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Reported pump priceUSD 1.50per litre

Observation date2026-09-077 September 2026

Share paid in taxesUnavailableBreakdown pending

Change from prior week+2.9%Price rank 1 of 9 on the same date

Breakdown pending: verified taxes or contemporaneous benchmarks are missing.

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The last 52 weekly observations

California · Gasoline / petrol
Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-15 to 2026-09-07. USD per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.581.161.732025-09-15: USD 1.18/L2025-09-22: USD 1.18/L2025-09-29: USD 1.17/L2025-10-06: USD 1.18/L2025-10-13: USD 1.18/L2025-10-20: USD 1.17/L2025-10-27: USD 1.15/L2025-11-03: USD 1.17/L2025-11-10: USD 1.19/L2025-11-17: USD 1.18/L2025-11-24: USD 1.16/L2025-12-01: USD 1.15/L2025-12-08: USD 1.13/L2025-12-15: USD 1.10/L2025-12-22: USD 1.08/L2025-12-29: USD 1.07/L2026-01-05: USD 1.07/L2026-01-12: USD 1.05/L2026-01-19: USD 1.05/L2026-01-26: USD 1.07/L2026-02-02: USD 1.10/L2026-02-09: USD 1.14/L2026-02-16: USD 1.17/L2026-02-23: USD 1.17/L2026-03-02: USD 1.18/L2026-03-09: USD 1.35/L2026-03-16: USD 1.42/L2026-03-23: USD 1.49/L2026-03-30: USD 1.51/L2026-04-06: USD 1.52/L2026-04-13: USD 1.51/L2026-04-20: USD 1.49/L2026-04-27: USD 1.53/L2026-05-04: USD 1.57/L2026-05-11: USD 1.58/L2026-05-18: USD 1.57/L2026-05-25: USD 1.56/L2026-06-01: USD 1.55/L2026-06-08: USD 1.50/L2026-06-15: USD 1.47/L2026-06-22: USD 1.42/L2026-06-29: USD 1.39/L2026-07-06: USD 1.37/L2026-07-13: USD 1.37/L2026-07-20: USD 1.41/L2026-07-27: USD 1.45/L2026-08-03: USD 1.45/L2026-08-10: USD 1.43/L2026-08-17: USD 1.43/L2026-08-24: USD 1.44/L2026-08-31: USD 1.46/L2026-09-07: USD 1.50/L2025-09-152026-09-07

USD per litre. Line shows the reported pump price; component history is incomplete.

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USD per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-151.180Unavailable
2025-09-221.180Unavailable
2025-09-291.175Unavailable
2025-10-061.176Unavailable
2025-10-131.177Unavailable
2025-10-201.169Unavailable
2025-10-271.151Unavailable
2025-11-031.171Unavailable
2025-11-101.189Unavailable
2025-11-171.182Unavailable
2025-11-241.163Unavailable
2025-12-011.151Crude oil 0.404; Refining 0.132; Distribution & marketing 0.227; Fuel duties & fees 0.210; VAT / sales tax 0.024; Policy costs & UST fee 0.107
2025-12-081.129Unavailable
2025-12-151.100Unavailable
2025-12-221.077Unavailable
2025-12-291.068Unavailable
2026-01-051.066Unavailable
2026-01-121.051Unavailable
2026-01-191.051Unavailable
2026-01-261.067Unavailable
2026-02-021.103Unavailable
2026-02-091.140Unavailable
2026-02-161.167Unavailable
2026-02-231.173Unavailable
2026-03-021.182Unavailable
2026-03-091.345Unavailable
2026-03-161.422Unavailable
2026-03-231.493Unavailable
2026-03-301.509Unavailable
2026-04-061.524Unavailable
2026-04-131.514Unavailable
2026-04-201.492Unavailable
2026-04-271.528Unavailable
2026-05-041.574Unavailable
2026-05-111.577Unavailable
2026-05-181.574Unavailable
2026-05-251.562Unavailable
2026-06-011.546Crude oil 0.619; Refining 0.228; Distribution & marketing 0.250; Fuel duties & fees 0.210; VAT / sales tax 0.032; Policy costs & UST fee 0.126
2026-06-081.505Unavailable
2026-06-151.467Unavailable
2026-06-221.423Unavailable
2026-06-291.386Unavailable
2026-07-061.367Unavailable
2026-07-131.374Unavailable
2026-07-201.414Unavailable
2026-07-271.450Unavailable
2026-08-031.452Unavailable
2026-08-101.434Unavailable
2026-08-171.426Unavailable
2026-08-241.440Unavailable
2026-08-311.458Unavailable
2026-09-071.500Unavailable

Published monthly breakdown

· California Energy Commission. This is a different reporting period from the latest pump price above.

USD per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.619 USD per litre; Refining: 0.228 USD per litre; Distribution & marketing: 0.250 USD per litre; Fuel duties & fees: 0.210 USD per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.032 USD per litre; Policy costs & UST fee: 0.126 USD per litreCrude oil: USD 0.62/LRefining: USD 0.23/LDistribution & marketing: USD 0.25/LFuel duties & fees: USD 0.21/LVAT / sales tax: USD 0.03/LPolicy costs & UST fee: USD 0.13/L
Crude oilUSD 0.6242.3% of price
RefiningUSD 0.2315.5% of price
Distribution & marketingUSD 0.2517.0% of price
Fuel duties & feesUSD 0.2114.4% of price
VAT / sales taxUSD 0.032.2% of price
Policy costs & UST feeUSD 0.138.6% of price
Price components, 2026-06-01, USD per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6192
Refining0.2276
Distribution & marketing0.2496
Fuel duties & fees0.2103
VAT / sales tax0.0322
Policy costs & UST fee0.1264

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