1959 Gas Price in Today's Dollars

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In the year 1959, the average retail price of gas was $0.31.

This is equivalent to $3.29 in 2024 dollars.

Note: We determine the value of a dollar using the Consumer Price Index from December of the previous year.

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How much has gas gone up with inflation?

Here's how much the 1959 gasoline price of $0.31 would be worth over time, compared to the actual price from that year.

Year Inflation-adjusted Actual
2023 $3.18 $3.63
2022 $2.99 $4.06
2021 $2.79 $3.09
2020 $2.76 $2.26
2019 $2.69 $2.69
2018 $2.64 $2.82
2017 $2.59 $2.53
2016 $2.54 $2.25
2015 $2.52 $2.51
2014 $2.50 $3.44
2013 $2.46 $3.58
2012 $2.42 $3.69
2011 $2.35 $3.58
2010 $2.32 $2.83
2009 $2.26 $2.40
2008 $2.25 $3.31
2007 $2.16 $2.85
2006 $2.11 $2.62
2005 $2.04 $2.31
2004 $1.98 $1.89
2003 $1.94 $1.60
2002 $1.90 $1.38
2001 $1.87 $1.47
2000 $1.81 $1.52
1999 $1.76 $1.18
1998 $1.73 $1.07
1997 $1.70 $1.24
1996 $1.65 $1.24
1995 $1.61 $1.16
1994 $1.56 $1.08
1993 $1.52 $1.11
1992 $1.48 $1.13
1991 $1.44 $1.14
1990 $1.35 $1.15
1989 $1.29 $1.00
1988 $1.24 $0.90
1987 $1.19 $0.90
1986 $1.17 $0.86
1985 $1.13 $1.12
1984 $1.09 $1.13
1983 $1.05 $1.16
1982 $1.01 $1.22
1981 $0.93 $1.31
1980 $0.82 $1.19
1979 $0.73 $0.86
1978 $0.67 $0.63
1977 $0.62 $0.62
1976 $0.60 $0.59
1975 $0.56 $0.57
1974 $0.50 $0.53
1973 $0.46 $0.39
1972 $0.44 $0.36
1971 $0.43 $0.36
1970 $0.40 $0.36
1969 $0.38 $0.35
1968 $0.36 $0.34
1967 $0.35 $0.33
1966 $0.34 $0.32
1965 $0.33 $0.31
1964 $0.33 $0.30
1963 $0.33 $0.30
1962 $0.32 $0.31
1961 $0.32 $0.31
1960 $0.32 $0.31
1959 $0.31 $0.31