The average price of gasoline in 1983 was 37p in the UK
http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html
and the average price of gasoline in 1983 in the USA was $0.81 a gallon.
$4.95c
In the US in 1983, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.16
In 1983, the US national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.24 - equivalent to about $2.71 per gallon in 2010.
In August 1983, the US national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.203. That is equal to about $2.63 per gallon in 2010 dollars.
gas: $1.24
90$
The US national average retail gasoline price that year was $0.31 cents per gallon.
The US national average retail gasoline price that year was $1.88 per gallon.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1980 was $1.25
3.08
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The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in 1979 was 90 cents.