US / city
Los Angeles The pump price, taken apart. Every observation keeps its source, date and method.
Gasoline / petrol Diesel
Volume unit Per litre Per US gallon Reported pump priceUSD 1.50 per litre
Observation date2026-09-07 7 September 2026
Share paid in taxesUnavailable Breakdown pending
Change from prior week+2.7% Price rank 2 of 2 on the same date
Breakdown pending: verified taxes or contemporaneous benchmarks are missing.
The local picture
Why prices differ here California has its own gasoline specification and a relatively isolated supply network. Refinery downtime, fuel-program costs and state taxes all affect its gap with the US average.
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The last 52 weekly observations Los Angeles · Gasoline / petrol Pump price history 52 observations from 2025-09-15 to 2026-09-07. USD per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table. 0.00 0.58 1.15 1.73 2025-09-15: USD 1.18/L 2025-09-22: USD 1.19/L 2025-09-29: USD 1.18/L 2025-10-06: USD 1.18/L 2025-10-13: USD 1.18/L 2025-10-20: USD 1.16/L 2025-10-27: USD 1.15/L 2025-11-03: USD 1.17/L 2025-11-10: USD 1.19/L 2025-11-17: USD 1.19/L 2025-11-24: USD 1.18/L 2025-12-01: USD 1.16/L 2025-12-08: USD 1.13/L 2025-12-15: USD 1.10/L 2025-12-22: USD 1.08/L 2025-12-29: USD 1.07/L 2026-01-05: USD 1.07/L 2026-01-12: USD 1.05/L 2026-01-19: USD 1.05/L 2026-01-26: USD 1.07/L 2026-02-02: USD 1.10/L 2026-02-09: USD 1.13/L 2026-02-16: USD 1.16/L 2026-02-23: USD 1.16/L 2026-03-02: USD 1.18/L 2026-03-09: USD 1.34/L 2026-03-16: USD 1.43/L 2026-03-23: USD 1.50/L 2026-03-30: USD 1.51/L 2026-04-06: USD 1.53/L 2026-04-13: USD 1.52/L 2026-04-20: USD 1.49/L 2026-04-27: USD 1.52/L 2026-05-04: USD 1.57/L 2026-05-11: USD 1.57/L 2026-05-18: USD 1.57/L 2026-05-25: USD 1.56/L 2026-06-01: USD 1.53/L 2026-06-08: USD 1.48/L 2026-06-15: USD 1.44/L 2026-06-22: USD 1.40/L 2026-06-29: USD 1.36/L 2026-07-06: USD 1.34/L 2026-07-13: USD 1.36/L 2026-07-20: USD 1.41/L 2026-07-27: USD 1.44/L 2026-08-03: USD 1.45/L 2026-08-10: USD 1.43/L 2026-08-17: USD 1.43/L 2026-08-24: USD 1.44/L 2026-08-31: USD 1.46/L 2026-09-07: USD 1.50/L 2025-09-15 2026-09-07 USD per litre. Line shows the reported pump price; component history is incomplete.
View the chart data USD per litre Date Price Components 2025-09-15 1.184 Unavailable 2025-09-22 1.189 Unavailable 2025-09-29 1.179 Unavailable 2025-10-06 1.183 Unavailable 2025-10-13 1.176 Unavailable 2025-10-20 1.163 Unavailable 2025-10-27 1.147 Unavailable 2025-11-03 1.166 Unavailable 2025-11-10 1.195 Unavailable 2025-11-17 1.194 Unavailable 2025-11-24 1.175 Unavailable 2025-12-01 1.161 Unavailable 2025-12-08 1.131 Unavailable 2025-12-15 1.102 Unavailable 2025-12-22 1.075 Unavailable 2025-12-29 1.066 Unavailable 2026-01-05 1.066 Unavailable 2026-01-12 1.051 Unavailable 2026-01-19 1.049 Unavailable 2026-01-26 1.068 Unavailable 2026-02-02 1.102 Unavailable 2026-02-09 1.130 Unavailable 2026-02-16 1.160 Unavailable 2026-02-23 1.164 Unavailable 2026-03-02 1.178 Unavailable 2026-03-09 1.342 Unavailable 2026-03-16 1.429 Unavailable 2026-03-23 1.497 Unavailable 2026-03-30 1.514 Unavailable 2026-04-06 1.532 Unavailable 2026-04-13 1.516 Unavailable 2026-04-20 1.492 Unavailable 2026-04-27 1.525 Unavailable 2026-05-04 1.570 Unavailable 2026-05-11 1.568 Unavailable 2026-05-18 1.566 Unavailable 2026-05-25 1.555 Unavailable 2026-06-01 1.531 Unavailable 2026-06-08 1.483 Unavailable 2026-06-15 1.444 Unavailable 2026-06-22 1.396 Unavailable 2026-06-29 1.359 Unavailable 2026-07-06 1.345 Unavailable 2026-07-13 1.358 Unavailable 2026-07-20 1.406 Unavailable 2026-07-27 1.439 Unavailable 2026-08-03 1.446 Unavailable 2026-08-10 1.433 Unavailable 2026-08-17 1.427 Unavailable 2026-08-24 1.442 Unavailable 2026-08-31 1.461 Unavailable 2026-09-07 1.501 Unavailable
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