One gallon of unleaded regular gas (1980)

July · At the pump

$1.27

One gallon of unleaded regular gas in 1980 cost $1.27.

U.S. city average for July 1980. Gas had cost about 61¢ in 1976 and doubled in four years.

Source: BLS via FRED, series APU000074714. Prices are what people paid at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

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