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Prices for Gas, 2022-2022 ($3.18)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for gasoline (all types) were similar in 2022 versus 2022 (a $NaN difference in value).

The current national average price is $3.18 for "Gasoline, unleaded regular, per gallon/3.785 liters". This data is collected by a national survey and can vary from region to region.

Between 2022 and 2022: Gas experienced an average inflation rate of 0% per year. In other words, gas costing $3.18 in the year 2022 would cost $3.18 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase.

In the year 2022: Pricing changed by 31.71%, which is the average yearly change for gas during the 2022-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2022 (8%), inflation for gas was much higher.

Price Inflation for Gasoline (all types) since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (38.97%), 2021 (36%), and 1974 (35.36%).

Price history

The average price for Gas is calculated from a weighted average of retailer data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation rate is also calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The table below shows average prices and their corresponding "real" prices adjusted for inflation rate. To understand how price levels differ from inflation rates, see this article published by the BLS.

Average prices for Gasoline, unleaded regular, per gallon/3.785 liters:

YearAverage price (Gas)Inflation adjusted price (2024 dollars)
2024$3.18 (latest available value)$3.18
2023$3.66$3.50
2022$4.09$3.51
2021$3.05$3.44
2020$2.17$3.34
2019$2.64$3.39
2018$2.74$3.39
2017$2.41$3.39
2016$2.14$3.40
2015$2.45$3.44
2014$3.37$3.45
2013$3.53$3.47
2012$3.64$3.49
2011$3.53$3.48
2010$2.79$3.48
2009$2.35$3.47
2008$3.27$3.51
2007$2.80$3.51
2006$2.59$3.51
2005$2.30$3.51
2004$1.88$3.51
2003$1.59$3.51
2002$1.36$3.49
2001$1.46$3.51
2000$1.51$3.50
1999$1.17$3.47
1998$1.06$3.45
1997$1.23$3.48
1996$1.23$3.46
1995$1.15$3.43
1994$1.11$3.37
1993$1.11$3.38
1992$1.13$3.39
1991$1.14$3.42
1990$1.16$3.44
1989$1.02$3.44
1988$0.95$3.49
1987$0.95$3.53
1986$0.93$3.59
1985$1.20$3.63
1984$1.21$3.70
1983$1.24$3.72
1982$1.30$3.76
1981$1.38$3.78
1980$1.25$3.81
1979$0.90$3.84
1978$0.67$3.85
1977$0.66$3.93
1976$0.61$3.90

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Buying power of $3.18 since 2022

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Gas, over time, for $3.18 beginning in 2022. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2022$3.1831.71%
2023$2.85-10.40%
2024$2.73-4.35%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Gasoline (all types):

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI13.15013.63314.22013.74012.94012.61413.32314.10814.25414.30014.24614.50816.36318.64019.14018.98019.52020.04021.34021.74022.16022.92023.77723.44623.73124.40824.15424.29224.25424.13325.20025.66026.41526.79227.68527.91528.06928.42331.20042.23145.11546.99249.70851.84670.16997.515108.531102.80899.40097.76998.59276.99280.12380.80088.469100.97799.23898.97797.73198.18599.792105.869105.76291.631100.131128.569123.969116.008135.123159.669194.685219.938237.959277.457201.555238.594301.694311.470302.577290.889212.007187.602211.770240.599232.003194.130264.017347.747311.574298.009

Adjust gas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2022 * 2022 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Gasoline (all types) was 347.747 in the year 2022 and 347.747 in 2022:

347.747 / 347.747 * $3.18 = $3.18

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $3.18 in 2022 has the same "purchasing power" as $3.18 in 2022 (in the CPI category of Gasoline (all types)).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Gasoline (all types) in 1935. In addition to gas, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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