Gas in Texas averaged $3.42 in 2012 — $4.80 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.42
In 2025 dollars
$4.80
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2012, 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 2012
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.83 the week of April 2, 2012; the low was $3.03 the week of December 17, 2012 — a swing of 26.3%.
View the weekly data (53 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2012 | $3.10 | $4.38 |
| January 9, 2012 | $3.20 | $4.52 |
| January 16, 2012 | $3.21 | $4.53 |
| January 23, 2012 | $3.23 | $4.57 |
| January 30, 2012 | $3.30 | $4.66 |
| February 6, 2012 | $3.35 | $4.73 |
| February 13, 2012 | $3.45 | $4.87 |
| February 20, 2012 | $3.50 | $4.93 |
| February 27, 2012 | $3.57 | $5.04 |
| March 5, 2012 | $3.61 | $5.08 |
| March 12, 2012 | $3.68 | $5.17 |
| March 19, 2012 | $3.73 | $5.24 |
| March 26, 2012 | $3.79 | $5.33 |
| April 2, 2012 | $3.83 | $5.38 |
| April 9, 2012 | $3.83 | $5.38 |
| April 16, 2012 | $3.82 | $5.36 |
| April 23, 2012 | $3.75 | $5.27 |
| April 30, 2012 | $3.69 | $5.18 |
| May 7, 2012 | $3.63 | $5.11 |
| May 14, 2012 | $3.57 | $5.02 |
| May 21, 2012 | $3.50 | $4.93 |
| May 28, 2012 | $3.44 | $4.84 |
| June 4, 2012 | $3.39 | $4.78 |
| June 11, 2012 | $3.33 | $4.70 |
| June 18, 2012 | $3.29 | $4.63 |
| June 25, 2012 | $3.23 | $4.54 |
| July 2, 2012 | $3.17 | $4.46 |
| July 9, 2012 | $3.19 | $4.50 |
| July 16, 2012 | $3.25 | $4.58 |
| July 23, 2012 | $3.35 | $4.71 |
| July 30, 2012 | $3.35 | $4.73 |
| August 6, 2012 | $3.43 | $4.81 |
| August 13, 2012 | $3.51 | $4.92 |
| August 20, 2012 | $3.56 | $4.99 |
| August 27, 2012 | $3.58 | $5.01 |
| September 3, 2012 | $3.67 | $5.11 |
| September 10, 2012 | $3.66 | $5.10 |
| September 17, 2012 | $3.66 | $5.10 |
| September 24, 2012 | $3.60 | $5.02 |
| October 1, 2012 | $3.55 | $4.94 |
| October 8, 2012 | $3.54 | $4.92 |
| October 15, 2012 | $3.53 | $4.91 |
| October 22, 2012 | $3.44 | $4.79 |
| October 29, 2012 | $3.32 | $4.62 |
| November 5, 2012 | $3.25 | $4.53 |
| November 12, 2012 | $3.19 | $4.44 |
| November 19, 2012 | $3.15 | $4.38 |
| November 26, 2012 | $3.14 | $4.38 |
| December 3, 2012 | $3.13 | $4.36 |
| December 10, 2012 | $3.10 | $4.32 |
| December 17, 2012 | $3.03 | $4.22 |
| December 24, 2012 | $3.04 | $4.23 |
| December 31, 2012 | $3.09 | $4.31 |
Year over year
How 2012 compares, adjusted for inflation
2012 was Texas’s 2nd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 26th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2012
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 | $3.42 | $4.80 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.57 | $5.01 | +14.8¢ |
| Premium | $3.71 | $5.21 | +28.9¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2012, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2012?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2012 was $3.42 per gallon — about $4.80 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 2012?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.83 the week of April 2, 2012 and bottomed out at $3.03 the week of December 17, 2012 — a swing of 26.3% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2012 than in 2011?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2012 than in 2011, down 0.5% year over year.
- How does 2012 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2012 was the 2nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).