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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS47014

Gasoline, unleaded regular

Prices for gasoline, unleaded regular rose 28.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 4.0% in the month.

12 months+28.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+4.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−32.1%seasonally adjusted
Index352.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%50%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2003004002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026352.0+4.0%+28.1%
July 2026343.1−2.9%+25.3%
June 2026350.5−10.1%+27.3%
May 2026390.1+7.4%+41.9%
April 2026357.8+5.6%+29.2%
March 2026321.2+22.1%+19.4%
February 2026255.1+0.7%−6.1%
January 2026246.8−3.4%−8.0%
December 2025253.3−0.4%−3.8%
November 2025268.1+2.8%+0.7%
October 2025268.8−1.4%−2.0%
September 2025277.8+3.7%−0.7%
August 2025274.8+1.7%−7.1%
July 2025273.9−1.3%−10.0%
June 2025275.4+0.1%−8.7%
May 2025275.0−2.2%−12.5%
April 2025277.0−2.3%−12.3%
March 2025269.0−3.9%−10.3%
February 2025271.6−1.4%−3.4%
January 2025268.3+1.2%−0.2%
December 2024263.3+4.1%−3.5%
November 2024266.1+0.0%−8.3%
October 2024274.4−0.1%−12.4%
September 2024279.8−3.0%−15.7%
August 2024295.8−1.4%−10.6%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS47014 and CUSR0000SS47014). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.