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Gasoline Release Date: August 25, 2026 Next Release Date: September 1, 2026
Diesel Fuel Release Date: August 25, 2026 Next Release Date: September 1, 2026
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*(dollars per gallon) full history XLS
Change from
08/10/26 08/17/26 08/24/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 4.006 4.049 4.085 0.772 0.938 0.036
East Coast
(PADD1)		 3.884 3.863 3.921 0.667 0.934 0.058
New England
(PADD1A)		 3.975 3.946 4.026 0.702 0.964 0.080
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 4.060 4.038 4.094 0.688 0.968 0.056
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 3.749 3.730 3.785 0.641 0.903 0.055
Midwest
(PADD2)		 3.816 3.938 3.934 0.726 0.857 -0.004
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 3.543 3.622 3.638 0.744 0.944 0.016
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 4.121 4.285 4.359 1.002 1.201 0.074
West Coast
(PADD5)		 5.075 5.086 5.147 1.097 1.041 0.061
West Coast
less California		 4.643 4.706 4.776 1.026 0.938 0.070
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States
Change from
08/10/26 08/17/26 08/24/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
California 5.428 5.397 5.450 1.125 1.098 0.053
Colorado 4.046 4.255 4.384 1.111 1.401 0.129
Florida 3.792 3.768 3.786 0.573 0.906 0.018
Massachusetts 3.964 3.950 4.016 0.699 0.972 0.066
Minnesota 3.838 3.948 4.071 0.888 1.122 0.123
New York 4.044 4.042 4.085 0.703 1.029 0.043
Ohio 3.899 4.180 3.981 0.820 0.567 -0.199
Texas 3.513 3.619 3.581 0.711 0.901 -0.038
Washington 5.056 5.121 5.214 1.196 0.923 0.093
Cities
Boston 3.974 3.972 4.041 0.677 0.950 0.069
Chicago 4.166 4.289 4.348 0.585 0.893 0.059
Cleveland 4.048 4.255 4.133 0.913 0.848 -0.122
Denver 4.041 4.274 4.430 1.192 1.412 0.156
Houston 3.461 3.524 3.546 0.666 0.890 0.022
Los Angeles 5.424 5.402 5.457 1.238 1.148 0.055
Miami 3.865 3.854 3.854 0.633 0.961 0.000
New York City 3.967 3.950 4.027 0.739 1.009 0.077
San Francisco 5.474 5.429 5.472 0.939 1.087 0.043
Seattle 5.256 5.312 5.370 1.123 0.949 0.058
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*(dollars per gallon)full history XLS
Change from
08/10/26 08/17/26 08/24/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 5.257 5.454 5.652 2.001 1.944 0.198
East Coast
(PADD1)		 5.193 5.340 5.498 1.773 1.772 0.158
New England
(PADD1A)		 5.514 5.545 5.716 1.747 1.748 0.171
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 5.535 5.652 5.840 1.920 1.924 0.188
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 5.034 5.204 5.350 1.722 1.719 0.146
Midwest
(PADD2)		 5.181 5.435 5.636 2.009 1.938 0.201
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 5.044 5.237 5.481 2.164 2.153 0.244
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 5.271 5.427 5.537 1.929 1.789 0.110
West Coast
(PADD5)		 6.033 6.203 6.407 2.135 1.946 0.204
West Coast
less California		 5.526 5.699 5.859 1.966 1.756 0.160
California 6.618 6.785 7.040 2.333 2.167 0.255
*prices include all taxes
What we pay for in a gallon of: Regular Gasoline May 2026 Retail price: $4.48/gallon Diesel May 2026 Retail price: $5.60/gallon Taxes Distribution & Marketing Refining Crude Oil 12% 15% 22% 52% 11% 23% 25% 42% Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
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