Regular gas
$1.48/gal
↑ 30.6% vs 1999
A year-by-year explorer from 2000 to present
America Through the Years
2000–2026
Exploring: 2000
Explore how prices, jobs, housing, sports, entertainment, technology, politics and major events changed across America — one year at a time.
The economy
2000 at a glance
Unemployment
4.0%
↓ 0.2 pp vs 1999
Grocery prices
↑ 2.2%
vs 1999
Inflation
↑ 3.4%
vs 1999
Median rent
Not available
Annual ACS starts in 2005
Median earnings
Not available
Annual ACS starts in 2005
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Regular gas
U.S. average annual retail price for one gallon of regular gasoline, all formulations. Annual figure published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Source: EIA ↗ (opens in new tab)Unemployment
Average U.S. unemployment rate for the year, calculated as the mean of the published monthly Current Population Survey unemployment rates.
Source: BLS ↗ (opens in new tab)Grocery prices
Year-over-year movement in the BLS Food at Home Consumer Price Index. Underlying CPI index: 167.9.
Source: BLS ↗ (opens in new tab)Inflation
Year-over-year change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items. Underlying CPI index: 172.2.
Source: BLS ↗ (opens in new tab)Median rent
Median gross monthly rent for occupied rental housing units. Annual ACS 1-year estimates begin in 2005.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS ↗ (opens in new tab)Median earnings
Median annual earnings measure from the American Community Survey. Annual ACS 1-year estimates begin in 2005.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS ↗ (opens in new tab)What is CPI?
CPI is an index used to track how consumer prices change over time. The reference period 1982–84 equals 100. A value such as 177.1 is an index level, not a dollar amount or an inflation rate.
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What happened?
What happened in 2000?
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All events and sources for 2000
January
- Rams win Super Bowl XXXIV over Titans — The St. Louis Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV, sealed when linebacker Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson one yard short of the goal line as time expired. Quarterback Kurt Warner threw for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards and was named MVP. Pro-Football-Reference.com ↗ (opens in new tab)
February
- Federal Reserve raises target rate to 5-3/4% — The Federal Open Market Committee raised its target for the federal funds rate to 5-3/4 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
March
- American Beauty wins Best Picture at the 2000 Academy Awards — American Beauty won Best Picture at the 2000 Academy Awards, honoring films released in 1999.
Annual Entertainment anchor event for the America Since 2000 timeline, sourced to the Academy’s official ceremony archive.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ↗ (opens in new tab)
April
- Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri wins the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri the 2000 prize for Fiction. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Dinner With Friends, by Donald Margulies wins the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded Dinner With Friends, by Donald Margulies the 2000 prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
May
- Survivor premieres on CBS — Survivor: Borneo, the first season of the American reality competition series Survivor, premiered on CBS on May 31, 2000, helping establish primetime competitive-elimination reality television as a durable US network genre. The Hollywood Reporter ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Eminem releases The Marshall Mathers LP — Eminem released his third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, on May 23, 2000. It sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, at the time the fastest first-week sales total for a solo studio album in US chart history, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. SiriusXM ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Federal Reserve raises target rate to 6-1/2% — The Federal Open Market Committee raised its target for the federal funds rate to 6-1/2 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
June
- Supreme Court decides Stenberg v. Carhart — The Court struck down Nebraska's statute banning so-called partial-birth abortion, holding that the law imposed an undue burden and lacked a health exception. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
October
- PlayStation 2 launches in North America — Sony's PlayStation 2 went on sale in North America on October 26, 2000 at a price of $299, following its earlier Japan launch that March. Demand outstripped supply at launch, and the console went on to become the best-selling video game console of all time. GameSpot ↗ (opens in new tab)
- China Relations Act of 2000 becomes law — Public Law 106-286 authorized permanent normal trade relations treatment for the People's Republic of China and established a framework for U.S.-China relations. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act becomes law — Public Law 106-386 expanded federal anti-trafficking measures and reauthorized provisions addressing violence against women. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
November
- George W. Bush and Al Gore contest the presidential election — Voters cast ballots in the 2000 presidential election. The final Electoral College result was 271 votes for George W. Bush and 266 for Al Gore. National Archives and Records Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
- First long-duration crew arrives at the International Space Station — The Expedition 1 crew began continuous human occupancy of the International Space Station. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
December
- Supreme Court decides Bush v. Gore — The Court reversed the Florida Supreme Court and halted the recount process at issue in the 2000 presidential election dispute. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
Date within this year unknown
- Los Angeles Lakers win the 2000 NBA championship — Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers 4-2 in the NBA Finals to win the 2000 championship. Shaquille O'Neal was named Finals MVP.
Annual Sports anchor event for the America Since 2000 timeline. The championship, runner-up, series result, and Finals MVP are sourced from NBA.com history archives.
NBA.com ↗ (opens in new tab) NBA.com ↗ (opens in new tab) - New York Yankees win 2000 World Series over Mets — The New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 in the first Subway Series since 1956, winning a third straight championship. MLB.com ↗ (opens in new tab)
What changed?
How have regular gas prices changed since 2000?
Only years with a verified figure are plotted; a gap in the line means no verified value exists in between, not zero change.
REGULAR GAS
U.S. average retail price per gallon
Not enough historical observations to display this comparison.
REGULAR GAS
Average value per decade, from verified years only.
Not enough historical observations to summarize by decade.
REGULAR GAS · ANNUAL VALUES
| Year | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1.136 | — |
| 2000 | $1.484 | — |
| 2001 | $1.420 | — |
| 2002 | $1.345 | — |
| 2003 | $1.561 | — |
| 2004 | $1.852 | — |
| 2005 | $2.270 | — |
| 2006 | $2.572 | — |
| 2007 | $2.796 | — |
| 2008 | $3.246 | — |
| 2009 | $2.353 | — |
| 2010 | $2.782 | — |
| 2011 | $3.521 | — |
| 2012 | $3.618 | — |
| 2013 | $3.505 | — |
| 2014 | $3.358 | — |
| 2015 | $2.429 | — |
| 2016 | $2.143 | — |
| 2017 | $2.415 | — |
| 2018 | $2.719 | — |
| 2019 | $2.604 | — |
| 2020 | $2.168 | — |
| 2021 | $3.008 | — |
| 2022 | $3.951 | — |
| 2023 | $3.519 | — |
| 2024 | $3.304 | — |
| 2025 | $3.097 | — |
| 2026 | $4.058 | — |
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About these figures
Economic figures come from official U.S. government sources (BLS, EIA, and Census); historical events come from Data Driven Tech's reviewed content collection. Every figure and every event links to its original public source. Where a source has not yet published a figure for a given year, that is stated directly rather than estimated.
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