Regular gas
$3.52/gal
↓ 10.9% vs 2022
A year-by-year explorer from 2000 to present
America Through the Years
2000–2026
Exploring: 2023
Explore how prices, jobs, housing, sports, entertainment, technology, politics and major events changed across America — one year at a time.
The economy
2023 at a glance
Unemployment
3.6%
↓ 0.0 pp vs 2022
Grocery prices
↑ 5.0%
vs 2022
Inflation
↑ 4.1%
vs 2022
Median rent
$1,406/mo
↑ 8.2% vs 2022
Median earnings
$45,105/yr
↑ 6.0% vs 2022
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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: 302.9.
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: 304.7.
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 in 2023?
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January
- Kevin McCarthy elected Speaker after extended voting — The House elected Kevin McCarthy Speaker in the early hours of January 7, 2023, after multiple ballots; members of the 118th Congress were then sworn in. U.S. House of Representatives ↗ (opens in new tab)
February
- Federal Reserve raises target rate to 4-1/2–4-3/4% — The Federal Open Market Committee raised its target for the federal funds rate to 4-1/2–4-3/4 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Harry's House wins Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammys — Harry Styles won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Harry's House. Recording Academy ↗ (opens in new tab)
March
- Everything Everywhere All at Once wins Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards — Everything Everywhere All at Once won Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards, honoring films released in 2022.
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)
May
- Demon Copperhead and Trust (joint winners) wins the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded Demon Copperhead and Trust (joint winners) the 2023 prize for Fiction. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
- English, by Sanaz Toossi wins the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded English, by Sanaz Toossi the 2023 prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
June
- Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 becomes law — Public Law 118-5, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, was approved on June 3, 2023. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Supreme Court decides Students for Fair Admissions cases — The Court held that the admissions programs challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina could not be reconciled with the Equal Protection Clause standards applied by the Court. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Supreme Court decides 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis — The Court held that Colorado could not use its public-accommodations law to compel a website designer to create expressive designs conveying messages with which the designer disagreed. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
July
- Federal Reserve raises target rate to 5-1/4–5-1/2% — The Federal Open Market Committee raised its target for the federal funds rate to 5-1/4–5-1/2 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
September
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies — Senator Dianne Feinstein of California died on September 29, 2023 while serving in office. U.S. Senate ↗ (opens in new tab)
- OSIRIS-REx returns an asteroid sample to Earth — NASA’s OSIRIS-REx capsule delivered material collected from asteroid Bennu to the Utah desert. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
October
- House removes Kevin McCarthy as Speaker — The House adopted H. Res. 757 on October 3, 2023, removing Kevin McCarthy from the office of Speaker. U.S. House of Representatives, History, Art & Archives ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House — The House elected Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana Speaker on October 25, 2023. The roll call was 220 for Johnson and 209 for Hakeem Jeffries. U.S. House of Representatives ↗ (opens in new tab)
- NASA launches the Psyche mission — The Psyche spacecraft launched to study a metal-rich asteroid of the same name. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
November
- March for Israel held on the National Mall — A national rally called the March for Israel was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2023. March for Israel organizers ↗ (opens in new tab)
December
- House expels Rep. George Santos — The House expelled Representative George Santos on December 1, 2023, creating a vacancy in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives ↗ (opens in new tab)
Date within this year unknown
- Denver Nuggets win the 2023 NBA championship — Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 4-1 in the NBA Finals to win the 2023 championship. Nikola Jokic 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) - Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII over Eagles — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win the franchise's second championship in four seasons.
Glendale, Arizona. State Farm Stadium Location ↗ (opens in new tab)
CBS News ↗ (opens in new tab) - Texas Rangers win 2023 World Series over Diamondbacks — The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4 games to 1 to win the franchise's first 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
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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
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