Gas in Massachusetts averaged $2.30 in 2009 — $3.45 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.30
In 2025 dollars
$3.45
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2009, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Massachusetts prices moved through 2009
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.63 the week of November 2, 2009; the low was $1.62 the week of January 5, 2009 — a swing of 62.5%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2009 | $1.62 | $2.46 |
| January 12, 2009 | $1.69 | $2.57 |
| January 19, 2009 | $1.75 | $2.66 |
| January 26, 2009 | $1.77 | $2.68 |
| February 2, 2009 | $1.83 | $2.77 |
| February 9, 2009 | $1.86 | $2.81 |
| February 16, 2009 | $1.89 | $2.86 |
| February 23, 2009 | $1.85 | $2.81 |
| March 2, 2009 | $1.88 | $2.85 |
| March 9, 2009 | $1.86 | $2.82 |
| March 16, 2009 | $1.86 | $2.82 |
| March 23, 2009 | $1.89 | $2.86 |
| March 30, 2009 | $1.95 | $2.96 |
| April 6, 2009 | $1.95 | $2.95 |
| April 13, 2009 | $1.96 | $2.97 |
| April 20, 2009 | $2.00 | $3.03 |
| April 27, 2009 | $2.01 | $3.04 |
| May 4, 2009 | $2.04 | $3.08 |
| May 11, 2009 | $2.20 | $3.33 |
| May 18, 2009 | $2.25 | $3.41 |
| May 25, 2009 | $2.35 | $3.55 |
| June 1, 2009 | $2.46 | $3.69 |
| June 8, 2009 | $2.51 | $3.76 |
| June 15, 2009 | $2.59 | $3.88 |
| June 22, 2009 | $2.63 | $3.95 |
| June 29, 2009 | $2.62 | $3.92 |
| July 6, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.91 |
| July 13, 2009 | $2.52 | $3.77 |
| July 20, 2009 | $2.45 | $3.67 |
| July 27, 2009 | $2.46 | $3.69 |
| August 3, 2009 | $2.52 | $3.76 |
| August 10, 2009 | $2.59 | $3.87 |
| August 17, 2009 | $2.61 | $3.90 |
| August 24, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.89 |
| August 31, 2009 | $2.62 | $3.91 |
| September 7, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.87 |
| September 14, 2009 | $2.58 | $3.85 |
| September 21, 2009 | $2.55 | $3.80 |
| September 28, 2009 | $2.50 | $3.73 |
| October 5, 2009 | $2.47 | $3.67 |
| October 12, 2009 | $2.43 | $3.61 |
| October 19, 2009 | $2.48 | $3.68 |
| October 26, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.86 |
| November 2, 2009 | $2.63 | $3.91 |
| November 9, 2009 | $2.63 | $3.90 |
| November 16, 2009 | $2.62 | $3.88 |
| November 23, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.86 |
| November 30, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.85 |
| December 7, 2009 | $2.60 | $3.86 |
| December 14, 2009 | $2.59 | $3.83 |
| December 21, 2009 | $2.57 | $3.80 |
| December 28, 2009 | $2.59 | $3.83 |
Year over year
How 2009 compares, adjusted for inflation
2009 was Massachusetts’s 15th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 10th-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2009
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2.30 | $3.45 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.43 | $3.64 | +12.6¢ |
| Premium | $2.53 | $3.80 | +22.8¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2009, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2009?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2009 was $2.30 per gallon — about $3.45 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Massachusetts during 2009?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.63 the week of November 2, 2009 and bottomed out at $1.62 the week of January 5, 2009 — a swing of 62.5% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2009 than in 2008?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was cheaper in 2009 than in 2008, down 27.0% year over year.
- How does 2009 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2009 was the 15th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).