US Gasoline Prices Rise to $4.049 per Gallon
Brief · Published 2026-08-17 · Data period 2026-08-17
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US gasoline prices rose to $4.049 per gallon in the week ending August 17, from $4.006 previously. The price is above the $3.125 recorded a year earlier and remains well below the all-time high of $5.006 set in June 2022. The increase of 4.3 cents from the prior week follows two consecutive weekly declines. It has rebounded from a recent low of $3.777 in early July, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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