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The largest component of the average price of $2.80/gallon of regular grade gasoline in the United States from 2012 through 2021, representing 54.8% of the price of gas, was the price of crude oil. The second largest component during the same period was taxes—federal and state taxes representing 17% of the price of gas.
In 2008, oil prices rose briefly, to as high as $145 per barrel, [25] and U.S. gasoline prices jumped from $1.37 to $2.37 per gallon in 2005, [26] causing a search for alternate sources, and by 2012, less than half the US oil consumption was imported. However, as of January 2015, the price of oil has decreased to around $50 per barrel. [27]
On average, as of April 2019, state and local taxes and fees add 34.24 cents to gasoline and 35.89 cents to diesel, for a total US volume-weighted average fuel tax of 52.64 cents per gallon for gas and 60.29 cents per gallon for diesel.
The average U.S. gas price on Jan. 15, 2025, was $3.09 per gallon — up 0.7% from $3.07 a year ago. The highest average gas price per gallon in 2024 was in April ($3.61) and the lowest was in ...
According to AAA, the national average for the price of gas as of March 13 is at $3.396. Some of the states with the highest prices include California, at $4,877; Hawaii, at $$4.71; Washington, at ...
The US Energy Information Administration expects crude oil output to have reached an all-time high of 12.9 million barrels a day on average this year, and to hit another record average of 13.1 ...
The state with the lowest per capita energy use is Rhode Island, at 161 million BTU per year, and the highest is Louisiana, at 908 million BTU per year. Energy use and prices often have an inverse relationship; Hawaii uses some of the least energy per capita but pays the highest price on average, while Louisiana pays the least on average. [75]
Brent International prices stand just below $85 per barrel, about 3% off year-to-date highs reached earlier in August. West Texas Intermediate ( CL=F ) is hovering above $80 per barrel.