The FRED Blog is proud to have reached the milestone of 900 blog posts. As with every centennial, we present a graph that’s related to the number. Although 900 was challenging, FRED always delivers.
Today’s topic is gasoline, and the data set comes from a survey of 900 retailers. The values reflect the average prices of “regular” gasoline, with octane levels of 85 to 88. The FRED graph above offers some not-so-surprising observations: Gas prices fluctuate dramatically, and gas prices have increased substantially since the 1990s, peaking in mid 2022.