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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS47016

Gasoline, unleaded premium

Prices for gasoline, unleaded premium rose 23.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 3.1% in the month.

12 months+23.8%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+3.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−25.3%seasonally adjusted
Index386.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-25%0%25%50%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2003004002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026386.0+3.1%+23.8%
July 2026377.8−2.7%+21.5%
June 2026386.4−7.3%+23.8%
May 2026417.1+5.5%+33.5%
April 2026391.1+4.5%+24.7%
March 2026356.7+16.6%+16.5%
February 2026298.1+1.2%−3.3%
January 2026289.0−2.1%−4.7%
December 2025295.6+0.1%−1.3%
November 2025309.0+2.4%+2.1%
October 2025310.3−0.8%+0.2%
September 2025316.3+2.9%+0.5%
August 2025311.7+1.2%−4.2%
July 2025310.9−0.9%−6.3%
June 2025312.1−0.1%−5.8%
May 2025312.5−1.4%−9.0%
April 2025313.5−2.4%−9.1%
March 2025306.2−3.2%−6.8%
February 2025308.3−0.2%−1.3%
January 2025303.2+1.5%−0.1%
December 2024299.5+3.4%−3.0%
November 2024302.6+0.5%−6.9%
October 2024309.8−0.5%−11.1%
September 2024314.8−1.9%−12.6%
August 2024325.4−1.0%−8.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS47016 and CUSR0000SS47016). 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.