Diesel, all types · per gallon · 1961 Estimated
$0.29in June 1961 — about $3.21 in today's money.
- Price in 1961$0.29
- Same money today$3.21
- Actual price now · July 2026$4.80
- Change since 1961+1577%
Price history
Record & method
No price was recorded for 1961. This figure is estimated: we took the earliest observed price (March 1994) and moved it back along the category inflation curve — a back-cast of 33 years. The further back it reaches, the less it should be trusted. Treat it as an approximation, not a historical fact.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- GASDESW
- Estimated for
- June 1961
- Coverage
- March 1994 – July 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 29.8 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- Category curve
- CUUR0000SETB01
- Back-cast
- 33 years before the first record · low confidence
- License
- Public domain