In April 2025, one gallon of diesel cost an average of 3.57 U.S. dollars in the United States. That was a decrease compared to the month prior and also lower than prices in April 2024. Impact of crude prices on motor fuel consumer prices Diesel prices are primarily determined by the cost of crude oil. In fact, crude oil regularly accounts for around 50 percent of end consumer prices of diesel. As such, supply restrictions or weak demand outlooks influence prices at the pump. The fall in diesel prices noted in the latter half of 2024 is a reflection of lower crude prices. Diesel and gasoline price development The usage of distillate fuel oil began in the 1930s, but until further development in the 1960s, diesel vehicles were mostly applied to commercial use only. In the U.S., diesel-powered cars remain a fairly small portion of the automobile market and diesel consumption is far lower than gasoline consumption. In general, gasoline also tends to be more widely available than diesel fuel and usually sells for a lower retail price. However, diesel engines have better fuel economy than gasoline engines, and, as such, tend to be used for large commercial vehicles.

The average price for regular gasoline in the United States stood at **** U.S. dollars per gallon on June 2, 2025. This compared to a diesel price of **** U.S. dollars per gallon. Prices for gasoline and diesel decreased that week. Real price surge of 2022 and 2023 still below 2011 to 2014 prices When looking at the real price of gasoline over time, U.S. drivers had to pay notably more in the years between 2011 and 2014. The surge in prices noted throughout 2022 and partly for 2023, which followed supply constraints, was still lower in terms of real U.S. dollars. U.S. on the lower-end spectrum of worldwide motor fuel prices The U.S. has some of the lowest conventional motor fuel prices in the world. Although fuel prices are usually higher in high-income countries, the U.S. profits from its position as the world’s largest crude oil producer and can keep retail prices for oil products comparatively low. For example, among high-income countries, prices for automotive premium gasoline (RON 95) were only lower in Russia and Saudi Arabia - countries where crude oil and oil product exports are in part restricted by sanctions, thus keeping domestic supply high.

This table contains the pump prices for motor fuels at petrol stations around the Netherlands. Weighted average monthly prices are published of petrol Euro95, diesel oil and LPG including VAT and excise duties. A breakdown is provided of prices on the highway, and at local manned and local unmanned petrol stations. These prices are published once a month.

Data available from: January 2006

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final figures

Changes since the previous period: New figures have been added

When will new figures be published? The figures appear on the first Thursday of the month, not being the first two days of the month. If publication on this day is not possible due to circumstances such as public holidays, they will be published on the next working day.

The global fuel energy price index stood at 159.45 index points in April 2025, up from 100 in the base year 2016. Figures decreased that month due to widespread tariffs and lower heating fuel demand. The fuel energy index includes prices for crude oil, natural gas, coal, and propane. Supply constraints across multiple commodities The global natural gas price index surged nearly 11-fold, and the global coal price index rose almost seven-fold from summer 2020 to summer 2022. This notable escalation was largely attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war, exerting increased pressure on the global supply chain. Global ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine war The invasion of Ukraine by Russia played a role in the surge of global inflation rates. Notably, Argentina bore the brunt, experiencing a hyperinflation rate of 92 percent in 2022. The war also exerted a significant impact on global gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Saudi Arabia emerged with a notable increase of nearly three percent, as several Western nations shifted their exports from Russia to Middle Eastern countries due to the sanctions imposed on the former.

United States CSI: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next Yr: Median data was reported at 9.600 % in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.500 % for Apr 2018. United States CSI: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next Yr: Median data is updated monthly, averaging 4.600 % from Apr 1982 (Median) to May 2018, with 246 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.600 % in Jun 2008 and a record low of -0.400 % in Feb 1986. United States CSI: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next Yr: Median data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by University of Michigan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H034: Consumer Sentiment Index: Vehicle Buying Conditions. The question was: Now thinking only about the next twelve months, do you think that the price of gasoline will go up during the next twelve months, will gasoline prices go down, or will they stay about the same as they are now? About how many cents per gallon do you think gasoline prices will (increase/decrease) during the next twelve months compared to now?

Fuel wholesalers have come up against hugely volatile markets in recent years. The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent travel restrictions and lockdowns led to a standstill in global transport activity, driving a sharp drop in fuel prices and sales in 2020. Air passenger numbers tanked by 73% in the EU in 2020, according to the European Commission, driving a sharp drop off in demand for jet fuel. OPEC+ manipulates world crude oil prices by adjusting production quotas and collaborating with other producers. OPEC+ worked to cut production in early 2021 to raise prices back to their pre-pandemic level, which gave fuel wholesalers a big boost. Then, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a string of sanctions being placed on Russia by the EU and other Western nations, including the UK. Bans on Russian fuel exports drove prices and wholesalers’ revenue through the roof. For example, according to vehicle insurer RAC, the average price of unleaded in the UK shot up by 23.8% between 2021 and 2022. Over the five years through 2024, fuel wholesalers’ revenue is forecast to fall at a compound annual rate of 3.8% to reach €1.1 trillion, including an expected 5.8% tumble in 2024 as supply cuts push prices up. Rising levels of environmental awareness will encourage fuel wholesalers to stock a growing range of low-carbon fuel options like biofuels and hydrogen (when they become more financially viable) in the future. In many European countries, the push to decarbonise transport is accelerating, with electric vehicles gaining ground on petrol vehicles, having already surpassed the market share of diesel vehicles in terms of new car registrations. The long-term fall in investment in oil and gas will also push up prices. Over the five years through 2029, revenue is anticipated to fall at a compound annual rate of 1.3% to reach €1.2 trillion.

United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Don't Know data was reported at 1.000 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.000 % for Aug 2018. United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Don't Know data is updated monthly, averaging 1.000 % from Apr 1983 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 315 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 % in Aug 1983 and a record low of 0.000 % in Apr 2018. United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Don't Know data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by University of Michigan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H037: Consumer Sentiment Index: Vehicle Buying Conditions. The question was: Do you think that the price of gasoline will go up during the next five years, will gasoline prices go down, or will they stay about the same as they are now?About how many cents per gallon do you think gasoline prices will (increase/decrease) during the next five years compared to now?

Fuel retailers have faced challenging operating conditions in recent years, with volatility in the world price of crude oil significantly affecting fuel prices, industry revenue and profitability. Retail petrol prices have reflected rising oil prices, with petrol prices across New Zealand rising from 215.4 cents per litre in 2019-20 to an expected 246.6 cents per litre in 2024-25. This rise comes despite global oil prices falling sharply in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, as demand from the global manufacturing and aviation sectors crashed. Fuel retailing revenue plummeted in 2020-21 as the Central Government (Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa) introduced restrictions to limit the pandemic's spread. Demand conditions have since recovered, while the Russia-Ukraine war has caused oil prices to soar, driving a rebound in industry revenue over the two years through 2022-23. Overall, revenue has contracted at an annualised 1.5% to an anticipated $10.1 billion over the five years through 2024-25. This includes an expected decline of 1.8% in 2024-25, as world crude oil prices continue to correct downwards, causing declines in retail fuel prices. Retailers have largely passed on heightened crude oil prices, leading to steady margins. The industry's competitive landscape has changed significantly over the past decade. Industry participation has fallen, and merger and acquisition activity among the industry's larger players has increased as they've sought to consolidate their market positions. Foreign ownership is also on the rise. In October 2021, Ampol Limited announced plans to purchase Z Energy for $2.0 billion. The transaction was completed in May 2022 to make Ampol the industry's largest player. The world price of crude oil is set to remain elevated over the coming years, although retail prices should moderate as supply chain issues ease, limiting revenue growth. Fuel retailers will benefit from ongoing growth in tourism activity over the coming years. Even so, continued growth in electric vehicle uptake is set to increasingly constrain demand for fuel. Overall, industry revenue is forecast to climb at an annualised 0.9% through 2029-30, to $10.6 billion.

The price of gas in the United Kingdom was 106 British pence per therm in the fourth quarter of 2024. It is anticipated gas prices will increase to 131 pence in the second quarter of 2025 before gradually falling to just under 80 pence by the second quarter of 2027.
Surging energy costs and the cost of living crisis At the height of the UK's cost of living crisis in 2022, approximately 91 percent of UK households were experiencing rising prices compared with the previous month. It was during 2022 that the UK's CPI inflation rate reached a peak of 11.1 percent, in October of that year. Food and energy, in particular, were the main drivers of inflation during this period, with energy inflation reaching 26.6 percent, and food prices increasing by 18.2 percent at the height of the crisis. Although prices fell to more expected levels by 2024, an uptick in inflation is forecast for 2025, with prices rising by 3.7 percent in the third quarter of the year. Global Inflation Crisis The UK was not alone in suffering rapid inflation during this time period, with several countries across the world experiencing an inflation crisis. The roots of the crisis began as the global economy gradually emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Blocked-up supply chains, struggled to recover as quickly as consumer demand, with food and energy prices also facing upward pressure. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to Europe gradually weening itself of cheap Russian energy exports, while for several months Ukraine struggled to export crucial food supplies to the rest of the World.

Fuel wholesalers have come up against hugely volatile markets in recent years. The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent travel restrictions and lockdowns led to a standstill in global transport activity, driving a sharp drop in fuel prices and sales in 2020. Air passenger numbers tanked by 73% in the EU in 2020, according to the European Commission, driving a sharp drop off in demand for jet fuel. OPEC+ manipulates world crude oil prices by adjusting production quotas and collaborating with other producers. OPEC+ worked to cut production in early 2021 to raise prices back to their pre-pandemic level, which gave fuel wholesalers a big boost. Then, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a string of sanctions being placed on Russia by the EU and other Western nations, including the UK. Bans on Russian fuel exports drove prices and wholesalers’ revenue through the roof. For example, according to vehicle insurer RAC, the average price of unleaded in the UK shot up by 23.8% between 2021 and 2022. Over the five years through 2024, fuel wholesalers’ revenue is forecast to fall at a compound annual rate of 3.8% to reach €1.1 trillion, including an expected 5.8% tumble in 2024 as supply cuts push prices up. Rising levels of environmental awareness will encourage fuel wholesalers to stock a growing range of low-carbon fuel options like biofuels and hydrogen (when they become more financially viable) in the future. In many European countries, the push to decarbonise transport is accelerating, with electric vehicles gaining ground on petrol vehicles, having already surpassed the market share of diesel vehicles in terms of new car registrations. The long-term fall in investment in oil and gas will also push up prices. Over the five years through 2029, revenue is anticipated to fall at a compound annual rate of 1.3% to reach €1.2 trillion.

This table contains pump prices for motor fuels at petrol stations. Weighted average daily prices are published of petrol Euro95, diesel oil and LPG including VAT and excise duties. These daily prices are published once a week.

Data available from: January 2006

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final figures.

Changes since the previous period: New figures have been added

When will new figures be published? The figures appear on Thursday of each week. If circumstances, such as public holidays, prevent publishing on Thursday, figures will be published on the next working day.

Gasoline rose to 2.09 USD/Gal on June 9, 2025, up 0.36% from the previous day. Over the past month, Gasoline's price has fallen 2.01%, and is down 13.72% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Gasoline - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Analysis of ‘U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices 1995-2021’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/mruanova/us-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-19952021 on 28 January 2022.

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The data contains the following information: - A1: Weekly U.S. All Grades All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - A2: Weekly U.S. All Grades Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - A3: Weekly U.S. All Grades Reformulated Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - R1: Weekly U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - R2: Weekly U.S. Regular Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - R3: Weekly U.S. Regular Reformulated Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - M1: Weekly U.S. Midgrade All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - M2: Weekly U.S. Midgrade Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - M3: Weekly U.S. Midgrade Reformulated Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - P1: Weekly U.S. Premium All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - P2: Weekly U.S. Premium Conventional Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - P3: Weekly U.S. Premium Reformulated Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon) - D1: Weekly U.S. No 2 Diesel Retail Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

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United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Decrease data was reported at 3.000 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.000 % for Aug 2018. United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Decrease data is updated monthly, averaging 5.000 % from Apr 1983 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 315 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.000 % in Jul 2000 and a record low of 0.000 % in Jun 1997. United States CS: Expected Gasoline Prices: Next 5 Yrs: Decrease data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by University of Michigan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H037: Consumer Sentiment Index: Vehicle Buying Conditions. The question was: Do you think that the price of gasoline will go up during the next five years, will gasoline prices go down, or will they stay about the same as they are now?About how many cents per gallon do you think gasoline prices will (increase/decrease) during the next five years compared to now?

Fuel wholesalers have come up against hugely volatile markets in recent years. The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent travel restrictions and lockdowns led to a standstill in global transport activity, driving a sharp drop in fuel prices and sales in 2020. Air passenger numbers tanked by 73% in the EU in 2020, according to the European Commission, driving a sharp drop off in demand for jet fuel. OPEC+ manipulates world crude oil prices by adjusting production quotas and collaborating with other producers. OPEC+ worked to cut production in early 2021 to raise prices back to their pre-pandemic level, which gave fuel wholesalers a big boost. Then, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a string of sanctions being placed on Russia by the EU and other Western nations, including the UK. Bans on Russian fuel exports drove prices and wholesalers’ revenue through the roof. For example, according to vehicle insurer RAC, the average price of unleaded in the UK shot up by 23.8% between 2021 and 2022. Over the five years through 2024, fuel wholesalers’ revenue is forecast to fall at a compound annual rate of 3.8% to reach €1.1 trillion, including an expected 5.8% tumble in 2024 as supply cuts push prices up. Rising levels of environmental awareness will encourage fuel wholesalers to stock a growing range of low-carbon fuel options like biofuels and hydrogen (when they become more financially viable) in the future. In many European countries, the push to decarbonise transport is accelerating, with electric vehicles gaining ground on petrol vehicles, having already surpassed the market share of diesel vehicles in terms of new car registrations. The long-term fall in investment in oil and gas will also push up prices. Over the five years through 2029, revenue is anticipated to fall at a compound annual rate of 1.3% to reach €1.2 trillion.

On June 2, 2025, the price of ultra-low sulfur unleaded petrol (gasoline) in the United Kingdom averaged 131.45 pence per liter. This compared to 138.09 pence per liter for diesel. Diesel prices were consistently higher than petrol/gasoline prices throughout this period, although the margin varied. Reasons for such differences in pricing lie in the refining process and molecular makeup of the products, with diesel requiring more complex refining processes and being an overall heavier liquid. As motor fuel pricing in the UK is not regulated by a monitoring body, there may also be notable differences in prices between retailers and regions. Supermarkets provide lowest fuel prices in the UK In the UK, much of the motor fuel is sold through supermarkets. Large supermarkets, or hypermarkets, account for more than 40 percent of all motor fuel sales in the country. The reason for their popularity often lies in the fact that they offer lower average prices. In the last four years, regular petrol/gasoline sold at supermarkets was up to six pence per liter cheaper than the national average. How UK fuel prices compare to the rest of the world Tied as they are to crude oil prices, motor fuels are generally cheapest in major producing countries, such as Iran, Venezuela, and Russia. In Europe, costs of importing the raw or finished products, in addition to taxes and levies, may hike up pump prices significantly. The UK is often among the countries with the highest petrol/gasoline prices, alongside other large European car markets such as France and Germany.