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Release Date: September 18, 2024 Next Release Date: September 25, 2024

Regular gasoline retail prices (dollars per gallon)

Retail average regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/18/23 09/16/24 09/09/24 09/02/24 08/26/24 08/19/24 08/12/24 08/05/24
U.S. 3.878 3.180 3.236 3.289 3.313 3.382 3.414 3.448
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.654 3.085 3.149 3.233 3.254 3.299 3.326 3.375
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.710 3.005 3.098 3.171 3.208 3.322 3.394 3.428
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.431 2.728 2.800 2.844 2.894 2.996 2.999 3.010
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 4.071 3.400 3.357 3.401 3.357 3.471 3.414 3.435
West Coast (PADD 5) 5.163 4.136 4.104 4.101 4.050 4.058 4.072 4.080
Retail conventional regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/18/23 09/16/24 09/09/24 09/02/24 08/26/24 08/19/24 08/12/24 08/05/24
U.S. 3.724 3.057 3.120 3.191 3.212 3.286 3.326 3.357
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.600 3.069 3.130 3.223 3.235 3.280 3.306 3.370
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.675 2.953 3.046 3.112 3.144 3.255 3.322 3.344
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.473 2.735 2.788 2.876 2.899 2.982 3.026 3.003
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 4.071 3.417 3.394 3.421 3.389 3.500 3.463 3.482
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.750 3.811 3.809 3.838 3.830 3.858 3.875 3.866
Retail reformulated regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/18/23 09/16/24 09/09/24 09/02/24 08/26/24 08/19/24 08/12/24 08/05/24
U.S. 4.215 3.447 3.488 3.509 3.534 3.592 3.606 3.644
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.755 3.118 3.188 3.255 3.294 3.340 3.369 3.384
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.915 3.309 3.407 3.524 3.585 3.720 3.821 3.920
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.327 2.712 2.824 2.778 2.885 3.024 2.945 3.026
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) NA 3.332 3.212 3.323 3.238 3.361 3.233 3.259
West Coast (PADD 5) 5.414 4.339 4.289 4.265 4.187 4.183 4.195 4.213

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon)

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
Contract 1 2.708 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 2 2.649 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 3 2.565 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Contract 4 2.519 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Note: Futures Prices after April 5, 2024, are not available.
Total gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 219.5 221.6 221.6 219.2 218.4 220.6 222.2 225.1
East Coast (PADD 1) 57.6 58.4 61.0 58.2 56.9 57.6 58.2 58.0
Midwest (PADD 2) 45.4 46.0 46.5 47.2 47.4 47.4 46.2 46.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 81.3 82.9 78.6 77.0 76.3 79.1 80.1 83.2
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.8
West Coast (PADD 5) 28.3 27.8 28.9 30.3 31.1 30.2 31.2 30.9
Conventional gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 16.7 16.9 15.5 15.4 14.7 17.3 17.5 18.3
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.1
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.1 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 6.8 7.8 6.1 5.9 4.7 6.4 6.9 7.9
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.1
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0
Reformulated gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Blending components stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 202.8 204.7 206.0 203.8 203.6 203.3 204.7 206.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 54.5 55.7 57.9 55.5 53.7 53.9 54.9 54.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 41.5 42.1 43.0 43.1 43.4 42.8 42.0 42.0
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 74.4 75.1 72.5 71.1 71.6 72.7 73.2 75.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7
West Coast (PADD 5) 26.5 26.3 27.1 28.6 29.2 28.3 29.1 28.9
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 25.0 25.0 24.7 24.0 23.9 24.2 24.2 24.7
Note: Days of Supply calculated as: U.S. total gasoline stocks / Four-week average U.S. finished motor gasoline demand

Fuel ethanol stocks (million barrels)

Fuel ethanol stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 08/23/24 08/16/24 08/09/24 08/02/24
U.S. 21.7 23.8 23.7 23.4 23.6 23.6 23.4 23.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 7.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 7.1 7.3 6.6 6.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 8.0 9.6 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.7 10.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.0
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
West Coast (PADD 5) 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3

Gasoline production, imports, and exports (million barrels per day)

Finished gasoline production (million barrels per day)more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
U.S. 9.679 9.600 9.626 9.713 9.711 9.661 9.377 9.748
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.178 3.214 3.222 3.249 3.142 3.177 3.159 3.273
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.496 2.530 2.544 2.572 2.447 2.524 2.464 2.579
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.205 2.137 2.168 2.156 2.362 2.101 2.246 2.186
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.365 0.372 0.375 0.383 0.364 0.363 0.362 0.381
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.438 1.473 1.469 1.473 1.433 1.487 1.480 1.476
Conventional gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
U.S. 6.684 6.608 6.665 6.696 6.752 6.511 6.676 6.700
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.012 2.062 2.073 2.087 1.963 2.022 2.040 2.086
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.166 2.207 2.220 2.245 2.121 2.196 2.151 2.246
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.723 1.640 1.671 1.655 1.887 1.604 1.765 1.669
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.365 0.253 0.254 0.263 0.364 0.252 0.244 0.254
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.417 0.446 0.447 0.446 0.417 0.438 0.477 0.445
Reformulated gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
U.S. 2.998 3.120 3.114 3.136 2.996 3.141 3.035 3.194
East Coast (PADD 1) 1.167 1.153 1.149 1.162 1.179 1.155 1.119 1.187
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.330 0.324 0.325 0.327 0.326 0.328 0.313 0.332
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.481 0.497 0.497 0.501 0.475 0.498 0.481 0.517
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.000 0.119 0.121 0.120 0.000 0.111 0.119 0.127
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.020 1.028 1.022 1.027 1.017 1.049 1.003 1.031
Gasoline imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
Total gasoline 0.810 0.658 0.674 0.658 0.511 0.467 0.643 0.655
Conventional gasoline 0.112 0.099 0.118 0.128 0.014 0.054 0.050 0.150
Reformulated gasoline 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blending components 0.698 0.559 0.557 0.530 0.497 0.413 0.593 0.506
Gasoline exports (million barrels per day) more exports data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
Total motor gasoline 0.978 0.839 0.837 0.822 1.144 0.737 0.936 0.865

Fuel ethanol production (million barrels per day)

Fuel ethanol production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
U.S. 1.009 1.065 1.078 1.076 0.980 1.049 1.080 1.061
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.009
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.953 1.005 1.018 1.017 0.927 0.986 1.019 1.002
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.023 0.027 0.028 0.027 0.020 0.028 0.025 0.029
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.013 0.013 0.012 0.012 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.011
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.010

Gasoline demand (million barrels per day)

Gasoline demand (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24 09/15/23 09/13/24 09/06/24 08/30/24
Finished motor gasoline 8.776 8.875 8.979 9.121 8.410 8.776 8.478 8.938

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld