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We've taken a look back to see how the years have affected the price of 50 things we buy, or wish we could buy. Thanks to inflation, it takes around $1.30 to buy what $1 bought in 1999.
For context as to just how bad things are now, $1.19 in 1981 was worth $4.05 in today’s money — gas was actually cheaper back then at the height of the crisis. ... Gas prices during that time ...
By the start of August 2022, a dozen eggs cost $3, then $4 by December 2022 before peaking at an all-time high of $4.82 in January 2023. The previous record was $2.97 in September 2015.
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.
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline is at $3.50, according to AAA as of Jan. 26, 2023. ... GOBankingRates mapped out a chronology of average gas prices for more than 90 years ...
American drivers had it rough back in 1981. The average price of gasoline spiked to $1.353 a gallon that year -- up from $1.221 in 1980 and more than double the price just three years earlier....
According to AAA, the national average gas prices on Tuesday came in at $3.01 for regular gas, $3.49 for mid-grade, $3.84 for premium, $3.51 for diesel and $2.42 for E85. AAA keeps track of gas ...
Gas prices within the last 10 years highlight how volatile the market can be. When looking at historical data, gas prices were the same in 2011 as they were in 2023 — $3.52 per gallon.