Motor Fuel Prices – January 2025

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for January 2025.

In January 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.08; up 1.9% from December 2024. The January 2025 price for regular motor gasoline was back to the January 2024 level after having risen from $3.08 in January 2024 to a 12-month high of $3.61 in April 2024.

Line chart depicting monthly sales price of transportation fuel to end-user for January 2024 through January 2025

By region, the average price for regular motor gasoline in January 2025 was:

West Coast: $3.84 (down 4.1% from January 2024)
Central Atlantic: $3.16 (down 1.4% from January 2024)
New England: $2.99 (down 3.5% from January 2024)
Lower Atlantic: $2.96 (up 0.1% from January 2024)
Rocky Mountain: $2.90 (up 6.0% from January 2024)
Midwest: $2.94 (up 4.0% from January 2024)
Gulf Coast: $2.68 (down 0.4% from January 2024)

Diesel no. 2 rose to $3.63 in January 2025; up 4.0% from December 2024. Diesel fuel prices in January 2025 were down 5.7% from January 2024.

For additional information and for interactive charts on transportation's role in the economy and changes (trends) over time, please visit BTS' Transportation Economic Trends.