Energy Information Administration
January 2009 Monthly Energy Review

Note: Information about data precision and revisions.

Posted: January 26, 2009
Next Update: Last week of February 2009

Table 9.4. Motor Gasoline Retail Prices, U.S. City Average


YearLeaded Regular Gasoline, U.S. City Average Retail Price
(Nominal Cents per Gallon Including Taxes)
Unleaded Regular Gasoline, U.S. City Average Retail Price
(Nominal Cents per Gallon Including Taxes)
Unleaded Premium Gasoline, U.S. City Average Retail Price
(Nominal Cents per Gallon Including Taxes)
All Types of Gasoline, U.S. City Average Retail Price
(Nominal Cents per Gallon Including Taxes)
1973 JanuaryNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 FebruaryNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 MarchNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 AprilNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 MayNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 JuneNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 JulyNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 AugustNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 SeptemberNot AvailableNot AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 October40.2Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 November41.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 December43.7Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1973 Average38.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 January46.5Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 February49.1Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 March52.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 April53.7Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 May55Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 June55.6Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 July55.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 August55.4Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 September55Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 October53.4Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 November52.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 December52.8Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1974 Average53.2Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 January53.2Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 February53.3Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 March53.4Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 April54Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 May55Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 June56.7Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 July59.1Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 August59.5Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 September59.7Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 October59.4Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 November58.9Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 December58.6Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1975 Average56.7Not AvailableNot AvailableNot Available
1976 January58.460.5Not AvailableNot Available
1976 February57.860Not AvailableNot Available
1976 March56.959.4Not AvailableNot Available
1976 April56.759.2Not AvailableNot Available
1976 May57.660Not AvailableNot Available
1976 June59.261.6Not AvailableNot Available
1976 July59.962.3Not AvailableNot Available
1976 August60.362.8Not AvailableNot Available
1976 September60.463Not AvailableNot Available
1976 October60.362.9Not AvailableNot Available
1976 November60.262.9Not AvailableNot Available
1976 December6062.6Not AvailableNot Available
1976 Average5961.4Not AvailableNot Available
1977 January6062.7Not AvailableNot Available
1977 February60.763.7Not AvailableNot Available
1977 March61.264.3Not AvailableNot Available
1977 April61.965.1Not AvailableNot Available
1977 May62.665.9Not AvailableNot Available
1977 June6366.5Not AvailableNot Available
1977 July63.166.7Not AvailableNot Available
1977 August6366.7Not AvailableNot Available
1977 September62.966.6Not AvailableNot Available
1977 October62.766.5Not AvailableNot Available
1977 November62.666.4Not AvailableNot Available
1977 December62.766.5Not AvailableNot Available
1977 Average62.265.6Not AvailableNot Available
1978 January60.764.8Not Available63.1
1978 February60.564.7Not Available62.9
1978 March60.464.7Not Available62.9
1978 April60.664.9Not Available63.1
1978 May61.165.5Not Available63.7
1978 June6266.3Not Available64.5
1978 July62.967.4Not Available65.5
1978 August63.868.2Not Available66.3
1978 September64.468.8Not Available66.9
1978 October64.569Not Available67.1
1978 November6569.5Not Available67.6
1978 December65.970.5Not Available68.5
1978 Average62.667Not Available65.2
1979 January66.871.6Not Available69.5
1979 February68.173Not Available70.7
1979 March70.675.5Not Available73.3
1979 April75.380.2Not Available78
1979 May79.784.4Not Available82.3
1979 June85.690.1Not Available88
1979 July90.894.9Not Available93
1979 August94.398.8Not Available96.7
1979 September97.3102Not Available99.8
1979 October98.2102.8Not Available100.6
1979 November99.4104.1Not Available101.9
1979 December101.8106.5Not Available104.2
1979 Average85.790.3Not Available88.2
1980 January108.6113.1Not Available111
1980 February115.9120.7Not Available118.6
1980 March120.2125.2Not Available123
1980 April121.2126.4Not Available124.2
1980 May121.5126.6Not Available124.4
1980 June121.7126.9Not Available124.6
1980 July121.6127.1Not Available124.7
1980 August121126.7Not Available124.3
1980 September119.7125.7Not Available123.1
1980 October118.8125Not Available122.3
1980 November118.8125Not Available122.2
1980 December119.7125.8Not Available123.1
1980 Average119.1124.5Not Available122.1
1981 January123.8129.8Not Available126.9
1981 February132.1138.2Not Available135.3
1981 March135.2141.7Not Available138.8
1981 April134.4141.2Not Available138.1
1981 May133.3140Not Available137
1981 June132.4139.1Not Available136.2
1981 July131.5138.2Not Available135.3
1981 August131137.6Not Available134.8
1981 September130.5137.6147.1135.8
1981 October129.9137.1147135.3
1981 November129.7136.9147135.1
1981 December129.3136.5146.8134.8
1981 Average131.1137.8147135.3
1982 January128.5135.8146.6134.1
1982 February126133.4144.8131.8
1982 March120.6128.4140.8126.8
1982 April114.8122.5135.1121
1982 May116.6123.7135.5122.4
1982 June124.2130.9141.8129.6
1982 July126.3133.1144.3131.8
1982 August125.4132.3143.9131
1982 September123.6130.7142.9129.2
1982 October121.9129.5142.1128
1982 November120.7128.3141.2126.8
1982 December118.1126139.4124.4
1982 Average122.2129.6141.5128.1
1983 January115123137.6121.4
1983 February109.9118.7133.8117
1983 March106.4115.2130.8113.5
1983 April113.1121.5136119.8
1983 May117.7125.9139.7124.3
1983 June119.7127.7141.1126.1
1983 July120.7128.8142.1127.2
1983 August120.3128.5141.9126.9
1983 September118.9127.4141125.7
1983 October117.2125.5139.5123.9
1983 November115.6124.1138.4122.4
1983 December114.6123.1137.6121.5
1983 Average115.7124.1138.3122.5
1984 January113.1121.6136.9120
1984 February112.5120.9136.1119.3
1984 March112.5121136.2119.4
1984 April114.5122.7137.5121.1
1984 May115.4123.6138122.1
1984 June114.7122.9137.7121.4
1984 July112.9121.2137119.7
1984 August111.6119.6135.5118.4
1984 September112120.3136118.9
1984 October112.7120.9136.5119.5
1984 November112.4120.7136.4119.3
1984 December110.9119.3135.4117.9
1984 Average112.9121.2136.6119.8
1985 January106114.8130.4114.5
1985 February104.1113.1129112.8
1985 March107.1115.9131115.5
1985 April111.9120.5134119.9
1985 May114.4123.1136122.3
1985 June115.3124.1137.1123.3
1985 July115.4124.2136.7123.3
1985 August114.3122.9135.9122.2
1985 September112.9121.6134.9120.9
1985 October111.7120.4134.2119.8
1985 November112.3120.7133.9120.1
1985 December112.3120.8134.4120.3
1985 Average111.5120.2134119.6
1986 January110.7119.4133.6119
1986 February103.4112128.2111.9
1986 March89.498.111698.3
1986 April81.588.8106.189.5
1986 May85.292.3107.592.7
1986 June88.595.511095.8
1986 July82.289104.589.5
1986 August77.884.399.984.8
1986 September79.78610186.4
1986 October77.183.198.783.7
1986 November76.282.19882.7
1986 December76.482.398.483
1986 Average85.792.7108.593.1
1987 January80.686.2100.786.8
1987 February84.890.5104.791.1
1987 March85.691.2105.291.8
1987 April87.993.4107.394
1987 May88.894.1107.994.8
1987 June90.695.8109.896.6
1987 July92.197.1111.598
1987 August94.699.5113.9100.4
1987 September9499113.6100
1987 October93.197.6112.898.8
1987 November92.897.6112.598.7
1987 December91.296.1111.997.5
1987 Average89.794.8109.395.7
1988 January88.193.3109.594.7
1988 February85.991.3108.292.8
1988 March8590.4107.492
1988 April88.393108.894.6
1988 May91.195.5110.597
1988 June9195.5111.197.1
1988 July92.396.7112.398.4
1988 August94.598.7113.8100.4
1988 September93.397.411399.2
1988 October9195.7111.997.6
1988 November90.494.9111.697.2
1988 December88.593110.195.3
1988 Average89.994.6110.796.3
1989 January87.691.8109.194.4
1989 February88.692.611095.5
1989 March90.794111.597.4
1989 April104.7106.5122.1109.8
1989 May109.8111.9127.8115.2
1989 June109.3111.4127.8115
1989 July107.5109.2126.4113.2
1989 August103.4105.7123.3109.6
1989 September100.7102.9121.3107.3
1989 October100.1102.7120.9107.1
1989 November97.599.9118.7104.6
1989 December96.198117103
1989 Average99.8102.1119.7106
1990 January100.6104.2123109
1990 February101.1103.7122.7108.6
1990 March99.9102.3121.8107.6
1990 April102.7104.4123.3109.6
1990 May104.4106.1124.8111.4
1990 June107.7108.8127.1114
1990 July108.9108.4127.2113.9
1990 August119.8119136.9124.6
1990 September129.7129.4146.7134.7
1990 October135.4137.8155.4143.1
1990 November135.1137.7155.9143.2
1990 December133.5135.4153.7141
1990 Average114.9116.4134.9121.7
1991 January124.6124.7143.1130.4
1991 February113.7114.3132.1119.8
1991 March104.7108.2126.4113.8
1991 April106.2110.4128.1115.9
1991 MayNot Available115.6133.1120.9
1991 JuneNot Available116133.8121.4
1991 JulyNot Available112.7131.3118.5
1991 AugustNot Available114131.8119.6
1991 SeptemberNot Available114.3132.4119.9
1991 OctoberNot Available112.2130.7118
1991 NovemberNot Available113.4131.8119.3
1991 DecemberNot Available112.3130.9118.2
1991 AverageNot Available114132.1119.6
1992 JanuaryNot Available107.3126.7113.5
1992 FebruaryNot Available105.4124.8111.7
1992 MarchNot Available105.8125112.2
1992 AprilNot Available107.9126.8114.3
1992 MayNot Available113.6131.7119.7
1992 JuneNot Available117.9135.9123.9
1992 JulyNot Available117.5136.3123.8
1992 AugustNot Available115.8134.8122.1
1992 SeptemberNot Available115.8134.6122.2
1992 OctoberNot Available115.4134.5121.9
1992 NovemberNot Available115.9135.1122.3
1992 DecemberNot Available113.6133120.1
1992 AverageNot Available112.7131.6119
1993 JanuaryNot Available111.7131.3118.2
1993 FebruaryNot Available110.8130.1117.2
1993 MarchNot Available109.8129.4116.3
1993 AprilNot Available111.2130.4117.5
1993 MayNot Available112.9131.9119.3
1993 JuneNot Available113132.1119.4
1993 JulyNot Available110.9130.5117.4
1993 AugustNot Available109.7129.4116.3
1993 SeptemberNot Available108.5128.2115.1
1993 OctoberNot Available112.7132.3119.3
1993 NovemberNot Available111.3130.5117.8
1993 DecemberNot Available107126.8113.6
1993 AverageNot Available110.8130.2117.3
1994 JanuaryNot Available104.3124110.9
1994 FebruaryNot Available105.1124.5111.4
1994 MarchNot Available104.5124.3110.9
1994 AprilNot Available106.4126112.8
1994 MayNot Available108127.4114.3
1994 JuneNot Available110.6130116.7
1994 JulyNot Available113.6132.7119.9
1994 AugustNot Available118.2136.7124.3
1994 SeptemberNot Available117.7136.4123.7
1994 OctoberNot Available115.2134.5121.2
1994 NovemberNot Available116.3135.4122.2
1994 DecemberNot Available114.3133.7120.3
1994 AverageNot Available111.2130.5117.4
1995 JanuaryNot Available112.9132.4119
1995 FebruaryNot Available112131.6118.1
1995 MarchNot Available111.5130.6117.3
1995 AprilNot Available114132.5119.7
1995 MayNot Available120138.3125.6
1995 JuneNot Available122.6141.1128.1
1995 JulyNot Available119.5138.4125.2
1995 AugustNot Available116.4135.2122.2
1995 SeptemberNot Available114.8133.2120.6
1995 OctoberNot Available112.7131.5118.5
1995 NovemberNot Available110.1129.2116.1
1995 DecemberNot Available110.1129116
1995 AverageNot Available114.7133.6120.5
1996 JanuaryNot Available112.9131.7118.6
1996 FebruaryNot Available112.4131.1118.1
1996 MarchNot Available116.2134.8121.9
1996 AprilNot Available125.1143.1130.5
1996 MayNot Available132.3150.7137.8
1996 JuneNot Available129.9148.1135.4
1996 JulyNot Available127.2145.3132.8
1996 AugustNot Available124142.1129.8
1996 SeptemberNot Available123.4141.7129.3
1996 OctoberNot Available122.7140.8128.7
1996 NovemberNot Available125142.8130.8
1996 DecemberNot Available126143.8131.8
1996 AverageNot Available123.1141.3128.8
1997 JanuaryNot Available126.1144.1131.8
1997 FebruaryNot Available125.5143.4131.2
1997 MarchNot Available123.5141.5129.3
1997 AprilNot Available123.1141.3128.8
1997 MayNot Available122.6140.9128.4
1997 JuneNot Available122.9141.1128.6
1997 JulyNot Available120.5138.8126.3
1997 AugustNot Available125.3143.3131
1997 SeptemberNot Available127.7145.8133.4
1997 OctoberNot Available124.2142.6130
1997 NovemberNot Available121.3139.7127.1
1997 DecemberNot Available117.7136.3123.6
1997 AverageNot Available123.4141.6129.1
1998 JanuaryNot Available113.1131.9118.6
1998 FebruaryNot Available108.2127.1113.7
1998 MarchNot Available104.1122.9109.7
1998 AprilNot Available105.2123.7110.6
1998 MayNot Available109.2127.5114.6
1998 JuneNot Available109.4127.9114.8
1998 JulyNot Available107.9126.8113.4
1998 AugustNot Available105.2124.4110.8
1998 SeptemberNot Available103.3123109.1
1998 OctoberNot Available104.2123.6109.9
1998 NovemberNot Available102.8122.5108.6
1998 DecemberNot Available98.6118.7104.6
1998 AverageNot Available105.9125111.5
1999 JanuaryNot Available97.2117.1103.1
1999 FebruaryNot Available95.5115.5101.4
1999 MarchNot Available99.1118.6104.8
1999 AprilNot Available117.7136.7123.2
1999 MayNot Available117.8137123.3
1999 JuneNot Available114.8133.9120.4
1999 JulyNot Available118.9137.8124.4
1999 AugustNot Available125.5144.1130.9
1999 SeptemberNot Available128146.8133.4
1999 OctoberNot Available127.4146.4132.9
1999 NovemberNot Available126.4145.4131.9
1999 DecemberNot Available129.8148.6135.3
1999 AverageNot Available116.5135.7122.1
2000 JanuaryNot Available130.1148.6135.6
2000 FebruaryNot Available136.9155.1142.2
2000 MarchNot Available154.1172.3159.4
2000 AprilNot Available150.6169.8156.1
2000 MayNot Available149.8168.2155.2
2000 JuneNot Available161.7178.6166.6
2000 JulyNot Available159.3177.3164.2
2000 AugustNot Available151168.9155.9
2000 SeptemberNot Available158.2176.4163.5
2000 OctoberNot Available155.9174.4161.3
2000 NovemberNot Available155.5173.8160.8
2000 DecemberNot Available148.9167.9154.4
2000 AverageNot Available151169.3156.3
2001 JanuaryNot Available147.2165.7152.5
2001 FebruaryNot Available148.4167.1153.8
2001 MarchNot Available144.7163.8150.3
2001 AprilNot Available156.4174.8161.7
2001 MayNot Available172.9193.4181.2
2001 JuneNot Available164188.1173.1
2001 JulyNot Available148.2169.5156.5
2001 AugustNot Available142.7163.6150.9
2001 SeptemberNot Available153.1172.6160.9
2001 OctoberNot Available136.2156144.2
2001 NovemberNot Available126.3142.7132.4
2001 DecemberNot Available113.1131.2120
2001 AverageNot Available146.1165.7153.1
2002 JanuaryNot Available113.9132.3120.9
2002 FebruaryNot Available113133121
2002 MarchNot Available124.1145132.4
2002 AprilNot Available140.7162.2149.3
2002 MayNot Available142.1162.5150.8
2002 JuneNot Available140.4160.6148.9
2002 JulyNot Available141.2160.7149.6
2002 AugustNot Available142.3162150.8
2002 SeptemberNot Available142.2161.9150.7
2002 OctoberNot Available144.9164.3153.5
2002 NovemberNot Available144.8164.3153.4
2002 DecemberNot Available139.4158.9147.7
2002 AverageNot Available135.8155.6144.1
2003 JanuaryNot Available147.3166.6155.7
2003 FebruaryNot Available164.1182.8168.6
2003 MarchNot Available174.8192.4179.1
2003 AprilNot Available165.9184.6170.4
2003 MayNot Available154.2172.9158.7
2003 JuneNot Available151.4170155.8
2003 JulyNot Available152.4171156.7
2003 AugustNot Available162.8180.8167.1
2003 SeptemberNot Available172.8191.1177.1
2003 OctoberNot Available160.3178.9164.6
2003 NovemberNot Available153.5172.4157.8
2003 DecemberNot Available149.4168.6153.8
2003 AverageNot Available159.1177.7163.8
2004 JanuaryNot Available159.2177.9163.5
2004 FebruaryNot Available167.2185.8171.5
2004 MarchNot Available176.6194.9180.9
2004 AprilNot Available183.3201.2187.5
2004 MayNot Available200.9218.6205
2004 JuneNot Available204.1222.5208.3
2004 JulyNot Available193.9213198.2
2004 AugustNot Available189.8209.1194.1
2004 SeptemberNot Available189.1208.2193.4
2004 OctoberNot Available202.9221.5207.2
2004 NovemberNot Available201220.3205.3
2004 DecemberNot Available188.2208192.6
2004 AverageNot Available188206.8192.3
2005 JanuaryNot Available182.3201.7186.6
2005 FebruaryNot Available191.8210.5196
2005 MarchNot Available206.5225.1210.7
2005 AprilNot Available228.3246.8232.5
2005 MayNot Available221.6240.3225.7
2005 JuneNot Available217.6236.5221.8
2005 JulyNot Available231.6250.2235.7
2005 AugustNot Available250.6270.1254.8
2005 SeptemberNot Available292.7313296.9
2005 OctoberNot Available278.5300.1283
2005 NovemberNot Available234.3256238.7
2005 DecemberNot Available218.6239.3223
2005 AverageNot Available229.5249.1233.8
2006 JanuaryNot Available231.5252.1235.9
2006 FebruaryNot Available231251.9235.4
2006 MarchNot Available240.1260.3244.4
2006 AprilNot Available275.7296.7280.1
2006 MayNot Available294.7316.9299.3
2006 JuneNot Available291.7313.9296.3
2006 JulyNot Available299.9321.9304.6
2006 AugustNot Available298.5320.7303.3
2006 SeptemberNot Available258.9281.9263.7
2006 OctoberNot Available227.2249.3231.9
2006 NovemberNot Available224.1245.9228.7
2006 DecemberNot Available233.4255238
2006 AverageNot Available258.9280.5263.5
2007 JanuaryNot Available227.4250.1232.1
2007 FebruaryNot Available228.5250.9233.3
2007 MarchNot Available259.2281.8263.9
2007 AprilNot Available286309.3290.9
2007 MayNot Available313334.8317.6
2007 JuneNot Available305.2328.1310
2007 JulyNot Available296.1320301.3
2007 AugustNot Available278.2301.8283.3
2007 SeptemberNot Available278.9302.1283.9
2007 OctoberNot Available279.3303.7284.3
2007 NovemberNot Available306.9330.7311.8
2007 DecemberNot Available302326.4306.9
2007 AverageNot Available280.1303.3284.9
2008 JanuaryNot Available304.7329.1309.6
2008 FebruaryNot Available303.3327.2308.3
2008 MarchNot Available325.8350.2330.7
2008 AprilNot Available344.1369349.1
2008 MayNot Available376.4400.3381.3
2008 JuneNot Available406.5431.9411.5
2008 JulyNot Available409435414.2
2008 AugustNot Available378.6404.5383.8
2008 SeptemberNot Available369.8394374.9
2008 OctoberNot Available317.3343.2322.5
2008 NovemberNot Available215.1243.3220.8
2008 DecemberNot Available168.9195.1174.2
2008 AverageNot Available326.6351.9331.7