1972 Gas Price in Today's Dollars
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In the year 1972, the average retail price of gas was $0.36.
This is equivalent to $2.69 in 2024 dollars.
Note: We determine the value of a dollar using the Consumer Price Index from December of the previous year.
How much has gas gone up with inflation?
Here's how much the 1972 gasoline price of $0.36 would be worth over time, compared to the actual price from that year.
Year | Inflation-adjusted | Actual |
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2023 | $2.60 | $3.63 |
2022 | $2.44 | $4.06 |
2021 | $2.28 | $3.09 |
2020 | $2.25 | $2.26 |
2019 | $2.20 | $2.69 |
2018 | $2.16 | $2.82 |
2017 | $2.11 | $2.53 |
2016 | $2.07 | $2.25 |
2015 | $2.06 | $2.51 |
2014 | $2.04 | $3.44 |
2013 | $2.01 | $3.58 |
2012 | $1.98 | $3.69 |
2011 | $1.92 | $3.58 |
2010 | $1.89 | $2.83 |
2009 | $1.84 | $2.40 |
2008 | $1.84 | $3.31 |
2007 | $1.77 | $2.85 |
2006 | $1.72 | $2.62 |
2005 | $1.67 | $2.31 |
2004 | $1.61 | $1.89 |
2003 | $1.58 | $1.60 |
2002 | $1.55 | $1.38 |
2001 | $1.52 | $1.47 |
2000 | $1.47 | $1.52 |
1999 | $1.44 | $1.18 |
1998 | $1.41 | $1.07 |
1997 | $1.39 | $1.24 |
1996 | $1.34 | $1.24 |
1995 | $1.31 | $1.16 |
1994 | $1.28 | $1.08 |
1993 | $1.24 | $1.11 |
1992 | $1.21 | $1.13 |
1991 | $1.17 | $1.14 |
1990 | $1.10 | $1.15 |
1989 | $1.06 | $1.00 |
1988 | $1.01 | $0.90 |
1987 | $0.97 | $0.90 |
1986 | $0.96 | $0.86 |
1985 | $0.92 | $1.12 |
1984 | $0.89 | $1.13 |
1983 | $0.85 | $1.16 |
1982 | $0.82 | $1.22 |
1981 | $0.76 | $1.31 |
1980 | $0.67 | $1.19 |
1979 | $0.59 | $0.86 |
1978 | $0.54 | $0.63 |
1977 | $0.51 | $0.62 |
1976 | $0.49 | $0.59 |
1975 | $0.45 | $0.57 |
1974 | $0.40 | $0.53 |
1973 | $0.37 | $0.39 |
1972 | $0.36 | $0.36 |