Gas prices were famously around 13 cents a gallon in the early 1950s, particularly in the United States. This low price was a result of various factors, including the post-World War II economic boom and the abundance of domestic oil production. Prices remained low throughout the 1950s before beginning to rise in the subsequent decades.
In late 1978.
1998 to 1999
Around 1976 gas prices in Massachusetts was 50 cents per gallon.
In the US, the one year where prices averaged close to 40 cents per gallon was 1973. That year, the average price per gallon was 39 cents, equal to about $1.91 per gallon in 2010.
it was about a $1.28 cents a gallon
11 cents per gallon
Although gasoline prices fluctuated and varied in different parts of the country, it was around 1970 when the median price for a gallon was 36 cents.
1.24 per gallon average
A gallon of gas cost 0.24 cents in 1958. 1958 was the first year the Ford Edsel was produced. It was also the first year for the Boeing 707.
The US national average retail gasoline price that year was $0.20 cents per gallon.
1978
Gas prices averaged around 65 cents a gallon in the late 1980s to early 1990s in the United States. Specifically, in 1990, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline was approximately 65 cents. Prices varied by region and fluctuated due to various economic factors, but this period is often noted for its low gas prices compared to today.