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Release date: September 12, 2018  |  Next release date: September 19, 2018

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Regular gasoline retail prices (dollars per gallon)

U.S. retail regular gasoline prices graph
Retail average regular gasoline prices graph
Retail conventional regular gasoline prices graph
Retail reformulated regular gasoline prices graph
Retail average regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/11/17 09/10/18 09/03/18 08/27/18 08/20/18 08/13/18 08/06/18 07/30/18
U.S. 2.685 2.833 2.824 2.827 2.821 2.843 2.852 2.846
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.730 2.786 2.775 2.764 2.777 2.803 2.802 2.790
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.541 2.740 2.731 2.760 2.730 2.748 2.773 2.767
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.501 2.572 2.549 2.569 2.568 2.586 2.590 2.593
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 2.611 3.008 3.007 2.994 2.963 2.944 2.924 2.913
West Coast (PADD 5) 3.038 3.336 3.329 3.310 3.307 3.329 3.342 3.349
Retail conventional regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/11/17 09/10/18 09/03/18 08/27/18 08/20/18 08/13/18 08/06/18 07/30/18
U.S. 2.610 2.765 2.759 2.761 2.755 2.774 2.781 2.772
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.709 2.756 2.749 2.730 2.744 2.776 2.770 2.755
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.530 2.723 2.717 2.746 2.712 2.724 2.751 2.744
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.496 2.575 2.569 2.574 2.583 2.597 2.599 2.590
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 2.611 3.008 3.007 2.994 2.963 2.944 2.924 2.913
West Coast (PADD 5) 2.878 3.215 3.205 3.193 3.201 3.211 3.220 3.227
Retail reformulated regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/11/17 09/10/18 09/03/18 08/27/18 08/20/18 08/13/18 08/06/18 07/30/18
U.S. 2.842 2.980 2.964 2.969 2.964 2.993 3.004 3.006
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.764 2.841 2.824 2.828 2.837 2.853 2.862 2.853
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.607 2.848 2.820 2.847 2.836 2.892 2.904 2.905
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.521 2.564 2.499 2.556 2.528 2.556 2.568 2.601
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
West Coast (PADD 5) 3.108 3.407 3.399 3.375 3.366 3.396 3.410 3.416

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon)

RBOB regular gasoline futures price contract 1 graph
RBOB regular gasoline futures price contract 2 graph
RBOB regular gasoline futures price contract 3 graph
RBOB regular gasoline futures price contract 4 graph
RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
Contract 1 1.648 1.970 2.144 2.078 1.981 2.039 2.066 2.162
Contract 2 1.581 1.950 1.997 1.975 1.884 1.927 1.945 2.113
Contract 3 1.537 1.934 1.978 1.953 1.859 1.900 1.917 1.993
Contract 4 1.523 1.930 1.963 1.937 1.843 1.881 1.898 1.962

Gasoline stocks (million barrels) and days of supply

U.S. gasoline stocks graph
Regional gasoline stocks graph
U.S. conventional gasoline stocks graph
U.S. reformulated gasoline stocks graph
U.S. blending components gasoline stocks graph
U.S. gasoline days of supply graph
Total gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 218.3 235.9 234.6 232.8 234.3 233.1 233.9 231.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 54.8 66.8 66.1 64.1 63.2 63.3 64.1 64.0
Midwest (PADD 2) 51.2 53.1 53.1 53.0 53.4 52.9 53.1 51.4
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 78.7 81.2 80.6 80.9 81.5 80.2 79.6 78.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.7 7.0
West Coast (PADD 5) 27.1 28.4 28.3 28.9 30.1 30.3 30.4 30.2
Conventional gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 23.7 24.5 23.0 22.3 23.9 23.1 24.2 23.3
East Coast (PADD 1) 4.2 5.6 4.9 4.5 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.9
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 10.1 8.8 8.0 7.6 8.1 7.9 8.8 8.1
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9
Reformulated gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
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
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 194.5 211.3 211.6 210.4 210.4 210.0 209.6 207.6
East Coast (PADD 1) 50.6 61.2 61.2 59.5 57.8 58.1 58.8 59.1
Midwest (PADD 2) 45.1 46.4 46.5 46.2 46.6 46.3 46.3 44.5
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 68.6 72.5 72.6 73.3 73.4 72.3 70.9 70.3
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.4
West Coast (PADD 5) 25.2 26.5 26.3 26.9 27.9 28.2 28.6 28.3
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 22.8 24.4 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.2 24.1 23.9
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)

U.S. fuel ethanol stocks graph
Regional fuel ethanol stocks graph
Fuel ethanol stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 08/17/18 08/10/18 08/03/18 07/27/18
U.S. 21.1 22.9 22.7 23.1 23.3 23.0 22.9 22.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 6.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.7
Midwest (PADD 2) 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.3
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.8 4.1 3.9 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.2
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
West Coast (PADD 5) 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4

Gasoline production and imports (million barrels per day)

U.S. finished gasoline production graph
U.S. conventional gasoline production graph
U.S. reformulated gasoline production graph
U.S. total gasoline imports graph
Finished gasoline production (million barrels per day)more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
U.S. 10.143 10.247 10.209 10.134 9.888 10.384 10.215 10.237
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.311 3.255 3.297 3.299 3.186 3.200 3.311 3.271
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.622 2.623 2.648 2.650 2.428 2.559 2.609 2.669
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.000 2.220 2.194 2.242 1.952 2.373 2.163 2.163
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.334 0.324 0.323 0.320 0.342 0.332 0.318 0.314
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.657 1.643 1.665 1.651 1.633 1.564 1.670 1.685
Conventional gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
U.S. 6.739 6.781 6.808 6.854 6.514 6.858 6.712 6.768
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.034 1.963 1.986 1.986 2.004 1.946 1.986 1.964
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.269 2.268 2.288 2.295 2.110 2.220 2.243 2.310
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.607 1.736 1.710 1.762 1.569 1.894 1.666 1.673
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.334 0.324 0.323 0.320 0.342 0.332 0.318 0.314
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.494 0.490 0.501 0.492 0.489 0.465 0.499 0.507
Reformulated gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
U.S. 3.186 3.285 3.319 3.308 3.026 3.171 3.359 3.335
East Coast (PADD 1) 1.276 1.293 1.311 1.313 1.182 1.253 1.325 1.307
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.353 0.356 0.360 0.356 0.318 0.340 0.365 0.359
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.393 0.484 0.484 0.480 0.383 0.479 0.497 0.490
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.163 1.152 1.164 1.159 1.144 1.099 1.171 1.178
Gasoline imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
Total gasoline 0.606 0.931 0.834 0.821 0.556 1.053 0.988 0.868
Conventional gasoline 0.023 0.082 0.058 0.070 0.061 0.156 0.098 0.018
Reformulated gasoline 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blending components 0.583 0.849 0.776 0.751 0.494 0.896 0.890 0.850

Fuel ethanol production (million barrels per day)

U.S. fuel ethanol production graph
Regional fuel ethanol production graph
Fuel ethanol production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
U.S. 1.050 1.062 1.076 1.079 1.047 1.020 1.087 1.070
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.031 0.025 0.026 0.026 0.030 0.024 0.026 0.025
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.961 0.979 0.990 0.991 0.952 0.938 1.003 0.991
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.026 0.026 0.027 0.028 0.029 0.025 0.027 0.023
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.013 0.011
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.020 0.019 0.020 0.020 0.021 0.018 0.019 0.021

Gasoline demand (million barrels per day)

U.S. gasoline demand graph
Gasoline demand (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18 09/08/17 09/07/18 08/31/18 08/24/18
Finished motor gasoline 9.564 9.684 9.650 9.553 9.619 9.649 9.734 9.899

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld