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The Cost of Gas the Year You Were Born
by Natalie Morin
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), FindTheData found the average price of gas in every year since 1935.
Every year, gas prices continue to rise and therefore make owning a car that much more expensive. Those who were set back an average of $2.51 per gallon last year long for the $0.16 Americans paid 80 years ago.
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), FindTheData found the average price of gas in every year since 1935.
The data is a combination of observed price averages and estimates based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).*
*Prices from 1935-1977 are estimated based on the gasoline bucket of the CPI. After 1978, FindTheData used the yearly averages reported by the BLS.
1935
Gasoline Price: $0.16
Change from the previous year: N/A
1936
Gasoline Price: $0.16
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1937
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1938
Gasoline Price: $0.16
Change from the previous year: $-0.01
1939
Gasoline Price: $0.15
Change from the previous year: $-0.01
1940
Gasoline Price: $0.15
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1941
Gasoline Price: $0.16
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1942
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1943
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1944
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1945
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1946
Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1947
Gasoline Price: $0.19
Change from the previous year: $0.02
1948
Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1949
Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1950
Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.01
1951
Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1952
Gasoline Price: $0.24
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1953
Gasoline Price: $0.25
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1954
Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1955
Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1956
Gasoline Price: $0.27
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1957
Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1958
Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1959
Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1960
Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1961
Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1962
Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1963
Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1964
Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1965
Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1966
Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1967
Gasoline Price: $0.31
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1968
Gasoline Price: $0.32
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1969
Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1970
Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1971
Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1972
Gasoline Price: $0.34
Change from the previous year: $0.01
1973
Gasoline Price: $0.37
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1974
Gasoline Price: $0.50
Change from the previous year: $0.13
1975
Gasoline Price: $0.53
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1976
Gasoline Price: $0.56
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1977
Gasoline Price: $0.59
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1978
Gasoline Price: $0.65
Change from the previous year: $0.06
1979
Gasoline Price: $0.88
Change from the previous year: $0.23
1980
Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.34
1981
Gasoline Price: $1.35
Change from the previous year: $0.13
1982
Gasoline Price: $1.28
Change from the previous year: $-0.07
1983
Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.06
1984
Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02
1985
Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01
1986
Gasoline Price: $0.93
Change from the previous year: $-0.26
1987
Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.03
1988
Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1989
Gasoline Price: $1.06
Change from the previous year: $0.10
1990
Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.16
1991
Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02
1992
Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01
1993
Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $-0.02
1994
Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1995
Gasoline Price: $1.21
Change from the previous year: $0.04
1996
Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.08
1997
Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00
1998
Gasoline Price: $1.12
Change from the previous year: $-0.17
1999
Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.10
2000
Gasoline Price: $1.56
Change from the previous year: $0.34
2001
Gasoline Price: $1.53
Change from the previous year: $-0.03
2002
Gasoline Price: $1.44
Change from the previous year: $-0.09
2003
Gasoline Price: $1.64
Change from the previous year: $0.20
2004
Gasoline Price: $1.92
Change from the previous year: $0.28
2005
Gasoline Price: $2.34
Change from the previous year: $0.42
2006
Gasoline Price: $2.63
Change from the previous year: $0.29
2007
Gasoline Price: $2.85
Change from the previous year: $0.22
2008
Gasoline Price: $3.32
Change from the previous year: $0.47
2009
Gasoline Price: $2.40
Change from the previous year: $-0.92
2010
Gasoline Price: $2.84
Change from the previous year: $0.44
2011
Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $0.74
2012
Gasoline Price: $3.70
Change from the previous year: $0.12
2013
Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $-0.12
2014
Gasoline Price: $3.43
Change from the previous year: $-0.15
2015
Gasoline Price: $2.51
Change from the previous year: $-0.92
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