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Price trends in gasoline and other travel-related items, December 1997–June 2014
August 11, 2014
Have your travel plans been influenced by the prices of gasoline, airfare, lodging, and car rental? The prices of gasoline, hotel rooms, and airline tickets may have been important factors as consumers made travel plans this summer. Starting in 2004, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for gasoline, all types, began to rise more rapidly than other travel-related indexes. However, the index for gasoline, all types, decreased by 58 percent from July 2008 to December 2008 in the midst of the 2007–2009 recession. Since then, the index has surpassed prerecession levels.
Consumer price indexes for gasoline and other selected travel-related items, not seasonally adjusted, December 1997–June 2014 (Index: December 1997 = 100)
Month
All items
Gasoline, all types
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Airline fare
Car and truck rental
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Dec 1997
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
Jan 1998
100.186
95.953
95.863
96.128
96.505
102.721
97.800
105.621
Feb 1998
100.372
92.300
91.826
92.635
93.204
106.057
99.500
110.351
Mar 1998
100.558
89.141
88.597
89.707
90.194
108.162
101.400
112.412
Apr 1998
100.744
89.931
89.506
90.274
90.777
107.854
100.300
111.288
May 1998
100.930
92.991
92.836
93.107
93.301
105.236
100.600
109.649
Jun 1998
101.054
93.090
92.936
93.107
93.398
103.131
100.800
110.679
Jul 1998
101.178
92.004
91.625
92.162
92.621
106.417
103.600
112.974
Aug 1998
101.302
89.931
89.405
90.368
90.971
106.674
105.300
114.145
Sep 1998
101.426
88.351
87.588
88.857
89.709
105.749
104.600
110.351
Oct 1998
101.674
89.141
88.496
89.707
90.291
105.339
103.400
110.117
Nov 1998
101.674
88.055
87.286
88.763
89.417
103.080
102.700
106.557
Dec 1998
101.612
84.600
83.552
85.647
86.602
104.107
101.500
103.700
Jan 1999
101.860
83.416
82.442
84.419
85.437
105.955
100.200
107.354
Feb 1999
101.984
82.034
80.928
83.097
84.175
108.522
100.000
111.148
Mar 1999
102.294
84.699
83.855
85.364
86.214
113.604
104.200
115.597
Apr 1999
103.038
99.112
99.395
98.206
98.641
115.914
104.400
115.691
May 1999
103.038
99.506
99.798
98.867
99.223
113.039
104.900
112.600
Jun 1999
103.038
97.335
97.376
96.978
97.476
107.649
104.700
114.801
Jul 1999
103.348
100.592
100.807
100.000
100.194
114.630
105.000
118.407
Aug 1999
103.596
105.824
106.357
105.005
104.854
111.499
105.600
118.267
Sep 1999
104.092
108.292
108.779
107.649
107.282
109.651
103.600
114.379
Oct 1999
104.278
107.996
108.375
107.649
107.282
115.452
106.100
113.583
Nov 1999
104.340
107.305
107.568
106.988
106.602
116.222
108.600
108.478
Dec 1999
104.340
110.069
110.595
109.726
109.029
115.452
108.200
105.433
Jan 2000
104.650
110.464
110.999
110.009
109.417
113.860
106.600
111.616
Feb 2000
105.270
115.795
116.751
114.920
113.883
118.172
105.000
115.738
Mar 2000
106.138
129.220
130.777
127.951
125.825
123.563
107.100
122.248
Apr 2000
106.200
126.259
127.447
125.401
123.786
122.947
107.900
120.562
May 2000
106.324
125.962
127.245
124.835
123.204
123.871
108.300
118.454
Jun 2000
106.882
136.525
139.051
134.089
131.553
125.770
108.400
121.733
Jul 2000
107.130
133.662
135.520
132.295
130.194
126.694
108.700
124.262
Aug 2000
107.130
126.061
127.245
125.307
123.786
128.542
110.000
124.262
Sep 2000
107.688
132.577
134.612
130.689
128.835
125.719
108.000
118.642
Oct 2000
107.874
130.602
132.392
128.895
127.379
121.304
106.500
119.063
Nov 2000
107.936
130.503
132.291
128.895
127.184
122.177
108.200
113.958
Dec 2000
107.874
125.370
126.640
124.174
123.010
122.279
107.600
108.244
Jan 2001
108.555
124.186
125.631
122.568
121.553
122.690
105.700
114.192
Feb 2001
108.989
125.173
126.539
123.985
122.427
124.230
106.200
119.766
Mar 2001
109.237
121.718
122.906
120.869
119.612
122.485
108.500
125.386
Apr 2001
109.671
131.096
132.997
129.462
127.573
120.893
108.100
122.717
May 2001
110.167
144.126
146.922
141.737
138.932
121.920
102.700
120.703
Jun 2001
110.353
139.487
141.675
137.488
135.437
127.977
100.800
124.778
Jul 2001
110.043
123.297
124.117
122.380
121.845
127.721
102.000
125.105
Aug 2001
110.043
119.645
120.787
118.036
117.670
125.411
103.300
126.136
Sep 2001
110.539
129.023
131.382
125.968
124.563
124.487
99.300
116.628
Oct 2001
110.167
114.116
115.035
112.465
112.524
121.355
99.500
113.958
Nov 2001
109.981
102.468
102.725
101.228
101.845
118.070
102.600
110.773
Dec 2001
109.547
94.176
93.946
93.296
94.175
117.556
103.700
107.400
Jan 2002
109.795
95.953
95.863
94.995
95.825
118.018
104.500
112.272
Feb 2002
110.229
96.347
96.266
95.562
96.117
119.148
107.400
119.063
Mar 2002
110.849
105.726
106.357
104.910
104.563
119.713
112.100
121.874
Apr 2002
111.469
119.250
120.585
118.130
116.990
120.842
112.600
122.014
May 2002
111.469
119.250
120.383
118.414
117.282
122.998
110.000
119.859
Jun 2002
111.531
117.966
118.971
116.997
116.214
122.228
109.200
120.703
Jul 2002
111.655
118.756
120.081
117.375
116.505
120.688
113.200
121.593
Aug 2002
112.027
119.348
120.484
118.130
117.379
120.637
114.000
123.560
Sep 2002
112.213
119.546
120.686
118.319
117.476
118.070
108.900
116.628
Oct 2002
112.399
122.310
123.613
121.152
119.806
115.195
108.100
115.972
Nov 2002
112.399
122.211
123.310
121.341
120.097
114.271
107.100
111.756
Dec 2002
112.151
117.572
118.163
116.997
116.311
114.682
104.200
107.447
Jan 2003
112.647
124.087
125.328
123.324
121.942
114.014
104.100
113.021
Feb 2003
113.515
137.907
139.960
136.166
133.689
115.349
106.700
116.487
Mar 2003
114.197
145.508
147.931
142.965
140.194
117.505
107.800
118.829
Apr 2003
113.949
138.105
139.859
136.261
134.272
118.583
107.200
117.705
May 2003
113.763
128.924
130.474
127.195
125.922
119.764
106.800
120.609
Jun 2003
113.887
127.838
129.364
125.968
124.757
122.177
106.800
121.733
Jul 2003
114.011
128.332
129.970
126.440
125.243
124.076
110.600
124.309
Aug 2003
114.445
136.624
138.850
133.994
132.330
122.125
110.900
124.356
Sep 2003
114.817
144.620
146.922
141.926
140.000
119.969
107.400
117.002
Oct 2003
114.693
134.255
136.024
132.106
131.068
119.918
109.900
119.485
Nov 2003
114.383
128.924
130.474
127.007
126.214
116.786
111.600
113.115
Dec 2003
114.259
125.568
126.842
124.079
123.398
114.528
107.500
110.820
Jan 2004
114.817
134.353
136.125
132.389
130.680
115.452
104.900
115.316
Feb 2004
115.437
140.671
142.684
138.621
136.408
116.838
107.000
118.267
Mar 2004
116.181
147.878
150.252
145.420
142.913
118.070
107.400
126.885
Apr 2004
116.553
153.307
156.004
150.236
147.282
119.302
108.400
127.869
May 2004
117.235
167.621
171.140
163.362
159.806
118.326
103.500
126.885
Jun 2004
117.607
170.484
173.663
166.667
163.301
119.199
101.600
127.869
Jul 2004
117.421
162.389
165.187
159.396
156.505
119.764
106.400
131.054
Aug 2004
117.483
159.131
161.857
156.185
153.495
115.349
107.600
129.274
Sep 2004
117.731
158.440
161.150
155.241
152.718
113.450
104.200
125.340
Oct 2004
118.351
169.990
173.259
166.572
162.913
114.990
103.000
126.183
Nov 2004
118.413
168.806
171.746
165.628
162.427
116.119
104.100
119.672
Dec 2004
117.979
158.342
160.646
155.996
153.398
112.782
103.200
116.393
Jan 2005
118.227
153.603
155.903
151.086
148.932
111.756
102.800
120.468
Feb 2005
118.909
161.303
164.077
158.546
155.340
113.398
104.900
127.073
Mar 2005
119.839
172.754
176.186
168.933
165.340
116.427
107.300
137.002
Apr 2005
120.645
190.424
194.551
185.930
181.068
120.585
104.500
134.801
May 2005
120.521
184.896
188.698
180.548
176.408
123.203
101.400
130.070
Jun 2005
120.583
182.231
185.974
177.998
173.981
126.078
102.800
131.241
Jul 2005
121.141
193.978
198.083
189.518
184.660
128.183
107.400
134.988
Aug 2005
121.761
208.983
213.623
203.872
198.058
125.359
110.300
132.600
Sep 2005
123.249
245.311
250.959
239.282
231.553
123.614
108.000
122.201
Oct 2005
123.497
232.873
238.042
228.140
220.485
125.411
107.500
127.494
Nov 2005
122.505
196.051
200.000
191.785
187.184
123.563
110.900
122.717
Dec 2005
122.009
183.810
187.487
180.170
175.825
120.021
112.100
120.234
Jan 2006
122.939
195.656
199.495
191.879
186.699
121.407
108.700
125.105
Feb 2006
123.187
194.472
198.285
190.652
185.534
122.844
109.400
131.194
Mar 2006
123.869
202.073
206.660
197.450
191.553
124.230
109.900
138.548
Apr 2006
124.923
231.392
236.630
226.062
218.544
126.181
108.500
138.501
May 2006
125.542
246.594
252.674
240.132
232.136
129.517
105.700
135.878
Jun 2006
125.790
244.126
250.151
237.488
229.903
133.470
105.000
137.143
Jul 2006
126.162
251.333
257.518
244.570
236.505
135.164
110.500
140.890
Aug 2006
126.410
249.951
256.004
243.626
235.728
132.649
113.000
139.016
Sep 2006
125.790
216.190
220.787
210.954
205.825
129.569
110.400
132.553
Oct 2006
125.108
190.227
194.147
185.647
181.845
127.772
113.000
133.208
Nov 2006
124.923
187.858
191.726
183.381
179.612
121.663
115.300
128.009
Dec 2006
125.108
195.558
199.697
190.840
186.699
118.789
115.400
124.965
Jan 2007
125.490
190.332
194.004
185.823
182.679
121.674
112.748
131.105
Feb 2007
126.162
191.789
195.832
187.067
182.975
124.552
113.998
136.840
Mar 2007
127.311
216.656
221.588
211.121
205.210
126.453
112.194
140.041
Apr 2007
128.138
238.793
244.424
232.678
225.325
127.724
109.316
142.724
May 2007
128.921
261.431
268.534
253.256
244.488
128.214
105.456
141.929
Jun 2007
129.170
256.353
262.759
249.206
241.087
131.788
107.591
146.614
Jul 2007
129.138
248.651
254.311
242.585
235.108
133.236
119.436
151.149
Aug 2007
128.901
234.065
239.172
228.698
222.127
130.957
122.825
148.101
Sep 2007
129.256
234.939
240.462
228.988
222.447
129.835
115.868
141.996
Oct 2007
129.533
234.767
239.924
229.454
222.887
132.140
114.709
140.627
Nov 2007
130.302
257.594
263.646
251.106
243.068
132.503
116.113
133.901
Dec 2007
130.215
253.495
259.107
247.387
240.164
131.352
113.982
130.619
Jan 2008
130.862
256.010
261.682
249.928
242.440
132.467
111.654
137.500
Feb 2008
131.242
254.536
260.029
249.026
241.060
133.992
115.728
141.561
Mar 2008
132.379
272.949
279.221
266.404
257.435
139.381
117.353
147.107
Apr 2008
133.182
288.164
294.939
281.054
271.250
140.667
116.304
143.934
May 2008
134.304
315.683
323.558
307.423
295.481
146.616
115.440
143.141
Jun 2008
135.657
340.554
349.503
330.551
317.939
156.473
119.982
146.237
Jul 2008
136.369
342.899
351.831
333.143
320.342
159.776
126.175
150.785
Aug 2008
135.825
317.385
325.301
308.768
297.726
158.270
126.516
146.578
Sep 2008
135.637
309.511
316.991
301.986
290.373
152.581
116.837
140.713
Oct 2008
134.267
262.963
268.957
256.522
249.063
145.876
113.239
138.132
Nov 2008
131.696
181.871
184.296
179.882
178.267
137.809
114.768
130.255
Dec 2008
130.334
144.227
145.225
144.323
144.022
133.247
118.241
125.690
Jan 2009
130.901
152.505
154.140
151.766
150.080
131.222
118.556
130.238
Feb 2009
131.552
163.986
165.980
162.664
160.791
129.276
122.104
132.556
Mar 2009
131.872
165.672
167.797
164.249
161.939
128.625
124.328
134.535
Apr 2009
132.201
174.436
176.862
172.438
170.118
127.794
124.326
134.516
May 2009
132.583
191.241
194.271
188.851
184.665
127.143
124.759
132.415
Jun 2009
133.722
222.632
226.975
218.478
212.458
129.776
124.328
135.153
Jul 2009
133.510
215.148
219.070
211.321
206.642
133.257
136.742
136.253
Aug 2009
133.809
222.289
226.557
218.073
212.733
133.137
141.957
134.006
Sep 2009
133.893
217.712
221.796
213.592
208.943
134.932
133.278
130.019
Oct 2009
134.022
215.877
219.738
212.520
207.174
136.394
128.199
129.767
Nov 2009
134.117
224.743
229.024
220.607
214.900
138.639
126.396
121.397
Dec 2009
133.880
221.382
225.381
217.713
212.380
138.946
125.705
118.503
Jan 2010
134.338
230.728
235.209
226.184
220.417
135.694
120.442
122.259
Feb 2010
134.371
224.282
228.369
220.530
214.994
136.221
120.646
126.183
Mar 2010
134.923
234.310
238.847
229.919
223.609
138.284
122.009
131.146
Apr 2010
135.157
241.211
246.040
236.340
229.770
141.528
117.617
132.676
May 2010
135.262
242.922
247.847
237.766
231.334
144.630
118.339
134.800
Jun 2010
135.130
231.208
235.507
227.132
221.526
148.109
119.645
140.091
Jul 2010
135.159
231.087
235.384
227.052
221.293
146.806
128.977
143.481
Aug 2010
135.345
232.093
236.339
228.212
222.400
144.728
134.980
138.700
Sep 2010
135.424
228.844
233.047
225.000
219.310
143.136
128.057
133.290
Oct 2010
135.593
236.453
240.958
232.238
225.891
142.374
125.156
130.529
Nov 2010
135.650
241.209
245.862
236.789
230.239
145.121
124.762
122.146
Dec 2010
135.883
252.042
257.169
246.984
239.561
147.042
124.766
120.889
Jan 2011
136.530
261.578
267.015
256.105
248.118
148.995
118.513
124.458
Feb 2011
137.203
267.346
272.928
261.777
253.396
153.028
117.748
128.017
Mar 2011
138.541
298.691
305.318
291.780
281.612
157.216
123.881
133.991
Apr 2011
139.433
321.108
328.609
312.901
301.673
158.669
124.248
134.121
May 2011
140.089
332.674
340.671
323.831
311.576
157.757
118.342
137.146
Jun 2011
139.939
313.468
320.655
305.662
294.937
158.010
122.715
145.028
Jul 2011
140.063
308.746
315.768
301.261
290.615
158.007
131.163
150.385
Aug 2011
140.449
307.274
314.219
299.938
289.317
158.455
132.586
143.648
Sep 2011
140.663
305.052
311.775
298.072
287.780
157.631
126.870
137.462
Oct 2011
140.373
292.080
298.182
286.111
276.566
156.073
123.700
132.899
Nov 2011
140.254
288.732
294.773
282.666
273.578
155.357
122.850
125.759
Dec 2011
139.908
277.111
282.761
271.540
263.183
153.652
124.088
122.648
Jan 2012
140.524
287.031
293.295
280.410
271.319
151.658
118.603
126.832
Feb 2012
141.143
301.161
307.879
293.831
284.409
153.222
117.422
133.107
Mar 2012
142.215
325.548
333.092
317.930
305.994
155.977
121.792
138.517
Apr 2012
142.644
331.433
339.302
323.040
310.928
160.598
124.548
138.533
May 2012
142.477
319.451
326.654
311.462
301.542
162.765
120.050
142.637
Jun 2012
142.268
299.849
306.071
293.890
284.437
161.150
123.598
149.724
Jul 2012
142.036
291.706
297.686
286.456
276.689
156.925
133.174
148.714
Aug 2012
142.826
312.793
319.441
307.197
295.506
153.637
133.736
143.268
Sep 2012
143.464
325.664
332.853
318.973
306.866
153.608
124.151
138.585
Oct 2012
143.408
318.790
325.456
311.504
302.883
155.304
119.555
135.717
Nov 2012
142.728
294.305
300.123
287.737
280.971
156.753
120.925
126.454
Dec 2012
142.344
281.941
287.356
276.444
269.144
156.947
125.249
122.376
Jan 2013
142.765
282.741
288.143
277.065
270.139
157.394
125.963
128.423
Feb 2013
143.934
311.197
317.609
305.164
295.341
158.770
125.813
133.626
Mar 2013
144.311
315.423
321.895
309.022
299.439
161.860
127.581
139.660
Apr 2013
144.161
303.864
309.746
298.360
289.645
163.663
126.295
140.105
May 2013
144.417
306.369
312.137
303.149
291.510
167.608
122.310
145.152
Jun 2013
144.764
308.205
313.975
304.916
293.317
167.003
122.695
149.720
Jul 2013
144.821
306.896
312.743
301.524
293.168
162.109
131.293
152.314
Aug 2013
144.995
305.385
311.210
300.007
291.447
155.979
132.466
146.201
Sep 2013
145.164
301.381
306.893
296.891
288.312
154.762
126.400
139.987
Oct 2013
144.790
286.580
291.558
282.454
275.295
159.144
122.016
131.629
Nov 2013
144.494
277.139
281.775
272.992
267.234
163.345
119.836
127.237
Dec 2013
144.482
279.144
284.005
274.170
268.750
154.701
126.563
123.101
Jan 2014
145.019
282.929
287.875
279.594
271.881
149.813
126.210
129.768
Feb 2014
145.555
286.095
291.090
283.736
274.757
152.813
127.654
135.439
Mar 2014
146.493
300.557
306.149
299.093
287.057
155.269
134.685
144.066
Apr 2014
146.976
311.288
317.242
308.547
296.950
163.414
132.615
144.431
May 2014
147.489
313.360
319.292
309.809
299.402
175.537
125.189
152.741
Jun 2014
147.764
314.249
320.244
311.527
299.617
175.922
124.960
154.034
The CPI for other lodging away from home, including hotels and motels, typically peaks in July. While the prices for car and truck rental are less volatile, the CPI for car and truck rental tends to rise during the summer months.
Airfare prices decreased during the last recession, but the CPI for airline far has increased 36 percent since June 2009, the last month of the recession.
These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program and are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "Consumer Price Index — June 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑1345.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Price trends in gasoline and other travel-related items, December 1997–June 2014 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140811.htm (visited April 19, 2024).
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