$4.00
−$0.16 (−3.80%) vs Nov 2
As of Nov 9, 2026 · Updated weekly · Source: EIA weekly retail gasoline price, all formulations, via FRED · Feed checked Nov 14, 2026, 11:50 UTC
The desk's read · Nov 9, 2026 data
The EIA weekly retail price of regular gasoline, all formulations, via FRED, slipped to $3.99 a gallon in the week of November 9, 2026, down from $4.15 the week of November 2, 2026. That 3.8% weekly drop is a small stretch of relief after a year that has kept the pump expensive, and it still leaves the price well above the $3.02 of a year earlier. The move sits comfortably inside the 52-week range of $2.78 to $4.50, so this is cooling within an elevated band rather than a break lower. For the household budget, the pullback trims a cost that has run far hotter than this time last year, though it does not erase the squeeze.
Written by the MarketIntelLabs Cost of Living desk from the figures on this page and approved by the Managing Editor on Nov 10, 2026. It is retired automatically when any figure on this page changes.
Previous
$4.15
Nov 2, 2026
One year ago
$3.02
+$0.98 (+32.33%) since
52-week high
$4.50
May 11, 2026
52-week low
$2.78
Jan 12, 2026
| Date | Regular gas | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | $4.00 | −$0.16 (−3.80%) |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $4.15 | −$0.12 (−2.72%) |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $4.27 | −$0.01 (−0.35%) |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $4.28 | −$0.05 (−1.09%) |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $4.33 | −$0.02 (−0.53%) |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $4.35 | −$0.11 (−2.49%) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $4.47 | −$0.01 (−0.29%) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $4.48 | +$0.16 (+3.68%) |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $4.32 | +$0.16 (+3.90%) |
| Sep 7, 2026 | $4.16 | +$0.09 (+2.11%) |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $4.07 | −$0.01 (−0.34%) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $4.09 | +$0.04 (+0.89%) |
Most recent first; change is versus the prior reading shown. Source: EIA weekly retail gasoline price, all formulations, via FRED.
EIA weekly retail gasoline price, all formulations, via FRED; figures as published, read by MarketIntelLabs.
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