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Release Date: May 1, 2024 Next Release Date: May 8, 2024

Regular gasoline retail prices (dollars per gallon)

Retail average regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/01/23 04/29/24 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24
U.S. 3.600 3.653 3.668 3.628 3.591 3.517 3.523 3.453
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.492 3.540 3.540 3.451 3.391 3.382 3.388 3.349
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.484 3.453 3.463 3.465 3.460 3.366 3.406 3.309
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.147 3.192 3.232 3.177 3.215 3.116 3.176 3.099
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.534 3.426 3.456 3.428 3.380 3.351 3.292 3.166
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.547 4.796 4.832 4.853 4.748 4.556 4.460 4.380
Retail conventional regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/01/23 04/29/24 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24
U.S. 3.480 3.498 3.506 3.479 3.448 3.401 3.409 3.348
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.487 3.505 3.500 3.455 3.395 3.404 3.399 3.373
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.403 3.384 3.405 3.395 3.383 3.303 3.341 3.257
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.162 3.175 3.199 3.158 3.184 3.099 3.157 3.111
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.534 3.532 3.553 3.547 3.493 3.448 3.373 3.214
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.297 4.442 4.425 4.430 4.363 4.263 4.159 4.044
Retail reformulated regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  05/01/23 04/29/24 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24
U.S. 3.864 3.987 4.015 3.947 3.897 3.766 3.767 3.679
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.500 3.610 3.619 3.444 3.383 3.338 3.366 3.300
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.963 3.858 3.802 3.874 3.909 3.737 3.790 3.610
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.108 3.226 3.300 3.215 3.276 3.152 3.216 3.074
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) NA 3.016 3.082 2.969 2.941 2.978 2.978 2.982
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.703 5.017 5.086 5.117 4.989 4.740 4.648 4.591

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon)

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
Contract 1 2.578 NA NA NA 2.789 NA 2.740 2.721
Contract 2 2.530 NA NA NA 2.766 NA 2.717 2.707
Contract 3 2.488 NA NA NA 2.730 NA 2.676 2.666
Contract 4 2.445 NA NA NA 2.679 NA 2.628 2.615
Note: Markets were closed on 3/29/2024. Futures Prices after April 5, 2024, are not available.
Total gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
U.S. 222.9 227.1 226.7 227.4 228.5 227.8 232.1 230.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 53.0 53.6 51.9 53.2 53.1 54.8 58.2 60.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 45.6 51.3 52.6 53.3 53.0 54.3 55.1 54.6
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 86.0 85.0 85.9 84.4 84.8 81.1 80.5 76.6
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 7.5 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.2
West Coast (PADD 5) 30.8 28.4 27.5 27.7 29.1 29.0 29.5 30.5
Conventional gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
U.S. 16.3 14.6 14.9 14.5 13.8 13.2 13.3 14.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.2
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.0
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 6.3 4.9 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.9
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4
Reformulated gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
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
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
U.S. 206.5 212.4 211.8 212.9 214.8 214.6 218.7 215.9
East Coast (PADD 1) 49.7 50.3 48.7 50.3 50.1 52.5 56.3 57.7
Midwest (PADD 2) 41.8 47.7 49.3 49.9 49.8 50.4 51.2 50.7
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 79.7 80.1 80.7 78.9 79.9 76.8 76.0 71.7
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 6.2 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.8
West Coast (PADD 5) 29.1 26.9 25.6 26.2 27.8 27.7 28.1 29.0
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
U.S. 25.1 26.5 26.0 25.8 25.8 25.5 26.1 26.1
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
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
U.S. 23.4 25.5 25.7 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.1 26.0
East Coast (PADD 1) 7.3 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 8.9 10.1 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.4
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
West Coast (PADD 5) 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1

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
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 9.672 9.349 9.495 9.513 9.378 9.396 9.142 9.417
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.231 3.220 3.219 3.194 3.279 3.237 3.218 3.219
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.455 2.452 2.418 2.366 2.528 2.524 2.448 2.447
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.216 2.188 2.140 2.127 2.238 2.325 2.099 2.233
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.320 0.366 0.365 0.365 0.310 0.368 0.372 0.373
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.426 1.397 1.406 1.403 1.437 1.443 1.412 1.391
Conventional gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 6.677 6.596 6.523 6.448 6.793 6.812 6.501 6.635
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.073 2.059 2.058 2.034 2.108 2.064 2.042 2.051
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.128 2.131 2.099 2.047 2.196 2.197 2.129 2.125
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.737 1.676 1.633 1.634 1.759 1.821 1.574 1.720
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.320 0.303 0.302 0.300 0.310 0.302 0.311 0.305
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.418 0.427 0.432 0.433 0.421 0.428 0.445 0.435
Reformulated gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 2.971 3.026 3.025 3.008 2.998 3.086 3.048 3.028
East Coast (PADD 1) 1.158 1.161 1.161 1.160 1.171 1.173 1.176 1.168
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.327 0.322 0.319 0.320 0.332 0.327 0.319 0.322
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.478 0.512 0.507 0.493 0.480 0.504 0.525 0.514
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.000 0.063 0.063 0.065 0.000 0.066 0.062 0.068
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.008 0.970 0.974 0.970 1.016 1.016 0.967 0.956
Gasoline imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
Total gasoline 0.833 0.799 0.677 0.612 0.798 0.977 0.780 0.709
Conventional gasoline 0.138 0.155 0.156 0.143 0.063 0.104 0.123 0.173
Reformulated gasoline 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blending components 0.695 0.644 0.521 0.469 0.735 0.873 0.657 0.536
Gasoline exports (million barrels per day) more exports data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
Total motor gasoline 0.826 0.876 0.861 0.863 0.841 0.920 0.778 0.826

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
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
U.S. 0.982 0.995 1.017 1.042 0.976 0.987 0.954 0.983
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.010 0.012
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.931 0.941 0.965 0.991 0.922 0.930 0.903 0.924
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.023 0.022 0.020 0.019 0.024 0.025 0.019 0.026
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.014 0.011 0.011 0.011
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.004 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.004 0.009 0.011 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
  04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/28/23 04/26/24 04/19/24 04/12/24
Finished motor gasoline 8.896 8.579 8.733 8.806 8.618 8.618 8.423 8.662

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld