U.S. Regular Gasoline Averaged $4.319 a Gallon in Mid-September 2026, Up From $3.035 in Late October 2025
The Fact
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly average retail price for regular gasoline was $3.035 a gallon for the week of October 27, 2025, and $4.319 a gallon for the week ending September 14, 2026 — an increase of about 42%.
What This Means
Filling a 15-gallon tank went from about $46 to about $65.
Why It Matters
Gas is a cost most working people cannot cut — you still have to get to work. Gallup found oil and gas prices tied with housing as Americans' second-biggest money worry in April 2026.
Sources
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices (week of Oct. 27, 2025). https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/includes/hometables_print.php
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED, “US Regular All Formulations Gas Price (GASREGW),” week ending Sept. 14, 2026. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=18QIz
Gallup survey reported by The Fiscal Times, Apr. 28, 2026. https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2026/04/28/Affordability-Still-Top-Concern-Americans
(Percent change and tank cost calculated by The Broadside.)