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Gasoline Release Date: May 5, 2026 Next Release Date: May 12, 2026
Diesel Fuel Release Date: May 5, 2026 Next Release Date: May 12, 2026
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*(dollars per gallon) full history XLS
Change from
04/20/26 04/27/26 05/04/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 4.044 4.123 4.452 0.809 1.305 0.329
East Coast
(PADD1)		 3.888 3.958 4.251 0.702 1.253 0.293
New England
(PADD1A)		 3.918 4.087 4.378 0.767 1.419 0.291
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 4.025 4.131 4.420 0.735 1.307 0.289
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 3.794 3.817 4.113 0.664 1.178 0.296
Midwest
(PADD2)		 3.789 3.884 4.399 1.003 1.372 0.515
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 3.617 3.675 3.902 0.658 1.180 0.227
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 3.936 4.016 4.359 0.896 1.241 0.343
West Coast
(PADD5)		 5.320 5.412 5.583 0.829 1.427 0.171
West Coast
less California		 4.929 4.967 5.135 0.777 1.414 0.168
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States
Change from
04/20/26 04/27/26 05/04/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
California 5.648 5.785 5.959 0.843 1.407 0.174
Colorado 3.809 3.930 4.346 1.122 1.359 0.416
Florida 3.900 3.883 4.288 0.744 1.300 0.405
Massachusetts 3.883 4.006 4.343 0.756 1.419 0.337
Minnesota 3.662 3.747 4.073 0.823 1.078 0.326
New York 4.004 4.102 4.399 0.762 1.367 0.297
Ohio 3.684 3.871 4.776 1.438 1.663 0.905
Texas 3.587 3.662 3.877 0.609 1.152 0.215
Washington 5.225 5.299 5.529 0.987 1.437 0.230
Cities
Boston 3.914 4.029 4.383 0.785 1.456 0.354
Chicago 4.245 4.277 4.922 0.949 1.555 0.645
Cleveland 3.773 3.957 4.872 1.450 1.691 0.915
Denver 3.769 3.916 4.317 1.117 1.362 0.401
Houston 3.625 3.693 3.799 0.617 1.122 0.106
Los Angeles 5.647 5.772 5.943 0.895 1.474 0.171
Miami 3.992 3.931 4.308 0.730 1.324 0.377
New York City 3.927 4.092 4.409 0.809 1.441 0.317
San Francisco 5.688 5.879 6.092 0.804 1.340 0.213
Seattle 5.449 5.480 5.674 0.954 1.345 0.194
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*(dollars per gallon)full history XLS
Change from
04/20/26 04/27/26 05/04/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 5.403 5.351 5.640 1.746 2.143 0.289
East Coast
(PADD1)		 5.494 5.425 5.504 1.538 1.937 0.079
New England
(PADD1A)		 5.862 5.834 5.863 1.586 1.968 0.029
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 5.924 5.843 5.873 1.665 2.077 0.030
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 5.297 5.229 5.331 1.485 1.883 0.102
Midwest
(PADD2)		 5.165 5.131 5.742 1.928 2.310 0.611
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 5.069 5.012 5.178 1.561 2.004 0.166
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 5.213 5.270 5.517 1.732 2.057 0.247
West Coast
(PADD5)		 6.620 6.530 6.631 2.051 2.427 0.101
West Coast
less California		 6.010 5.926 6.000 1.921 2.250 0.074
California 7.325 7.228 7.360 2.205 2.632 0.132
*prices include all taxes
What we pay for in a gallon of: Regular Gasoline January 2026 Retail price: $2.81/gallon Diesel January 2026 Retail price: $3.52/gallon Taxes Distribution & Marketing Refining Crude Oil 18% 11% 20% 51% 17% 24% 18% 41% Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
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