Diesel, all types · per gallon · 1978 Estimated
$0.61in June 1978 — about $3.15 in today's money.
- Price in 1978$0.61
- Same money today$3.15
- Actual price now · July 2026$4.80
- Change since 1978+681%
Price history
Record & method
No price was recorded for 1978. 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 16 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 1978
- Coverage
- March 1994 – July 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 65.2 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- Category curve
- CUUR0000SETB01
- Back-cast
- 16 years before the first record · moderate confidence
- License
- Public domain