What Gas Costs
and Why
An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 30 September 2026

The evidence behind the price

Texas: what changed?

Dated inputs, measured movements and the limits of each comparison.

Why prices changed

Gasoline / petrol

A matching publisher and a 6–10 day comparison are required.

Diesel

A matching publisher and a 6–10 day comparison are required.

Reporting around these observation dates

Source headlines provide context. Their presence does not establish what caused the price movement.

No matching source reports are available for this observation interval.

Oil fell. Did the pump follow?

Gasoline / petrol

Does local crude movement line up more closely with pump changes in the same week or later? This compares weekly changes at delays of 0 to 8 weeks over up to five years, using the latest continuous publisher and currency segment.

Pump price and local-currency crude, indexed to 1002026-09-30 to 2026-09-30. Navy is pump price; teal is crude. A data table follows.02754811082026-09-302026-09-30Pump price (navy) · Crude in local currency (teal) · First paired date = 100
Relative movements, not a breakdown of pump costs. Crude is a proxy, not wholesale fuel.
Chart data and publishers (1 observations)
DatePump, USD/LCrude proxy, local / LPublisher
2026-09-301.0370.606AAA state gas price averages

0 compatible weekly changes; at least 52 are required for lag analysis.

At least 52 compatible weekly changes are needed; each correlation needs 12 pairs and variation in both series. Joins allow one day of reporting-date variation. Missing weeks are not filled. Each later pump change covers one week, not a cumulative response. Correlation does not measure a causal pass-through delay or prove that rises travel faster than falls. No forecast is implied. Benchmark and FX inputs are no more than 10 days old and never from a future date.

Diesel

Does local crude movement line up more closely with pump changes in the same week or later? This compares weekly changes at delays of 0 to 8 weeks over up to five years, using the latest continuous publisher and currency segment.

Pump price and local-currency crude, indexed to 1002026-09-10 to 2026-09-30. Navy is pump price; teal is crude. A data table follows.02857851132026-09-102026-09-30Pump price (navy) · Crude in local currency (teal) · First paired date = 100
Relative movements, not a breakdown of pump costs. Crude is a proxy, not wholesale fuel.
Chart data and publishers (3 observations)
DatePump, USD/LCrude proxy, local / LPublisher
2026-09-101.4740.651AAA state gas price averages
2026-09-141.5430.644AAA state gas price averages
2026-09-301.5390.606AAA state gas price averages

0 compatible weekly changes; at least 52 are required for lag analysis.

At least 52 compatible weekly changes are needed; each correlation needs 12 pairs and variation in both series. Joins allow one day of reporting-date variation. Missing weeks are not filled. Each later pump change covers one week, not a cumulative response. Correlation does not measure a causal pass-through delay or prove that rises travel faster than falls. No forecast is implied. Benchmark and FX inputs are no more than 10 days old and never from a future date.

Policy dates alongside prices

Gasoline / petrol
USD per litre, with policy event dates2021-10-11 to 2026-09-30. Dashed lines mark verified policy events; they do not establish causation. A data table follows.0.000.330.660.991.322021-10-112026-09-30US Energy Information Administration · USD/L
No curated policy events fall within the displayed price history.
Chart data and publishers (260 observations)
DatePump, USD/LPublisher
2021-10-110.763US Energy Information Administration
2021-10-180.771US Energy Information Administration
2021-10-250.795US Energy Information Administration
2021-11-010.795US Energy Information Administration
2021-11-080.808US Energy Information Administration
2021-11-150.798US Energy Information Administration
2021-11-220.785US Energy Information Administration
2021-11-290.773US Energy Information Administration
2021-12-060.777US Energy Information Administration
2021-12-130.762US Energy Information Administration
2021-12-200.763US Energy Information Administration
2021-12-270.753US Energy Information Administration
2022-01-030.765US Energy Information Administration
2022-01-100.757US Energy Information Administration
2022-01-170.771US Energy Information Administration
2022-01-240.787US Energy Information Administration
2022-01-310.789US Energy Information Administration
2022-02-070.817US Energy Information Administration
2022-02-140.830US Energy Information Administration
2022-02-210.845US Energy Information Administration
2022-02-280.867US Energy Information Administration
2022-03-070.995US Energy Information Administration
2022-03-141.051US Energy Information Administration
2022-03-211.027US Energy Information Administration
2022-03-281.009US Energy Information Administration
2022-04-040.989US Energy Information Administration
2022-04-110.966US Energy Information Administration
2022-04-180.970US Energy Information Administration
2022-04-250.992US Energy Information Administration
2022-05-021.017US Energy Information Administration
2022-05-091.053US Energy Information Administration
2022-05-161.093US Energy Information Administration
2022-05-231.127US Energy Information Administration
2022-05-301.112US Energy Information Administration
2022-06-061.205US Energy Information Administration
2022-06-131.226US Energy Information Administration
2022-06-201.226US Energy Information Administration
2022-06-271.193US Energy Information Administration
2022-07-041.145US Energy Information Administration
2022-07-111.101US Energy Information Administration
2022-07-181.045US Energy Information Administration
2022-07-251.000US Energy Information Administration
2022-08-010.964US Energy Information Administration
2022-08-080.924US Energy Information Administration
2022-08-150.896US Energy Information Administration
2022-08-220.896US Energy Information Administration
2022-08-290.877US Energy Information Administration
2022-09-050.839US Energy Information Administration
2022-09-120.810US Energy Information Administration
2022-09-190.826US Energy Information Administration
2022-09-260.808US Energy Information Administration
2022-10-030.795US Energy Information Administration
2022-10-100.849US Energy Information Administration
2022-10-170.859US Energy Information Administration
2022-10-240.830US Energy Information Administration
2022-10-310.820US Energy Information Administration
2022-11-070.825US Energy Information Administration
2022-11-140.806US Energy Information Administration
2022-11-210.772US Energy Information Administration
2022-11-280.742US Energy Information Administration
2022-12-050.714US Energy Information Administration
2022-12-120.699US Energy Information Administration
2022-12-190.674US Energy Information Administration
2022-12-260.692US Energy Information Administration
2023-01-020.749US Energy Information Administration
2023-01-090.746US Energy Information Administration
2023-01-160.773US Energy Information Administration
2023-01-230.804US Energy Information Administration
2023-01-300.811US Energy Information Administration
2023-02-060.803US Energy Information Administration
2023-02-130.781US Energy Information Administration
2023-02-200.780US Energy Information Administration
2023-02-270.751US Energy Information Administration
2023-03-060.776US Energy Information Administration
2023-03-130.809US Energy Information Administration
2023-03-200.787US Energy Information Administration
2023-03-270.810US Energy Information Administration
2023-04-030.829US Energy Information Administration
2023-04-100.856US Energy Information Administration
2023-04-170.888US Energy Information Administration
2023-04-240.859US Energy Information Administration
2023-05-010.821US Energy Information Administration
2023-05-080.791US Energy Information Administration
2023-05-150.810US Energy Information Administration
2023-05-220.792US Energy Information Administration
2023-05-290.818US Energy Information Administration
2023-06-050.798US Energy Information Administration
2023-06-120.831US Energy Information Administration
2023-06-190.812US Energy Information Administration
2023-06-260.849US Energy Information Administration
2023-07-030.823US Energy Information Administration
2023-07-100.840US Energy Information Administration
2023-07-170.831US Energy Information Administration
2023-07-240.860US Energy Information Administration
2023-07-310.906US Energy Information Administration
2023-08-070.911US Energy Information Administration
2023-08-140.893US Energy Information Administration
2023-08-210.912US Energy Information Administration
2023-08-280.887US Energy Information Administration
2023-09-040.882US Energy Information Administration
2023-09-110.880US Energy Information Administration
2023-09-180.897US Energy Information Administration
2023-09-250.874US Energy Information Administration
2023-10-020.872US Energy Information Administration
2023-10-090.831US Energy Information Administration
2023-10-160.790US Energy Information Administration
2023-10-230.790US Energy Information Administration
2023-10-300.766US Energy Information Administration
2023-11-060.740US Energy Information Administration
2023-11-130.722US Energy Information Administration
2023-11-200.723US Energy Information Administration
2023-11-270.698US Energy Information Administration
2023-12-040.711US Energy Information Administration
2023-12-110.676US Energy Information Administration
2023-12-180.651US Energy Information Administration
2023-12-250.697US Energy Information Administration
2024-01-010.688US Energy Information Administration
2024-01-080.697US Energy Information Administration
2024-01-150.694US Energy Information Administration
2024-01-220.702US Energy Information Administration
2024-01-290.725US Energy Information Administration
2024-02-050.743US Energy Information Administration
2024-02-120.736US Energy Information Administration
2024-02-190.763US Energy Information Administration
2024-02-260.741US Energy Information Administration
2024-03-040.770US Energy Information Administration
2024-03-110.766US Energy Information Administration
2024-03-180.810US Energy Information Administration
2024-03-250.839US Energy Information Administration
2024-04-010.819US Energy Information Administration
2024-04-080.853US Energy Information Administration
2024-04-150.837US Energy Information Administration
2024-04-220.861US Energy Information Administration
2024-04-290.846US Energy Information Administration
2024-05-060.863US Energy Information Administration
2024-05-130.837US Energy Information Administration
2024-05-200.817US Energy Information Administration
2024-05-270.824US Energy Information Administration
2024-06-030.799US Energy Information Administration
2024-06-100.768US Energy Information Administration
2024-06-170.787US Energy Information Administration
2024-06-240.795US Energy Information Administration
2024-07-010.814US Energy Information Administration
2024-07-080.800US Energy Information Administration
2024-07-150.821US Energy Information Administration
2024-07-220.799US Energy Information Administration
2024-07-290.822US Energy Information Administration
2024-08-050.791US Energy Information Administration
2024-08-120.786US Energy Information Administration
2024-08-190.787US Energy Information Administration
2024-08-260.758US Energy Information Administration
2024-09-020.741US Energy Information Administration
2024-09-090.733US Energy Information Administration
2024-09-160.710US Energy Information Administration
2024-09-230.716US Energy Information Administration
2024-09-300.702US Energy Information Administration
2024-10-070.715US Energy Information Administration
2024-10-140.711US Energy Information Administration
2024-10-210.708US Energy Information Administration
2024-10-280.681US Energy Information Administration
2024-11-040.677US Energy Information Administration
2024-11-110.674US Energy Information Administration
2024-11-180.684US Energy Information Administration
2024-11-250.686US Energy Information Administration
2024-12-020.666US Energy Information Administration
2024-12-090.676US Energy Information Administration
2024-12-160.663US Energy Information Administration
2024-12-230.692US Energy Information Administration
2024-12-300.681US Energy Information Administration
2025-01-060.694US Energy Information Administration
2025-01-130.697US Energy Information Administration
2025-01-200.700US Energy Information Administration
2025-01-270.702US Energy Information Administration
2025-02-030.705US Energy Information Administration
2025-02-100.697US Energy Information Administration
2025-02-170.714US Energy Information Administration
2025-02-240.706US Energy Information Administration
2025-03-030.682US Energy Information Administration
2025-03-100.704US Energy Information Administration
2025-03-170.686US Energy Information Administration
2025-03-240.724US Energy Information Administration
2025-03-310.714US Energy Information Administration
2025-04-070.751US Energy Information Administration
2025-04-140.724US Energy Information Administration
2025-04-210.704US Energy Information Administration
2025-04-280.704US Energy Information Administration
2025-05-050.720US Energy Information Administration
2025-05-120.714US Energy Information Administration
2025-05-190.742US Energy Information Administration
2025-05-260.723US Energy Information Administration
2025-06-020.710US Energy Information Administration
2025-06-090.722US Energy Information Administration
2025-06-160.721US Energy Information Administration
2025-06-230.756US Energy Information Administration
2025-06-300.720US Energy Information Administration
2025-07-070.704US Energy Information Administration
2025-07-140.724US Energy Information Administration
2025-07-210.721US Energy Information Administration
2025-07-280.725US Energy Information Administration
2025-08-040.720US Energy Information Administration
2025-08-110.700US Energy Information Administration
2025-08-180.728US Energy Information Administration
2025-08-250.708US Energy Information Administration
2025-09-010.728US Energy Information Administration
2025-09-080.712US Energy Information Administration
2025-09-150.732US Energy Information Administration
2025-09-220.712US Energy Information Administration
2025-09-290.699US Energy Information Administration
2025-10-060.720US Energy Information Administration
2025-10-130.683US Energy Information Administration
2025-10-200.663US Energy Information Administration
2025-10-270.677US Energy Information Administration
2025-11-030.651US Energy Information Administration
2025-11-100.683US Energy Information Administration
2025-11-170.683US Energy Information Administration
2025-11-240.701US Energy Information Administration
2025-12-010.668US Energy Information Administration
2025-12-080.649US Energy Information Administration
2025-12-150.654US Energy Information Administration
2025-12-220.640US Energy Information Administration
2025-12-290.622US Energy Information Administration
2026-01-050.613US Energy Information Administration
2026-01-120.621US Energy Information Administration
2026-01-190.628US Energy Information Administration
2026-01-260.645US Energy Information Administration
2026-02-020.644US Energy Information Administration
2026-02-090.653US Energy Information Administration
2026-02-160.650US Energy Information Administration
2026-02-230.669US Energy Information Administration
2026-03-020.698US Energy Information Administration
2026-03-090.828US Energy Information Administration
2026-03-160.899US Energy Information Administration
2026-03-230.952US Energy Information Administration
2026-03-300.944US Energy Information Administration
2026-04-060.998US Energy Information Administration
2026-04-130.988US Energy Information Administration
2026-04-200.948US Energy Information Administration
2026-04-270.967US Energy Information Administration
2026-05-041.024US Energy Information Administration
2026-05-111.041US Energy Information Administration
2026-05-181.027US Energy Information Administration
2026-05-251.045US Energy Information Administration
2026-06-010.991US Energy Information Administration
2026-06-080.941US Energy Information Administration
2026-06-150.907US Energy Information Administration
2026-06-220.891US Energy Information Administration
2026-06-290.853US Energy Information Administration
2026-07-060.868US Energy Information Administration
2026-07-130.891US Energy Information Administration
2026-07-200.937US Energy Information Administration
2026-07-270.963US Energy Information Administration
2026-08-030.933US Energy Information Administration
2026-08-100.928US Energy Information Administration
2026-08-170.956US Energy Information Administration
2026-08-240.946US Energy Information Administration
2026-08-310.945US Energy Information Administration
2026-09-101.012AAA state gas price averages
2026-09-141.005US Energy Information Administration
2026-09-211.038US Energy Information Administration
2026-09-301.037AAA state gas price averages

No legal policy events have been curated for this region yet. This is not evidence that policy has been unchanged.

Event coverage is selective. Source tax-rate snapshots are not automatically treated as legal changes. Upcoming recorded tax dates · All regional tax records

Diesel
USD per litre, with policy event dates2026-09-10 to 2026-09-30. Dashed lines mark verified policy events; they do not establish causation. A data table follows.0.000.420.831.251.672026-09-102026-09-30AAA state gas price averages · USD/L
No curated policy events fall within the displayed price history.
Chart data and publishers (3 observations)
DatePump, USD/LPublisher
2026-09-101.474AAA state gas price averages
2026-09-141.543AAA state gas price averages
2026-09-301.539AAA state gas price averages

No legal policy events have been curated for this region yet. This is not evidence that policy has been unchanged.

Event coverage is selective. Source tax-rate snapshots are not automatically treated as legal changes. Upcoming recorded tax dates · All regional tax records

Source receipts

Gasoline / petrol

Publisher: AAA state gas price averages. Observation: 2026-09-30. Last successful publisher refresh: 2026-09-30 07:39:46 UTC. Observation ingestion: 2026-09-30 07:39:46 UTC.

Original value: 3.927 USD USD/gal. Display: 1.037404 USD/L. Method: derived.

Crude input
WTI 96.41 USD/barrel, 2026-09-22
Display currency FX
USD_USD 1, 2026-09-30
Source currency FX
USD_USD 1, 2026-09-30
Reuse terms
AAA Fuel Prices, all rights reserved. Publicly displayed state averages; retain attribution. Not EIA public-domain data.

Derived method: crude = USD/barrel / 158.987 * local currency/USD; yield factor 1.0; downstream = price - taxes - crude. Currency conversion uses display FX / source FX; US gallons convert at 3.785411784 L. Missing inputs are never zero. Benchmark availability alone does not imply a complete component breakdown. Full methodology.

Download receipts and calculation inputs · Historical observations

Publication and revision history (3 saved versions)

Tracking begins with this feature’s first export. A new observation is a publication; a changed value for the same observation date is a revision. This is our publication history, not a complete publisher revision archive. At most 30 versions per fuel are shown; the canonical database retains all recorded versions.

Recorded (UTC)ObservationPrice / LVersion
2026-09-30T07:44:56.056937Z2026-09-301.037404 USD5e9b9015066a
2026-09-29T13:02:16Z2026-09-141.016798 USDa92e9487d74e
2026-09-23T06:02:26Z2026-09-141.016798 USD158988b2447f
Diesel

Publisher: AAA state gas price averages. Observation: 2026-09-30. Last successful publisher refresh: 2026-09-30 07:39:46 UTC. Observation ingestion: 2026-09-30 07:39:46 UTC.

Original value: 5.8253 USD USD/gal. Display: 1.538881 USD/L. Method: derived.

Crude input
WTI 96.41 USD/barrel, 2026-09-22
Display currency FX
USD_USD 1, 2026-09-30
Source currency FX
USD_USD 1, 2026-09-30
Reuse terms
AAA Fuel Prices, all rights reserved. Publicly displayed state averages; retain attribution. Not EIA public-domain data.

Derived method: crude = USD/barrel / 158.987 * local currency/USD; yield factor 1.0; downstream = price - taxes - crude. Currency conversion uses display FX / source FX; US gallons convert at 3.785411784 L. Missing inputs are never zero. Benchmark availability alone does not imply a complete component breakdown. Full methodology.

Download receipts and calculation inputs · Historical observations

Publication and revision history (3 saved versions)

Tracking begins with this feature’s first export. A new observation is a publication; a changed value for the same observation date is a revision. This is our publication history, not a complete publisher revision archive. At most 30 versions per fuel are shown; the canonical database retains all recorded versions.

Recorded (UTC)ObservationPrice / LVersion
2026-09-30T07:44:56.062844Z2026-09-301.538881 USD6cb9cc6ceb0e
2026-09-29T13:02:16Z2026-09-141.542659 USD1cc364351fc9
2026-09-23T06:02:26Z2026-09-141.542659 USDf713edbba304

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