What the price of a gallon of gas was in 1986?

Answer 1

Historical Yearly Average California Gasoline

Prices per Gallon 1970 to 2006

Based on 2006 Dollars, Adjusted for Inflation

(Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator) Graphic Showing Inflation-Adjusted Historic National Gasoline Prices

From 1920 to 2007 from The New York Times

Year Yearly Average Norminal Price

(Dollars) Peak Price Price Deflator

(2006=100) Yearly Average Adjusted for Inflation

(Dollars) Peak Price Adjusted for Inflation

(Dollars) 1970 $0.3415 23.78 $1.4361 1971 $0.3577 24.97 $1.4325 1972 $0.3489 26.05 $1.3393 1973 $0.3856 27.50 $1.4022 1974 $0.5279 30.00 $1.7597 1975 $0.5867 32.81 $1.7882 1976 $0.6099 34.71 $1.7571 1977 $0.6469 36.91 $1.7526 1978 $0.6525 39.50 $1.6519 1979 $0.8955 42.79 $2.0928 1980 $1.2280 46.68 $2.6307 1981* $1.3460 $1.8957 51.06 $2.6361 $3.2511 1982 $1.2460 54.17 $2.3002 1983 $1.1160 56.31 $1.9819 1984 $1.1290 58.43 $1.9322 1985 $1.1145 60.20 $1.8513 1986 $0.8740 61.53 $1.4204 1987 $0.8855 63.21 $1.4009 1988 $0.9045 65.37 $1.3837 1989 $0.9730 67.84 $1.4343 1990 $1.0900 70.47 $1.5468 1991 $1.1525 72.93 $1.5803 1992 $1.0998 74.60 $1.4743 1993 $1.2235 76.33 $1.6029 1994 $1.2100 77.95 $1.5523 1995 $1.2315 79.55 $1.5481 1996..(1) $1.3171 $1.545 81.50 $1.6250 $1.8957 1997..(2) $1.3330 $1.438 82.40 $1.6177 $1.7451 1998..(3) $1.1647 $1.243 83.32 $1.3979 $1.4918 1999..(4) $1.3621 $1.624 84.52 $1.6116 $1.9214 2000..(5) $1.6634 $1.847 86.36 $1.9261 $2.1387 2001..(6) $1.6366 $1.954 88.44 $1.8505 $2.2094 2002..(7) $1.5138 $1.622 89.98 $1.6824 $1.8026 2003..(8) $1.8308 $2.145 91.81 $1.9941 $2.3363 2004..(9) $2.1200 $2.402 94.22 $2.2501 $2.5494 2005..(10) $2.1730 $3.056 96.85 $2.2419 $2.6763 2006..(11) $2.8077 $3.332 100.00 $2.8077 $3.3320 Notes: * California gasoline peak price was in March 1981 per U.S. Dept of Energy Energy Information Administration. 1. 1996 price is yearly average. Peak price (in parentheses) for the year was reached week of May 6, 1996, when price for California RFG regular unleaded hit $1.545. 2. 1997 price is yearly average for California RFG regular unleaded. The peak price for the year was week of September 15, 1997, with a price of $1.438. 3. 1998 price is yearly average California RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of May 25, 1998, at $1.243. 4. 1999 price is yearly average California RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of April 12, 1999, at $1.624. 5. 2000 price is yearly average California RFG unleaded regular. Peak price for the year was week of September 11, 2000 6. 2001 price is yearly average California RFG unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of May 14, 2001 7. 2002 price is yearly average California RFG unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of April 8, 2002 8. 2003 price is yearly average of California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of March 17, 2003 9. 2004 price is yearly average of California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week of October 18, 2004. 10. 2005 price is yearly average of California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week ending September 5, 2005. 11. 2006 price is yearly average of California unleaded regular. Peak price is for week ending May 8, 2006, which set an all-time, record and historic high. Commission Homepage | Site Index | Search Site | Glossary | Links | Contact Us Page Updated: 11/16/2007 15:40:34 UnavailableGo to Content | Go to Page Updated Information | Go to Footer

Answer 2

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1976 was 61 cents.

Answer 3

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1986 was $.93 cents.

Answer 4

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1986 was $.93

Answer 5

In 1985, the US national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.20 - the equivalent of about $2.43 per gallon in 2010.

Answer 6

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1985 was $1.20

Answer 7

In 1985, the US national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.20 - equivalent to about $2.43 per gallon in 2010.

Answer 8

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in 1986 was 93 cents per gallon.