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Release Date: April 24, 2024 Next Release Date: May 1, 2024

Regular gasoline retail prices (dollars per gallon)

Retail average regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/24/23 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24 03/11/24
U.S. 3.656 3.668 3.628 3.591 3.517 3.523 3.453 3.376
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.543 3.540 3.451 3.391 3.382 3.388 3.349 3.265
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.552 3.463 3.465 3.460 3.366 3.406 3.309 3.287
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.255 3.232 3.177 3.215 3.116 3.176 3.099 2.945
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.547 3.456 3.428 3.380 3.351 3.292 3.166 3.077
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.548 4.832 4.853 4.748 4.556 4.460 4.380 4.296
Retail conventional regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/24/23 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24 03/11/24
U.S. 3.542 3.506 3.479 3.448 3.401 3.409 3.348 3.270
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.548 3.500 3.455 3.395 3.404 3.399 3.373 3.286
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.484 3.405 3.395 3.383 3.303 3.341 3.257 3.234
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.250 3.199 3.158 3.184 3.099 3.157 3.111 2.960
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 3.547 3.553 3.547 3.493 3.448 3.373 3.214 3.116
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.266 4.425 4.430 4.363 4.263 4.159 4.044 3.922
Retail reformulated regular gasoline prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/24/23 04/22/24 04/15/24 04/08/24 04/01/24 03/25/24 03/18/24 03/11/24
U.S. 3.905 4.015 3.947 3.897 3.766 3.767 3.679 3.602
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.534 3.619 3.444 3.383 3.338 3.366 3.300 3.221
Midwest (PADD 2) 3.957 3.802 3.874 3.909 3.737 3.790 3.610 3.595
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 3.267 3.300 3.215 3.276 3.152 3.216 3.074 2.914
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) NA 3.082 2.969 2.941 2.978 2.978 2.982 2.927
West Coast (PADD 5) 4.723 5.086 5.117 4.989 4.740 4.648 4.591 4.529

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon)

RBOB regular gasoline futures prices (dollars per gallon) more price data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
Contract 1 2.602 NA NA 2.789 NA 2.740 2.721 2.527
Contract 2 2.575 NA NA 2.766 NA 2.717 2.707 2.521
Contract 3 2.537 NA NA 2.730 NA 2.676 2.666 2.497
Contract 4 2.496 NA NA 2.679 NA 2.628 2.615 2.461
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
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 221.1 226.7 227.4 228.5 227.8 232.1 230.8 234.1
East Coast (PADD 1) 51.4 51.9 53.2 53.1 54.8 58.2 60.9 61.1
Midwest (PADD 2) 46.6 52.6 53.3 53.0 54.3 55.1 54.6 55.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 83.7 85.9 84.4 84.8 81.1 80.5 76.6 78.4
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 8.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.2 8.3
West Coast (PADD 5) 31.5 27.5 27.7 29.1 29.0 29.5 30.5 31.0
Conventional gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 16.5 14.9 14.5 13.8 13.2 13.3 14.8 15.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.2 3.1
Midwest (PADD 2) 4.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 5.9 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.9 5.8
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5
Reformulated gasoline stocks (million barrels) more stock data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
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
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 204.7 211.8 212.9 214.8 214.6 218.7 215.9 218.3
East Coast (PADD 1) 48.3 48.7 50.3 50.1 52.5 56.3 57.7 58.0
Midwest (PADD 2) 42.6 49.3 49.9 49.8 50.4 51.2 50.7 51.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 77.8 80.7 78.9 79.9 76.8 76.0 71.7 72.6
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 6.3 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.8 7.0
West Coast (PADD 5) 29.6 25.6 26.2 27.8 27.7 28.1 29.0 29.5
Days of supply (number of days) more supply data ›
  Year ago Most recent
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 24.4 26.0 25.8 25.8 25.5 26.1 26.1 27.0
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
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 03/29/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/08/24
U.S. 24.3 25.7 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.1 26.0 25.8
East Coast (PADD 1) 7.5 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.9 8.9
Midwest (PADD 2) 9.5 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.2
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
West Coast (PADD 5) 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2

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
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. 9.790 9.495 9.513 9.571 10.016 9.142 9.417 9.442
East Coast (PADD 1) 3.206 3.219 3.194 3.180 3.240 3.218 3.219 3.204
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.413 2.418 2.366 2.345 2.480 2.448 2.447 2.389
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 2.196 2.140 2.127 2.157 2.209 2.099 2.233 2.093
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.324 0.365 0.365 0.361 0.318 0.372 0.373 0.351
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.433 1.406 1.403 1.408 1.468 1.412 1.391 1.340
Conventional gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. 6.610 6.523 6.448 6.439 6.719 6.501 6.635 6.435
East Coast (PADD 1) 2.051 2.058 2.034 2.019 2.081 2.042 2.051 2.079
Midwest (PADD 2) 2.090 2.099 2.047 2.023 2.145 2.129 2.125 2.071
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 1.718 1.633 1.634 1.667 1.728 1.574 1.720 1.589
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.324 0.302 0.300 0.297 0.318 0.311 0.305 0.296
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.427 0.432 0.433 0.434 0.448 0.445 0.435 0.400
Reformulated gasoline production (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. 2.962 3.025 3.008 3.012 2.995 3.048 3.028 2.942
East Coast (PADD 1) 1.155 1.161 1.160 1.161 1.159 1.176 1.168 1.125
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.323 0.319 0.320 0.322 0.335 0.319 0.322 0.318
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.477 0.507 0.493 0.491 0.481 0.525 0.514 0.503
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.000 0.063 0.065 0.064 0.000 0.062 0.068 0.055
West Coast (PADD 5) 1.006 0.974 0.970 0.974 1.020 0.967 0.956 0.941
Gasoline imports (million barrels per day) more import data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
Total gasoline 0.812 0.677 0.612 0.559 1.022 0.780 0.709 0.730
Conventional gasoline 0.142 0.156 0.143 0.114 0.188 0.123 0.173 0.221
Reformulated gasoline 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blending components 0.670 0.521 0.469 0.445 0.835 0.657 0.536 0.509
Gasoline exports (million barrels per day) more exports data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
Total motor gasoline 0.830 0.861 0.863 0.915 0.734 0.778 0.826 0.978

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
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
U.S. 0.988 1.017 1.042 1.057 0.967 0.954 0.983 1.056
East Coast (PADD 1) 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.010 0.012 0.011
Midwest (PADD 2) 0.939 0.965 0.991 1.008 0.916 0.903 0.924 1.008
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) 0.023 0.020 0.019 0.018 0.024 0.019 0.026 0.016
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.013 0.011 0.011 0.011
West Coast (PADD 5) 0.004 0.010 0.010 0.009 0.003 0.011 0.010 0.009

Gasoline demand (million barrels per day)

Gasoline demand (million barrels per day) more production data ›
  Year ago Four-week averages Year ago Week ending
  04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24 04/21/23 04/19/24 04/12/24 04/05/24
Finished motor gasoline 9.065 8.733 8.806 8.843 9.511 8.423 8.662 8.612

Abbreviations: NA = Not Available  |  W = Data Withheld