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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS47015

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade

Prices for gasoline, unleaded midgrade rose 25.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 3.6% in the month.

12 months+25.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+3.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−27.6%seasonally adjusted
Index394.01982–84 = 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 2026394.0+3.6%+25.4%
July 2026385.3−2.8%+23.0%
June 2026393.0−8.4%+25.1%
May 2026428.8+6.2%+36.5%
April 2026398.9+5.1%+26.4%
March 2026361.5+18.4%+17.4%
February 2026297.3+0.9%−4.2%
January 2026288.3−2.6%−5.8%
December 2025295.0−0.0%−2.2%
November 2025309.2+2.3%+1.4%
October 2025310.5−0.8%−0.7%
September 2025317.8+3.2%−0.1%
August 2025314.1+1.5%−5.4%
July 2025313.3−1.1%−7.8%
June 2025314.2−0.1%−6.9%
May 2025314.2−1.7%−10.2%
April 2025315.7−2.4%−10.1%
March 2025307.9−3.4%−8.1%
February 2025310.4−0.8%−2.1%
January 2025306.2+1.3%+0.0%
December 2024301.8+3.6%−2.9%
November 2024305.0+0.1%−6.9%
October 2024312.8−0.2%−11.1%
September 2024318.2−2.3%−13.3%
August 2024331.9−1.0%−8.6%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS47015 and CUSR0000SS47015). 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.