How high did the price of gas go during the Bush administration?

[LongTomH]

The price of gas is rising here in Kansas City,as Trump's sanctions reduce availability of Iran's oil.

I remember gas prices going through the roof during Bush's maladministration.How high did they actually go?

[Archae]

1. Was $4.25 in 2007 or 8.

[MANative]

2. We paid a max of about $4.59/gallon in our area.

Still rising here, too. Currently at about $3.09/gallon.

[Caliman73]

3. We are already at 3.89 a gallon here in parts of California

I fear what it will be in the summer when gas prices traditionally go up for the driving season.

[MANative]

9. It's around $3.50/gallon in the more expensive towns just south of here.

Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Connecticut. Won't surprise me to see it hitting that $3.89 within the next couple of weeks.

[drray23]

4. its very dependent on the area of course (california vs other places for example)

But I found a website which compiled the information for average gas prices:


https://www.statista.com/statistics/204740/retail-price-of-gasoline-in-the-united-states-since-1990/


In my area (southeastern part of virginia), it is currently at 2.79 per gallon for the regular

[MichMan]

10. According to the link you posted....

It was highest in 2011-2014

[haele]

5. According to GasBuddy's 10 year chart, the local average for regular got as high as $4.71.

Which means that there was regular unleaded gas selling for over $5 a gallon in the more expensive locations (typically rural) in the county at that time.
Remember, San Diego County is larger or at least almost as large in area as the five smallest states in the U.S, and in population density, larger than almost a quarter of the states.
Lots of cars, lots of gas stations.

Haele

[mikeysnot]

6. In Chicago

it got up to 4:60, I would have to look at my receipts to be sure.

[DFW]

7. I was in L.A. once and saw nearly $5

Of course, even ten years ago, a reduction down to $5 would have been a dream here, so it's all relative. $7 to $8 is the norm.

[MichMan]

8. It was also $4 a gallon in 2014

[drray23]

11. here is the chart. National average with two other areas.

https://charts.gasbuddy.com/ch.gaschart?Country=USA&Crude=f&Period=120&Areas=USA%20Average%2CRichmond%2CSanFran&Unit=US%20%24%2FG


My area (richmond, va) and san francisco shown in the same graph.

Indeed it was high in 2008 but also in 2011-2014.

[lastlib]

12. I'm near KCMO also...

Mid July 2008, I paid 4.099/gal. Highest in 2011 was 3.809 (in May); highest in 2014 was $3.549 (in June) but that was probably somewhere closer to Lake of the Ozarks, not metro KC. The $3.809 in 2011 was the highest post-Bush price.

[catbyte]

13. It was about $4.98 at its highest; it's now at $3.19 & predicted to keep rising. Some winning.

[hexola]

14. Summer 2015 - we were paying $1.08 on the west side of Cleveland

Yea - that Iran deal was the worst deal evah....