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Gasoline Release Date: May 19, 2026 Next Release Date: May 27, 2026
Diesel Fuel Release Date: May 19, 2026 Next Release Date: May 27, 2026
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices*(dollars per gallon) full history XLS
Change from
05/04/26 05/11/26 05/18/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 4.452 4.500 4.490 0.906 1.317 -0.010
East Coast
(PADD1)		 4.251 4.336 4.305 0.830 1.315 -0.031
New England
(PADD1A)		 4.378 4.478 4.489 0.946 1.494 0.011
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 4.420 4.534 4.527 0.899 1.416 -0.007
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 4.113 4.176 4.120 0.758 1.207 -0.056
Midwest
(PADD2)		 4.399 4.405 4.399 0.967 1.372 -0.006
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 3.902 3.953 3.951 0.838 1.165 -0.002
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 4.359 4.372 4.587 1.157 1.456 0.215
West Coast
(PADD5)		 5.583 5.613 5.605 0.981 1.318 -0.008
West Coast
less California		 5.135 5.189 5.186 0.935 1.340 -0.003
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States
Change from
05/04/26 05/11/26 05/18/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
California 5.959 5.969 5.957 0.992 1.266 -0.012
Colorado 4.346 4.258 4.618 1.295 1.576 0.360
Florida 4.288 4.305 4.136 0.745 1.173 -0.169
Massachusetts 4.343 4.427 4.448 0.931 1.478 0.021
Minnesota 4.073 4.207 4.344 1.097 1.343 0.137
New York 4.399 4.517 4.522 0.932 1.460 0.005
Ohio 4.776 4.661 4.510 0.910 1.510 -0.151
Texas 3.877 3.941 3.888 0.794 1.081 -0.053
Washington 5.529 5.595 5.591 1.116 1.414 -0.004
Cities
Boston 4.383 4.467 4.461 0.913 1.493 -0.006
Chicago 4.922 4.833 4.997 1.004 1.611 0.164
Cleveland 4.872 4.808 4.695 1.079 1.619 -0.113
Denver 4.317 4.261 4.636 1.334 1.588 0.375
Houston 3.799 3.817 3.855 0.760 1.159 0.038
Los Angeles 5.943 5.934 5.929 1.045 1.367 -0.005
Miami 4.308 4.383 4.187 0.759 1.219 -0.196
New York City 4.409 4.507 4.494 0.948 1.489 -0.013
San Francisco 6.092 6.129 6.100 0.993 1.130 -0.029
Seattle 5.674 5.767 5.769 1.115 1.382 0.002
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices*(dollars per gallon)full history XLS
Change from
05/04/26 05/11/26 05/18/26 2 year ago year ago week ago
U.S. 5.640 5.639 5.596 1.807 2.060 -0.043
East Coast
(PADD1)		 5.504 5.465 5.420 1.525 1.840 -0.045
New England
(PADD1A)		 5.863 5.849 5.808 1.634 1.911 -0.041
Central Atlantic
(PADD1B)		 5.873 5.863 5.819 1.705 2.031 -0.044
Lower Atlantic
(PADD1C)		 5.331 5.278 5.231 1.446 1.762 -0.047
Midwest
(PADD2)		 5.742 5.815 5.749 2.064 2.268 -0.066
Gulf Coast
(PADD3)		 5.178 5.152 5.122 1.632 1.921 -0.030
Rocky Mountain
(PADD4)		 5.517 5.491 5.549 1.803 2.037 0.058
West Coast
(PADD5)		 6.631 6.562 6.524 2.029 2.228 -0.038
West Coast
less California		 6.000 5.905 5.920 1.908 2.092 0.015
California 7.360 7.321 7.222 2.173 2.387 -0.099
*prices include all taxes
What we pay for in a gallon of: Regular Gasoline February 2026 Retail price: $2.91/gallon Diesel February 2026 Retail price: $3.72/gallon Taxes Distribution & Marketing Refining Crude Oil 18% 13% 17% 52% 16% 21% 23% 41% Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
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