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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.
Federal fuel taxes raised $36.4 billion in Fiscal Year 2016, with $26.1 billion raised from gasoline taxes and $10.3 billion raised from diesel and special motor fuel taxes. [15] The tax was last raised in 1993 and is not indexed to inflation. Total inflation from 1993 until 2017 was 68 percent or up to 77 percent, depending on the source. [16 ...
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.
The chart shows a 75-year history of annual United States natural gas production and average wellhead prices from 1930 through 2005. Prices paid by consumers were increased above those levels by processing and distribution costs.
Price of a gallon of gas: $3.27 In 2022 dollars: $4.30 This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com : Gas Prices: The Cost of Gas the Year You Were Born
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 ...
The price of gas on June 17 was $3.67.5 a gallon, 25.1 cents lower than a month earlier but 96.8 cents above a year earlier. [61] On June 24, the price of gas was $3.62.8 and expected to go much lower due to the opening of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. U.S. oil prices fell below $90 before rising again, and Brent crude fell 2%. [62]
Guzzling Gas. Using data from the Department of Energy, Cheapism determined the average cost of a gallon of gas every year from 1940 through today.Despite constant ups and downs and the 2022 pain ...