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Gas prices

Weekly average retail price at the pump, all formulations, including taxes.

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US average, regular, a gallon.

Latest
$4.15
Week of 2 Nov 2026
Past week
Down 2.7%
From $4.27
Past year
Up 38%
From $3.02
12-month range
$2.78 to $4.50
Lowest and highest week
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Gas prices, US average, by grade

Weekly price, a gallon.

Up to and including the week of 2 Nov 2026

How the US compares with Europe

Change in the price of pump petrol since 2019 in the EU and its members, against the US over the same period.

Average of the 4 weeks from 12 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026

  1. Romania+63%
  2. Denmark+60%
  3. Lithuania+60%
  4. Germany+53%
  5. Latvia+53%
  6. Finland+51%
  7. Bulgaria+51%
  8. Hungary+50%
  9. Luxembourg+48%
  10. Cyprus+47%
  11. Czechia+47%
  12. France+46%
  13. Austria+45%
  14. Netherlands+43%
  15. Estonia+42%
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Compare prices by area

Latest week for every area EIA surveys, a gallon, with the change on a year ago under each price.

United States

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
United States$4.15+38%$4.76+31%$5.16+30%

Regions

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)$4.23+38%$4.75+32%$5.11+32%
East Coast (PADD 1)$3.94+35%$4.45+30%$4.85+28%
Gulf Coast (PADD 3)$3.64+45%$4.17+38%$4.51+34%
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C)$3.69+31%$4.19+27%$4.57+25%
Midwest (PADD 2)$4.10+45%$4.58+39%$5.20+37%
New England (PADD 1A)$4.14+41%$4.79+35%$5.16+32%
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4)$4.21+43%$4.57+40%$4.89+36%
West Coast (PADD 5)$5.30+28%$5.77+26%$5.94+25%
West Coast except California$4.77+26%$5.19+22%$5.43+22%

States

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
California$5.75+30%$6.07+27%$6.20+26%
Colorado$4.07+50%$4.46+45%$4.83+41%
Florida$3.79+30%$4.27+26%$4.60+25%
Massachusetts$4.10+41%$4.75+35%$5.14+33%
Minnesota$4.02+39%$4.39+35%$4.97+34%
New York$4.22+40%$4.73+35%$5.15+33%
Ohio$4.09+41%$4.67+35%$5.26+31%
Texas$3.58+45%$4.10+38%$4.44+35%
Washington$5.09+22%$5.42+19%$5.63+19%

Cities

AreaRegularMidgradePremium
Boston$4.13+41%$4.75+35%$5.16+34%
Chicago$4.71+45%$5.29+37%$5.95+36%
Cleveland$4.10+43%$4.72+37%$5.43+35%
Denver$4.02+49%$4.50+43%$4.85+40%
Houston$3.63+47%$4.25+36%$4.59+34%
Los Angeles$5.74+30%$6.11+27%$6.17+28%
Miami$3.87+32%$4.35+28%$4.67+26%
New York City$4.11+41%$4.73+34%$5.07+33%
San Francisco$5.70+28%$6.00+27%$6.25+26%
Seattle$5.28+21%$5.76+19%$5.80+17%

Gas prices by metro area

Monthly average price in September 2026, from the BLS consumer price survey.

San FranciscoMetro area$6.13+31%+73%
Los AngelesMetro area$6.06+29%+72%
PacificDivision$5.75+26%+70%
WestRegion$5.49+28%+73%
MountainDivision$4.86+33%+77%
PhoenixMetro area$4.69+23%+71%
ChicagoMetro area$4.63+30%+65%
United StatesUS$4.48+34%+69%
DetroitMetro area$4.46+40%+64%
Middle AtlanticDivision$4.44+35%+62%
New YorkMetro area$4.43+37%+59%
PhiladelphiaMetro area$4.42+37%+64%
NortheastRegion$4.41+36%+65%
BostonMetro area$4.34+39%+64%
East North CentralDivision$4.32+38%+63%
New EnglandDivision$4.32+39%+69%
Minneapolis-St. PaulMetro area$4.27+38%+68%
MidwestRegion$4.26+38%+61%
Washington, DCMetro area$4.20+35%+58%
DenverMetro area$4.20+34%+78%
MiamiMetro area$4.20+36%+70%
TampaMetro area$4.17+36%+77%
BaltimoreMetro area$4.16+35%+68%
St. LouisMetro area$4.12+40%+65%
South AtlanticDivision$4.11+37%+70%
West North CentralDivision$4.11+38%+60%
AtlantaMetro area$4.02+39%+63%
SouthRegion$4.00+38%+71%
East South CentralDivision$3.94+38%+73%
West South CentralDivision$3.84+40%+71%
Dallas-Fort WorthMetro area$3.84+37%+68%
HoustonMetro area$3.73+39%+59%

Monthly BLS prices for these areas since 2019 are in the gasoline download. Download CSV (gzip)