Diesel, all types · per gallon · 1972 Estimated
$0.33in June 1972 — about $2.68 in today's money.
- Price in 1972$0.33
- Same money today$2.68
- Actual price now · July 2026$4.80
- Change since 1972+1337%
Price history
Record & method
No price was recorded for 1972. 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 22 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 1972
- Coverage
- March 1994 – July 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 41.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- Category curve
- CUUR0000SETB01
- Back-cast
- 22 years before the first record · moderate confidence
- License
- Public domain