FRED · EIA · Retail gasoline & WTI crude

Gasoline vs. Crude Oil Prices

Retail regular gasoline ($/gallon) plotted against West Texas Intermediate crude oil ($/barrel). Because a barrel holds 42 gallons, the spread below shows what's added per gallon for refining, distribution, taxes and margin.

Pump price vs. crude (dual axis)

Gasoline $/gal (left) · WTI crude $/bbl (right)

The per-gallon spread

Pump price minus crude-oil cost per gallon (refining + taxes + margin)