Gas in Texas averaged $1.32 in 2001 — $2.41 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.32
In 2025 dollars
$2.41
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2001, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2001
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.60 the week of May 14, 2001; the low was $1.00 the week of December 24, 2001 — a swing of 60.7%.
View the weekly data (53 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2001 | $1.31 | $2.40 |
| January 8, 2001 | $1.32 | $2.42 |
| January 15, 2001 | $1.38 | $2.53 |
| January 22, 2001 | $1.41 | $2.58 |
| January 29, 2001 | $1.40 | $2.57 |
| February 5, 2001 | $1.38 | $2.52 |
| February 12, 2001 | $1.39 | $2.54 |
| February 19, 2001 | $1.39 | $2.53 |
| February 26, 2001 | $1.36 | $2.49 |
| March 5, 2001 | $1.33 | $2.43 |
| March 12, 2001 | $1.32 | $2.41 |
| March 19, 2001 | $1.31 | $2.40 |
| March 26, 2001 | $1.32 | $2.41 |
| April 2, 2001 | $1.35 | $2.47 |
| April 9, 2001 | $1.42 | $2.58 |
| April 16, 2001 | $1.52 | $2.78 |
| April 23, 2001 | $1.55 | $2.83 |
| April 30, 2001 | $1.56 | $2.85 |
| May 7, 2001 | $1.59 | $2.89 |
| May 14, 2001 | $1.60 | $2.91 |
| May 21, 2001 | $1.58 | $2.87 |
| May 28, 2001 | $1.59 | $2.88 |
| June 4, 2001 | $1.57 | $2.85 |
| June 11, 2001 | $1.54 | $2.78 |
| June 18, 2001 | $1.51 | $2.74 |
| June 25, 2001 | $1.47 | $2.66 |
| July 2, 2001 | $1.40 | $2.54 |
| July 9, 2001 | $1.33 | $2.42 |
| July 16, 2001 | $1.29 | $2.35 |
| July 23, 2001 | $1.28 | $2.32 |
| July 30, 2001 | $1.27 | $2.30 |
| August 6, 2001 | $1.26 | $2.30 |
| August 13, 2001 | $1.28 | $2.32 |
| August 20, 2001 | $1.31 | $2.37 |
| August 27, 2001 | $1.32 | $2.40 |
| September 3, 2001 | $1.37 | $2.47 |
| September 10, 2001 | $1.38 | $2.49 |
| September 17, 2001 | $1.40 | $2.53 |
| September 24, 2001 | $1.37 | $2.47 |
| October 1, 2001 | $1.31 | $2.38 |
| October 8, 2001 | $1.26 | $2.29 |
| October 15, 2001 | $1.23 | $2.23 |
| October 22, 2001 | $1.17 | $2.12 |
| October 29, 2001 | $1.15 | $2.08 |
| November 5, 2001 | $1.11 | $2.02 |
| November 12, 2001 | $1.08 | $1.96 |
| November 19, 2001 | $1.07 | $1.94 |
| November 26, 2001 | $1.03 | $1.88 |
| December 3, 2001 | $1.02 | $1.85 |
| December 10, 2001 | $1.01 | $1.83 |
| December 17, 2001 | $1.00 | $1.81 |
| December 24, 2001 | $1.00 | $1.81 |
| December 31, 2001 | $1.02 | $1.86 |
Year over year
How 2001 compares, adjusted for inflation
2001 was Texas’s 25th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 3rd-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2001
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 | $1.32 | $2.41 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.42 | $2.59 | +9.9¢ |
| Premium | $1.52 | $2.77 | +19.7¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2001, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2001?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2001 was $1.32 per gallon — about $2.41 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Texas during 2001?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.60 the week of May 14, 2001 and bottomed out at $1.00 the week of December 24, 2001 — a swing of 60.7% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2001 than in 2000?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2001 than in 2000, down 9.8% year over year.
- How does 2001 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2001 was the 25th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).