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US gasoline prices in autumn 2026
US regular gasoline averaged $4.269 a gallon in the week of October 26, 2026; its gap over Brent narrowed in spring and October.
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US gasoline at $4.27 a gallon is above any earlier Election Day week since 1990
The Energy Information Administration's latest weekly survey, for October 26, shows regular gasoline $1.23 above a year earlier but down for three straight weeks.
US gasoline is up 53% in 2026 against 95% for Brent, with the gap over crude back near January's level
Weekly EIA data show regular gasoline peaking in May while Brent peaked in October, and the gap between the two moving opposite to crude.