Gasoline, regular · per gallon · 1997 Verified
$1.21in June 1997 — about $2.52 in today's money.
- Price in 1997$1.21
- Same money today$2.52
- Actual price now · July 2026$3.86
- Change since 1997+219%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1997; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- GASREGW
- Observed
- June 1997
- Coverage
- August 1990 – July 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 160.3 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain