US / city
Chicago 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 1.14 per litre
Observation date2026-09-07 7 September 2026
Share paid in taxesUnavailable Breakdown pending
Change from prior week+1.8% Comparable ranking unavailable
Breakdown pending: verified taxes or contemporaneous benchmarks are missing.
The local picture
Why prices differ here A large refining system and relatively low fuel taxes help explain US pump prices. Regional fuel rules, transportation and refinery outages still create substantial differences between states.
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The last 52 weekly observations Chicago · 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 0.48 0.97 1.45 2025-09-15: USD 0.93/L 2025-09-22: USD 0.92/L 2025-09-29: USD 0.92/L 2025-10-06: USD 0.90/L 2025-10-13: USD 0.86/L 2025-10-20: USD 0.84/L 2025-10-27: USD 0.89/L 2025-11-03: USD 0.86/L 2025-11-10: USD 0.88/L 2025-11-17: USD 0.86/L 2025-11-24: USD 0.88/L 2025-12-01: USD 0.84/L 2025-12-08: USD 0.82/L 2025-12-15: USD 0.81/L 2025-12-22: USD 0.79/L 2025-12-29: USD 0.80/L 2026-01-05: USD 0.78/L 2026-01-12: USD 0.77/L 2026-01-19: USD 0.77/L 2026-01-26: USD 0.79/L 2026-02-02: USD 0.78/L 2026-02-09: USD 0.79/L 2026-02-16: USD 0.80/L 2026-02-23: USD 0.77/L 2026-03-02: USD 0.80/L 2026-03-09: USD 0.94/L 2026-03-16: USD 0.95/L 2026-03-23: USD 1.10/L 2026-03-30: USD 1.12/L 2026-04-06: USD 1.12/L 2026-04-13: USD 1.15/L 2026-04-20: USD 1.12/L 2026-04-27: USD 1.13/L 2026-05-04: USD 1.30/L 2026-05-11: USD 1.28/L 2026-05-18: USD 1.32/L 2026-05-25: USD 1.27/L 2026-06-01: USD 1.23/L 2026-06-08: USD 1.17/L 2026-06-15: USD 1.12/L 2026-06-22: USD 1.08/L 2026-06-29: USD 1.06/L 2026-07-06: USD 1.03/L 2026-07-13: USD 1.05/L 2026-07-20: USD 1.07/L 2026-07-27: USD 1.09/L 2026-08-03: USD 1.13/L 2026-08-10: USD 1.10/L 2026-08-17: USD 1.13/L 2026-08-24: USD 1.15/L 2026-08-31: USD 1.12/L 2026-09-07: USD 1.14/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 0.930 Unavailable 2025-09-22 0.916 Unavailable 2025-09-29 0.922 Unavailable 2025-10-06 0.901 Unavailable 2025-10-13 0.857 Unavailable 2025-10-20 0.840 Unavailable 2025-10-27 0.886 Unavailable 2025-11-03 0.858 Unavailable 2025-11-10 0.880 Unavailable 2025-11-17 0.860 Unavailable 2025-11-24 0.880 Unavailable 2025-12-01 0.841 Unavailable 2025-12-08 0.818 Unavailable 2025-12-15 0.813 Unavailable 2025-12-22 0.790 Unavailable 2025-12-29 0.797 Unavailable 2026-01-05 0.777 Unavailable 2026-01-12 0.772 Unavailable 2026-01-19 0.770 Unavailable 2026-01-26 0.785 Unavailable 2026-02-02 0.776 Unavailable 2026-02-09 0.794 Unavailable 2026-02-16 0.796 Unavailable 2026-02-23 0.768 Unavailable 2026-03-02 0.800 Unavailable 2026-03-09 0.939 Unavailable 2026-03-16 0.954 Unavailable 2026-03-23 1.104 Unavailable 2026-03-30 1.123 Unavailable 2026-04-06 1.118 Unavailable 2026-04-13 1.148 Unavailable 2026-04-20 1.121 Unavailable 2026-04-27 1.130 Unavailable 2026-05-04 1.300 Unavailable 2026-05-11 1.277 Unavailable 2026-05-18 1.320 Unavailable 2026-05-25 1.274 Unavailable 2026-06-01 1.231 Unavailable 2026-06-08 1.168 Unavailable 2026-06-15 1.125 Unavailable 2026-06-22 1.078 Unavailable 2026-06-29 1.061 Unavailable 2026-07-06 1.028 Unavailable 2026-07-13 1.052 Unavailable 2026-07-20 1.065 Unavailable 2026-07-27 1.091 Unavailable 2026-08-03 1.129 Unavailable 2026-08-10 1.101 Unavailable 2026-08-17 1.133 Unavailable 2026-08-24 1.149 Unavailable 2026-08-31 1.121 Unavailable 2026-09-07 1.141 Unavailable
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