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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.
Price of a gallon of gas: $3.27 In 2022 dollars: $4.30 This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com : Rising Gas Prices: How Inflation Has Impacted Gas Prices Over the Years
The most basic gasoline price data is not adjusted for other economic factors, including incomes, which have been rising over time.
The first federal gasoline tax in the United States was created on June 6, 1932, with the enactment of the Revenue Act of 1932, which taxed 1¢/gal (0.3¢/L). Since 1993, the US federal gasoline tax has been unchanged (and not adjusted for inflation of nearly 113 percent through 2023) at 18.4¢/gal (4.86¢/L).
While prices have come down since the peak in June, prices were beginning to tick up again. Gas prices hit $3.79 a gallon the week of September 29, 2022, up from $3.73 on September 23, 2022 — an increase of $0.06 per gallon over the last week. [14] Since October 10, 2022, the price of gasoline has gone down again.
This volume of natural gas has the same energy content as one US gallon of gasoline (based on lower heating values: 900 BTU/cu ft (9.3 kWh/m 3) of natural gas and 114,000 BTU/US gal (8.8 kWh/L) for gasoline). [22] One GGE of CNG pressurized at 2,400 psi (17 MPa) is 0.77 cubic feet (22 litres; 5.8 US gallons).
Let's say you typically buy 10 gallons of gas per week. If Costco's gas is $0.20 cheaper per gallon than the next most affordable fuel station in your neighborhood, then you're looking at saving ...
The U.S. experienced an upswing in gasoline prices through 2011, [94] and, by 1 March 2012, the national average was $0.99 per liter ($3.74/U.S. gal). California prices are higher because the California government mandates unique California gasoline formulas and taxes. [95] In the U.S., most consumer goods bear pre-tax prices, but gasoline ...