The average price of a gallon of regular leaded gasoline in 1950 was $.27 cents.
The average price for gas in 1950 was about 14 cents per gallon.
25 cents per gallon
Gas was less than $.20 per gallon in 1950. With inflation it actually is cheaper today to buy a gallon of gas.
In 1950, the US national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was 27 cents - equivalent to about $2.44 per gallon in 2010.
In 1950, the US national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was 27 cents - equivalent to about $2.44 per gallon in 2010.
The price of gasoline in the 1950s remained very steady. The low was 27 cents per gallon (1950-1953) to a high of 31 cents per gallon in 1958. Today (2014), 31 cents per gallon would be equal to about $2.52 per gallon.
In the 1950s, the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline ranged from 27 cents to 31 cents per gallon. The average price of gasoline did not rise above the 30 cents range until 1974 when the average jumped from 39 cents in 1973 to 53 cents in 1974.
the average price per gallon of gas in 1988 was $1.08
In 2005, the average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas was $2.30
In 1997, the average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas was $1.23
It was about 20 cents per gallon.
In 2001, the average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas was $1.46