Historical Yearly Average California
Gasoline
Prices per Gallon 1970 to 2006
Based on 2006 Dollars, Adjusted for Inflation
(Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator)
Graphic Showing
Inflation-Adjusted Historic National Gasoline Prices
From 1920 to 2007 from The New York Times
weblink California Energy Commission
|
| Year |
Yearly Average Norminal
Price
(Dollars) |
Peak Price |
Price Deflator
(2006=100) |
Yearly Average Adjusted
for Inflation
(Dollars) |
Peak Price Adjusted
for Inflation
(Dollars) |
| 1970 |
$0.3415 |
|
23.78 |
$1.4361 |
|
| 1971 |
$0.3577 |
|
24.97 |
$1.4325 |
|
| 1972 |
$0.3489 |
|
26.05 |
$1.3393 |
|
| 1973 |
$0.3856 |
|
27.50 |
$1.4022 |
|
| 1974 |
$0.5279 |
|
30.00 |
$1.7597 |
|
| 1975 |
$0.5867 |
|
32.81 |
$1.7882 |
|
| 1976 |
$0.6099 |
|
34.71 |
$1.7571 |
|
| 1977 |
$0.6469 |
|
36.91 |
$1.7526 |
|
| 1978 |
$0.6525 |
|
39.50 |
$1.6519 |
|
| 1979 |
$0.8955 |
|
42.79 |
$2.0928 |
|
| 1980 |
$1.2280 |
|
46.68 |
$2.6307 |
|
| 1981* |
$1.3460 |
$1.660 |
51.06 |
$2.6361 |
$3.0803 |
| 1982 |
$1.2460 |
|
54.17 |
$2.3002 |
|
| 1983 |
$1.1160 |
|
56.31 |
$1.9819 |
|
| 1984 |
$1.1290 |
|
58.43 |
$1.9322 |
|
| 1985 |
$1.1145 |
|
60.20 |
$1.8513 |
|
| 1986 |
$0.8740 |
|
61.53 |
$1.4204 |
|
| 1987 |
$0.8855 |
|
63.21 |
$1.4009 |
|
| 1988 |
$0.9045 |
|
65.37 |
$1.3837 |
|
| 1989 |
$0.9730 |
|
67.84 |
$1.4343 |
|
| 1990 |
$1.0900 |
|
70.47 |
$1.5468 |
|
| 1991 |
$1.1525 |
|
72.93 |
$1.5803 |
|
| 1992 |
$1.0998 |
|
74.60 |
$1.4743 |
|
| 1993 |
$1.2235 |
|
76.33 |
$1.6029 |
|
| 1994 |
$1.2100 |
|
77.95 |
$1.5523 |
|
| 1995 |
$1.2315 |
|
79.55 |
$1.5481 |
|
| 1996..(1) |
$1.3171 |
$1.545 |
81.50 |
$1.6250 |
$1.9062 |
| 1997..(2) |
$1.3330 |
$1.438 |
82.40 |
$1.6177 |
$1.7451 |
| 1998..(3) |
$1.1647 |
$1.243 |
83.32 |
$1.3979 |
$1.4918 |
| 1999..(4) |
$1.3621 |
$1.624 |
84.52 |
$1.6116 |
$1.9214 |
| 2000..(5) |
$1.6634 |
$1.847 |
86.36 |
$1.9261 |
$2.1387 |
| 2001..(6) |
$1.6366 |
$1.954 |
88.44 |
$1.8505 |
$2.2094 |
| 2002..(7) |
$1.5138 |
$1.622 |
89.98 |
$1.6824 |
$1.8026 |
| 2003..(8) |
$1.8308 |
$2.145 |
91.81 |
$1.9941 |
$2.3363 |
| 2004..(9) |
$2.1200 |
$2.402 |
94.22 |
$2.2501 |
$2.5494 |
| 2005..(10) |
$2.1730 |
$3.056 |
96.85 |
$2.2419 |
$2.6763 |
| 2006..(11) |
$2.8077 |
$3.332 |
100.00 |
$2.8077 |
$3.3320 |
| Notes: |
| * California gasoline peak price was
in March 1981 per U.S. Dept of Energy Energy Information Administration. |
| 1. 1996 price is yearly average. Peak
price (in parentheses) for the year was reached week of May 6,
1996, when price for California RFG regular unleaded hit $1.545. |
| 2. 1997 price is yearly average for
California RFG regular unleaded. The peak price for the year was
week of September 15, 1997, with a price of $1.438. |
| 3. 1998 price is yearly average California
RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of May 25,
1998, at $1.243. |
| 4. 1999 price is yearly average California
RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of April
12, 1999, at $1.624. |
| 5. 2000 price is yearly average California
RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of September
11, 2000 |
| 6. 2001 price is yearly average California
RFG unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of May 14, 2001 |
| 7. 2002 price is yearly average California
RFG unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of April 8, 2002 |
| 8. 2003 price is yearly average of California
unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of March 17, 2003 |
| 9. 2004 price is yearly average of California
unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of October 18, 2004. |
| 10. 2005 price is yearly average of
California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week ending September
5, 2005. |
| 11. 2006 price is yearly average of
California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week ending May
8, 2006, which set an all-time, record and historic high. |
