a gallon in the week of Oct. 26, 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, up from $3.04 a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.35 a gallon.
The highest weekly average on record since 1990 was $5.01 (week of June 13, 2022); the lowest in the past 10 years was $1.77 (week of April 27, 2020).
Prices are national averages and include taxes.
| Year | Regular gasoline | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $3.87 | $5.13 |
| 2025 | $3.10 | $3.66 |
| 2024 | $3.30 | $3.76 |
| 2023 | $3.52 | $4.21 |
| 2022 | $3.95 | $4.99 |
| 2021 | $3.01 | $3.29 |
| 2020 | $2.17 | $2.55 |
| 2019 | $2.60 | $3.06 |
| 2018 | $2.72 | $3.18 |
| 2017 | $2.41 | $2.65 |
| 2016 | $2.14 | $2.30 |
| 2015 | $2.43 | $2.71 |
| 2014 | $3.36 | $3.82 |
| 2013 | $3.50 | $3.92 |
| 2012 | $3.62 | $3.97 |