What the page compares
- Selected date
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- Crude gallon equivalent
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- Crude share of pump price
- Retail / crude ratio
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Energy pricing
Oil versus gasoline on a specific date.
Pick a date and compare WTI crude oil to the U.S. regular gasoline pump price. The page also shows the crude cost per gallon equivalent and the gap to retail gasoline.
Run the comparison
Uses official public FRED time series sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude is daily. Gasoline is weekly, so the page uses the latest published observation on or before the date you choose.
WTI crude oil
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U.S. gasoline
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Pump gap
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Source details
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Method note
Compares WTI crude oil spot price to U.S. regular gasoline retail price using the latest published observation on or before the selected date.
This is a simple crude-versus-pump comparison, not a full decomposition of taxes, refining, transport, blending, and retail margins.