Regular gas
$3.10/gal
↓ 6.3% vs 2024
A year-by-year explorer from 2000 to present
America Through the Years
2000–2026
Exploring: 2025
Explore how prices, jobs, housing, sports, entertainment, technology, politics and major events changed across America — one year at a time.
The economy
2025 at a glance
Unemployment
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Grocery prices
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Inflation
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Median rent
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Annual ACS starts in 2005
Median earnings
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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: Not available.
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: Not available.
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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January
- Mike Johnson reelected Speaker for the 119th Congress — The House reelected Mike Johnson as Speaker on the first ballot. The official roll call recorded 218 votes for Johnson, 215 for Hakeem Jeffries and one for Tom Emmer. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Congress counts 2024 electoral votes — Congress met on January 6, 2025 to count the electoral votes from the 2024 presidential election, completing the federal electoral-count process. National Archives and Records Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president — Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025.
Washington, D.C.. Rotunda, U.S. Capitol Location ↗ (opens in new tab)
The White House ↗ (opens in new tab) - Laken Riley Act becomes law — Public Law 119-1, the Laken Riley Act, was approved on January 29, 2025. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
February
- Cowboy Carter wins Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys — Beyoncé won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter. Recording Academy ↗ (opens in new tab)
March
- Anora wins Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards — Anora won Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards, honoring films released in 2024.
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) - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 becomes law — Public Law 119-4 provided full-year continuing appropriations and extensions and was approved on March 15, 2025. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Blue Ghost lands on the Moon — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed with NASA science and technology instruments aboard. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ↗ (opens in new tab)
May
- James, by Percival Everett wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded James, by Percival Everett the 2025 prize for Fiction. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama — The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins the 2025 prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prizes ↗ (opens in new tab)
June
- Supreme Court decides United States v. Skrmetti — The Court held that Tennessee’s challenged law restricting certain medical treatments for minors did not violate the Equal Protection Clause under the challenge before the Court. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
- Supreme Court limits universal injunctions in Trump v. CASA — The Court held that universal injunctions likely exceed federal courts’ equitable authority and partially stayed the injunctions to the extent they were broader than necessary to provide complete relief to the plaintiffs. Supreme Court of the United States ↗ (opens in new tab)
July
- Reconciliation law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is approved — Public Law 119-21, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was approved on July 4, 2025. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
August
- OpenAI releases GPT-5 — OpenAI began rolling out GPT-5 across ChatGPT, its API and GitHub Models on August 7, 2025, describing it as its first "unified" model, automatically routing requests between fast-answer and extended-reasoning modes rather than requiring users to pick a separate model. TechCrunch ↗ (opens in new tab)
September
- Federal Reserve lowers target rate to 4–4-1/4% — The Federal Open Market Committee lowered its target for the federal funds rate to 4–4-1/4 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
October
- Federal funding lapse begins — A lapse in appropriations began October 1, 2025, causing federal government operating status to vary by agency. U.S. Office of Personnel Management ↗ (opens in new tab)
November
- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 becomes law and funding lapse ends — Public Law 119-37 was approved on November 12, 2025, restoring appropriations after the federal funding lapse; affected agencies resumed operations. GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office ↗ (opens in new tab)
December
- Federal Reserve lowers target rate to 3-1/2–3-3/4% — The Federal Open Market Committee lowered its target for the federal funds rate to 3-1/2–3-3/4 percent. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗ (opens in new tab)
Date within this year unknown
- Oklahoma City Thunder win the 2025 NBA championship — Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 4-3 in the NBA Finals to win the 2025 championship. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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) - Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LIX over Chiefs — The Philadelphia Eagles routed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, denying Kansas City's bid for a third consecutive championship.
New Orleans, Louisiana. Caesars Superdome Location ↗ (opens in new tab)
CBS News ↗ (opens in new tab) - Los Angeles Dodgers win 2025 World Series over Blue Jays — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 3 to win back-to-back championships. 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
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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