US average price for a gallon of regular gasoline: $4.30/gallon on October 18, 2026 (the AAA national average for regular unleaded, updated daily). The EIA's weekly US average for regular gasoline was $4.33/gallon in the week of October 12, 2026, +41.5% from the same week a year earlier. Next BLS update: November 10, 2026, with the October 2026 CPI.
The EIA's weekly US average for regular gasoline rose 41.5% over the past year to $4.33/gallon (week of October 12, 2026), and the price is +33% versus five years ago, and 13% below the record high of $5.01/gallon set in June 2022. Upstream, the RBOB wholesale gasoline futures price is +78.6% year over year ($3.24/gal, October 16, 2026) — when wholesale gasoline futures move, pump prices follow within about two weeks, and the gap between them is refining, distribution, taxes and the station margin.
| Region | Price | As of | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast | $4.12/gallon | week of October 12, 2026 | +39.5% |
| Midwest | $4.15/gallon | week of October 12, 2026 | +47.4% |
| Gulf Coast | $3.85/gallon | week of October 12, 2026 | +46.8% |
| Rockies | $4.44/gallon | week of October 12, 2026 | +45.6% |
| West Coast | $5.64/gallon | week of October 12, 2026 | +33.8% |
This page charts the full history of the AAA price since July 2, 2026; the EIA's weekly US average for regular gasoline back to 2016; the regional prices the EIA publishes weekly; upstream, the RBOB wholesale gasoline futures price; and alongside, the BLS monthly average price. The energy inflation page shows how gas prices feed the CPI's energy index, and the full price history is downloadable as JSON and CSV from the series page.
The US average is $4.30/gallon on October 18, 2026, the AAA national average for regular unleaded, updated daily. The EIA's weekly US average for regular gasoline was $4.33/gallon in the week of October 12, 2026, +41.5% from the same week a year earlier.
The EIA's weekly US average for regular gasoline rose 41.5% over the past year to $4.33/gallon (week of October 12, 2026), and the price is +33% versus five years ago, and 13% below the record high of $5.01/gallon set in June 2022. Upstream, the RBOB wholesale gasoline futures price is +78.6% year over year ($3.24/gal, October 16, 2026) — when wholesale gasoline futures move, pump prices follow within about two weeks, and the gap between them is refining, distribution, taxes and the station margin.
The AAA national average for regular unleaded is updated daily, and this page republishes every morning with the newest reading.
AAA Fuel Gauge; EIA weekly retail gasoline price survey, via FRED (GASREGW) for the year-over-year change and the price history; FMP for the RBOB wholesale gasoline futures price. Every series is charted with its full history on this page and listed with its source in the open data directory; the public-data series also download there.