U.S. Regular Gasoline Averaged $4.31 a Gallon in October, Up 40.8% From a Year Earlier
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation released monthly motor fuel prices for October 2026 on November 3. The national average price for regular gasoline was $4.31 per gallon, down 1.0% from September 2026 but up 40.8% from October 2025.
By region, the West Coast posted the highest average regular gasoline price at $5.59 per gallon (up 33.7% year over year), followed by the Rocky Mountain region at $4.45 (up 47.2%), Central Atlantic at $4.32 (up 39.9%), New England at $4.27 (up 43.9%), the Midwest at $4.17 (up 45.9%), the Lower Atlantic at $3.90 (up 37.4%), and the Gulf Coast at $3.81 (up 45.5%).
The average price for No. 2 diesel was $6.25 per gallon in October, down 0.6% from September and up 69.9% from a year earlier, a far larger annual increase than for gasoline.
(Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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