Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Average Price: Gasoline, Unleaded Premium (Cost per Gallon/3.785 Liters) in Washington, DC-MD-VA (CBSA)

Title Average Price: Gasoline, Unleaded Premium (Cost per Gallon/3.785 Liters) in Washington, DC-MD-VA (CBSA)
Series ID APUA31574716
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units U.S. Dollars
Date Range 1981-09-01 to 1997-12-01
Last Updated 2019-07-29 9:31 AM CDT
Notes All unleaded premium gasoline.

Average consumer prices are calculated for household fuel, motor fuel, and food items from prices collected for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Average prices are best used to measure the price level in a particular month, not to measure price change over time. It is more appropriate to use CPI index values for the particular item categories to measure price change.

Prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the 75 urban areas priced for the CPI. Electricity prices are collected for the BLS for the same 75 areas on a monthly basis by the Department of Energy using mail questionnaires. All fuel prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes; prices for natural gas and electricity also include fuel and purchased gas adjustments.

For more information, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
DATE VALUE
1981-09-01 1.496
1981-10-01 1.488
1981-11-01 1.481
1981-12-01 1.483
1982-01-01 1.483
1982-02-01 1.472
1982-03-01 1.435
1982-04-01 1.375
1982-05-01 1.377
1982-06-01 1.442
1982-07-01 1.475
1982-08-01 1.473
1982-09-01 1.455
1982-10-01 1.445
1982-11-01 1.447
1982-12-01 1.434
1983-01-01 1.422
1983-02-01 1.399
1983-03-01 1.367
1983-04-01 1.421
1983-05-01 1.458
1983-06-01 1.474
1983-07-01 1.487
1983-08-01 1.487
1983-09-01 1.484
1983-10-01 1.471
1983-11-01 1.463
1983-12-01 1.458
1984-01-01 1.457
1984-02-01 1.460
1984-03-01 1.455
1984-04-01 1.456
1984-05-01 1.456
1984-06-01 1.451
1984-07-01 1.446
1984-08-01 1.437
1984-09-01 1.431
1984-10-01 1.426
1984-11-01 1.417
1984-12-01 1.414
1985-01-01 1.375
1985-02-01 1.364
1985-03-01 1.374
1985-04-01 1.398
1985-05-01 1.424
1985-06-01 1.428
1985-07-01 1.428
1985-08-01 1.426
1985-09-01 1.423
1985-10-01 1.418
1985-11-01 1.425
1985-12-01 1.452
1986-01-01 1.450
1986-02-01 1.416
1986-03-01 1.327
1986-04-01 1.214
1986-05-01 1.196
1986-06-01 1.205
1986-07-01 1.182
1986-08-01 1.166
1986-09-01 1.162
1986-10-01 1.152
1986-11-01 1.128
1986-12-01 1.136
1987-01-01 1.146
1987-02-01 1.170
1987-03-01 1.180
1987-04-01 1.197
1987-05-01 1.204
1987-06-01 1.255
1987-07-01 1.289
1987-08-01 1.302
1987-09-01 1.302
1987-10-01 1.296
1987-11-01 1.299
1987-12-01 1.299
1988-01-01 1.287
1988-02-01 1.291
1988-03-01 1.292
1988-04-01 1.288
1988-05-01 1.299
1988-06-01 1.299
1988-07-01 1.304
1988-08-01 1.317
1988-09-01 1.314
1988-10-01 1.313
1988-11-01 1.310
1988-12-01 1.312
1989-01-01 1.314
1989-02-01 1.313
1989-03-01 1.313
1989-04-01 1.336
1989-05-01 1.390
1989-06-01 1.411
1989-07-01 1.405
1989-08-01 1.398
1989-09-01 1.392
1989-10-01 1.393
1989-11-01 1.388
1989-12-01 1.392
1990-01-01 1.423
1990-02-01 1.425
1990-03-01 1.418
1990-04-01 1.427
1990-05-01 1.421
1990-06-01 1.427
1990-07-01 1.426
1990-08-01 1.475
1990-09-01 1.544
1990-10-01 1.672
1990-11-01 1.710
1990-12-01 1.734
1991-01-01 1.638
1991-02-01 1.547
1991-03-01 1.484
1991-04-01 1.475
1991-05-01 1.492
1991-06-01 1.503
1991-07-01 1.492
1991-08-01 1.315
1991-09-01 1.332
1991-10-01 1.319
1991-11-01 1.332
1991-12-01 1.339
1992-01-01 1.327
1992-02-01 1.313
1992-03-01 1.288
1992-04-01 1.279
1992-05-01 1.301
1992-06-01 1.332
1992-07-01 1.347
1992-08-01 1.344
1992-09-01 1.341
1992-10-01 1.353
1992-11-01 1.375
1992-12-01 1.367
1993-01-01 1.348
1993-02-01 1.341
1993-03-01 1.299
1993-04-01 1.301
1993-05-01 1.314
1993-06-01 1.318
1993-07-01 1.316
1993-08-01 1.308
1993-09-01 1.265
1993-10-01 1.306
1993-11-01 1.328
1993-12-01 1.315
1994-01-01 1.294
1994-02-01 1.282
1994-03-01 1.271
1994-04-01 1.261
1994-05-01 1.268
1994-06-01 1.294
1994-07-01 1.309
1994-08-01 1.341
1994-09-01 1.349
1994-10-01 1.341
1994-11-01 1.389
1994-12-01 1.388
1995-01-01 1.377
1995-02-01 1.367
1995-03-01 1.352
1995-04-01 1.346
1995-05-01 1.391
1995-06-01 1.432
1995-07-01 1.382
1995-08-01 1.360
1995-09-01 1.326
1995-10-01 1.309
1995-11-01 1.247
1995-12-01 1.250
1996-01-01 1.293
1996-02-01 1.288
1996-03-01 1.330
1996-04-01 1.424
1996-05-01 1.513
1996-06-01 1.510
1996-07-01 1.492
1996-08-01 1.465
1996-09-01 1.431
1996-10-01 1.427
1996-11-01 1.455
1996-12-01 1.465
1997-01-01 1.456
1997-02-01 1.445
1997-03-01 1.436
1997-04-01 1.407
1997-05-01 1.387
1997-06-01 1.374
1997-07-01 1.362
1997-08-01 1.402
1997-09-01 1.418
1997-10-01 1.400
1997-11-01 1.388
1997-12-01 1.361

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