The cost of a gallon of gas the year you were born

Every year, gas prices continue to rise and therefore make owning a car that much more expensive. Those who were set back an average of $2.51 per gallon last year long for the $0.17 Americans paid 70 years ago.

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), FindTheData found the average price of gas in every year since 1945.

The data is a combination of observed price averages and estimates based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).*



*Prices from 1935-1977 are estimated based on the gasoline bucket of the CPI. After 1978, FindTheData used the yearly averages reported by the BLS.

1945


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1946


 



Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1947


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.19
Change from the previous year: $0.02

1948


 



Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1949


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1950


 



Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1951


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1952


 



Gasoline Price: $0.24
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1953


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.25
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1954


 



Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1955


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1956


 



Gasoline Price: $0.27
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1957


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1958


 



Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1959


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1960


 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1961


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1962


 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1963


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1964


 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1965


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1966


 



Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1967


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.31
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1968


 



Gasoline Price: $0.32
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1969


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1970


 



Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1971


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1972


 



Gasoline Price: $0.34
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1973


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.37
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1974


 



Gasoline Price: $0.50
Change from the previous year: $0.13

1975


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.53
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1976


 



Gasoline Price: $0.56
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1977


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.59
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1978


 



Gasoline Price: $0.65
Change from the previous year: $0.06

1979


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.88
Change from the previous year: $0.23

1980


 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.34

1981


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.35
Change from the previous year: $0.13

1982


 



Gasoline Price: $1.28
Change from the previous year: $-0.07

1983


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.06

1984


 



Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1985


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1986


 



Gasoline Price: $0.93
Change from the previous year: $-0.26

1987


 

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Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1988


 



Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1989


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.06
Change from the previous year: $0.10

1990


 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.16

1991


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1992


 



Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1993


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1994


 



Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1995


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.21
Change from the previous year: $0.04

1996


 



Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.08

1997


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1998


 



Gasoline Price: $1.12
Change from the previous year: $-0.17

1999


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.10

2000


 



Gasoline Price: $1.56
Change from the previous year: $0.34

2001


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.53
Change from the previous year: $-0.03

2002


 



Gasoline Price: $1.44
Change from the previous year: $-0.09

2003


 

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Gasoline Price: $1.64
Change from the previous year: $0.20

2004


 



Gasoline Price: $1.92
Change from the previous year: $0.28

2005


 

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Gasoline Price: $2.34
Change from the previous year: $0.42

2006


 



Gasoline Price: $2.63
Change from the previous year: $0.29

2007


 

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Gasoline Price: $2.85
Change from the previous year: $0.22

2008


 



Gasoline Price: $3.32
Change from the previous year: $0.47

2009


 

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Gasoline Price: $2.40
Change from the previous year: $-0.92

2010


 



Gasoline Price: $2.84
Change from the previous year: $0.44

2011


 

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Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $0.74

2012


 



Gasoline Price: $3.70
Change from the previous year: $0.12

2013


 

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Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $-0.12

2014


 



Gasoline Price: $3.43
Change from the previous year: $-0.15

2015


 

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Gasoline Price: $2.51
Change from the previous year: $-0.92