New York gas price history

Every weekly average the EIA has published for New York since 2000-06-05 — 1,377 observations. Today is among the most expensive weeks on record: only 2% were dearer.

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Compare two published weeks in New York. Inflation-adjusted prices use September 2026 dollars.

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Published weeks: 2025-09-29 and 2026-09-28. A date between releases uses the preceding observation within seven days.

Prices as paid · per gallon

$3.103 → $4.405

42.0% change

In September 2026 dollars · per gallon

$3.219 → $4.405

36.8% change

Sources: US EIA weekly retail prices; BLS monthly CPI-U. The download includes actual observation dates, units and methodology. Prices are averages, not individual station quotes.

Regular now

$4.31/gal

$0.03/gal above the US average

All-time high

$4.94/gal

2022-06-13

All-time low

$1.17/gal

2001-12-24

Since 2000

+168.4%

from $1.61/gal

New York pump prices · USD/gal · monthly average, 2000–2026

$4.35▲ 161.3%over range

Regular
Diesel (Central Atlantic (PADD 1B))

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail prices, averaged by month by FuelWideDownload chart:

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Where today sits

Five years ago

$3.40/gal

2021-10-18 · +26.8% since

Ten years ago

$2.30/gal

2016-10-17 · +87.4% since

Twenty years ago

$2.41/gal

2006-10-16 · +78.7% since

Average price by year

Year	Average	In September 2026 money	Cheapest	Dearest
2026	$3.87	—	$2.86	$4.52
2025	$3.06	—	$2.93	$3.16
2024	$3.30	$3.55	$3.05	$3.64
2023	$3.55	$3.92	$3.23	$3.86
2022	$4.01	$4.62	$3.28	$4.94
2021	$3.03	$3.76	$2.26	$3.50
2020	$2.25	$2.92	$2.05	$2.65
2019	$2.66	$3.50	$2.37	$2.92
2018	$2.81	$3.77	$2.51	$3.02
2017	$2.49	$3.42	$2.35	$2.79
2016	$2.24	$3.14	$1.90	$2.43
2015	$2.55	$3.63	$2.20	$2.93
2014	$3.60	$5.12	$2.77	$3.90
2013	$3.74	$5.41	$3.50	$4.00
2012	$3.86	$5.66	$3.51	$4.12
2011	$3.73	$5.59	$3.29	$4.15
2010	$2.94	$4.54	$2.76	$3.28
2009	$2.51	$3.94	$1.79	$2.86
2008	$3.43	$5.35	$1.81	$4.28
2007	$2.93	$4.76	$2.36	$3.26
2006	$2.74	$4.58	$2.34	$3.16
2005	$2.40	$4.13	$1.94	$3.37
2004	$1.99	$3.54	$1.64	$2.19
2003	$1.68	$3.08	$1.54	$1.88
2002	$1.45	$2.71	$1.19	$1.58
2001	$1.51	$2.88	$1.17	$1.80
2000	$1.64	$3.19	$1.57	$1.73

Adjusted using published monthly BLS CPI-U (CUUR0000SA0), in September 2026 dollars. An adjusted annual mean is omitted if any weekly observation lacks published CPI. Compare against the national series →