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Gasoline Release Date: September 1, 2026 Next Release Date: September 9, 2026
Diesel Fuel Release Date: September 1, 2026 Next Release Date: September 9, 2026
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*(dollars per gallon) full history XLS
Change from
08/17/26 08/24/26 08/31/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 4.049 4.085 4.071 0.782 0.894 -0.014
East Coast
(PADD1)		 3.863 3.921 3.937 0.704 0.925 0.016
New England
(PADD1A)		 3.946 4.026 4.096 0.808 1.026 0.070
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 4.038 4.094 4.117 0.751 0.967 0.023
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 3.730 3.785 3.783 0.645 0.871 -0.002
Midwest
(PADD2)		 3.938 3.934 3.847 0.676 0.759 -0.087
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 3.622 3.638 3.618 0.774 0.853 -0.020
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 4.285 4.359 4.266 0.865 1.083 -0.093
West Coast
(PADD5)		 5.086 5.147 5.206 1.105 1.058 0.059
West Coast
less California		 4.706 4.776 4.823 1.061 0.946 0.047
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States
Change from
08/17/26 08/24/26 08/31/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
California 5.397 5.450 5.520 1.114 1.123 0.070
Colorado 4.255 4.384 4.132 0.769 1.071 -0.252
Florida 3.768 3.786 3.825 0.604 0.849 0.039
Massachusetts 3.950 4.016 4.068 0.796 1.018 0.052
Minnesota 3.948 4.071 3.955 0.799 0.927 -0.116
New York 4.042 4.085 4.126 0.780 1.028 0.041
Ohio 4.180 3.981 3.797 0.581 0.625 -0.184
Texas 3.619 3.581 3.577 0.773 0.823 -0.004
Washington 5.121 5.214 5.259 1.202 0.965 0.045
Cities
Boston 3.972 4.041 4.084 0.780 0.995 0.043
Chicago 4.289 4.348 4.243 0.524 0.586 -0.105
Cleveland 4.255 4.133 3.972 0.746 0.754 -0.161
Denver 4.274 4.430 4.164 0.837 1.060 -0.266
Houston 3.524 3.546 3.522 0.695 0.842 -0.024
Los Angeles 5.402 5.457 5.532 1.251 1.171 0.075
Miami 3.854 3.854 3.879 0.635 0.883 0.025
New York City 3.950 4.027 4.081 0.833 1.043 0.054
San Francisco 5.429 5.472 5.552 0.911 1.150 0.080
Seattle 5.312 5.370 5.412 1.081 0.984 0.042
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*(dollars per gallon)full history XLS
Change from
08/17/26 08/24/26 08/31/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 5.454 5.652 5.599 1.974 1.865 -0.053
East Coast
(PADD1)		 5.340 5.498 5.448 1.762 1.698 -0.050
New England
(PADD1A)		 5.545 5.716 5.736 1.817 1.788 0.020
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 5.652 5.840 5.838 1.930 1.926 -0.002
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 5.204 5.350 5.276 1.696 1.607 -0.074
Midwest
(PADD2)		 5.435 5.636 5.571 1.958 1.849 -0.065
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 5.237 5.481 5.360 2.095 1.993 -0.121
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 5.427 5.537 5.555 1.965 1.802 0.018
West Coast
(PADD5)		 6.203 6.407 6.497 2.204 2.013 0.090
West Coast
less California		 5.699 5.859 5.872 1.976 1.760 0.013
California 6.785 7.040 7.218 2.469 2.304 0.178
*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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