The 'Real" Price of Gasoline Using 2009 Dollars | ||||||||
Year | Share of GDP | GDP Deflator | CPI | GDP Per Capita | Unskilled Wage | Manufacturing Workers Comp. | Consumer Bundle | Nominal Price of Gasoline |
1949 | 14.41 | 2.05 | 2.43 | 6.99 | 4.09 | 4.84 | 3.75 | 0.27 |
1950 | 13.11 | 2.02 | 2.41 | 6.47 | 3.91 | 4.56 | 3.56 | 0.27 |
1951 | 11.34 | 1.89 | 2.23 | 5.69 | 3.61 | 4.10 | 3.38 | 0.27 |
1952 | 10.74 | 1.86 | 2.18 | 5.48 | 3.41 | 3.86 | 3.26 | 0.27 |
1953 | 10.90 | 1.97 | 2.33 | 5.66 | 3.43 | 3.91 | 3.34 | 0.29 |
1954 | 10.87 | 1.95 | 2.31 | 5.74 | 3.27 | 3.85 | 3.26 | 0.29 |
1955 | 9.97 | 1.92 | 2.32 | 5.36 | 3.14 | 3.70 | 3.05 | 0.29 |
1956 | 9.78 | 1.92 | 2.37 | 5.35 | 3.10 | 3.63 | 3.05 | 0.30 |
1957 | 9.58 | 1.92 | 2.36 | 5.34 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 3.02 | 0.31 |
1958 | 9.15 | 1.82 | 2.23 | 5.19 | 2.81 | 3.28 | 2.85 | 0.30 |
1959 | 8.72 | 1.86 | 2.28 | 5.03 | 2.79 | 3.31 | 2.78 | 0.31 |
1960 | 8.40 | 1.83 | 2.25 | 4.94 | 2.69 | 3.19 | 2.72 | 0.31 |
1961 | 8.11 | 1.81 | 2.22 | 4.85 | 2.60 | 3.12 | 2.72 | 0.31 |
1962 | 7.55 | 1.79 | 2.20 | 4.58 | 2.51 | 2.99 | 2.64 | 0.31 |
1963 | 6.92 | 1.71 | 2.10 | 4.26 | 2.36 | 2.77 | 2.46 | 0.30 |
1964 | 6.44 | 1.68 | 2.07 | 4.02 | 2.29 | 2.71 | 2.34 | 0.30 |
1965 | 6.15 | 1.71 | 2.11 | 3.89 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.31 | 0.31 |
1966 | 5.79 | 1.71 | 2.11 | 3.70 | 2.29 | 2.66 | 2.26 | 0.32 |
1967 | 5.65 | 1.72 | 2.12 | 3.65 | 2.25 | 2.62 | 2.26 | 0.33 |
1968 | 5.33 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 3.48 | 2.19 | 2.53 | 2.19 | 0.34 |
1969 | 5.07 | 1.66 | 2.05 | 3.34 | 2.13 | 2.46 | 2.14 | 0.35 |
1970 | 4.94 | 1.63 | 1.99 | 3.30 | 2.04 | 2.40 | 2.10 | 0.36 |
1971 | 4.55 | 1.55 | 1.91 | 3.08 | 1.89 | 2.21 | 1.99 | 0.36 |
1972 | 4.15 | 1.48 | 1.85 | 2.83 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 1.87 | 0.36 |
1973 | 4.02 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 2.77 | 1.79 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 0.39 |
1974 | 5.04 | 1.90 | 2.30 | 3.51 | 2.27 | 2.55 | 2.58 | 0.53 |
1975 | 4.96 | 1.86 | 2.27 | 3.49 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 2.56 | 0.57 |
1976 | 4.69 | 1.86 | 2.26 | 3.33 | 2.16 | 2.40 | 2.48 | 0.60 |
1977 | 4.49 | 1.86 | 2.27 | 3.22 | 2.13 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 0.64 |
1978 | 4.04 | 1.77 | 2.14 | 2.93 | 2.00 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 0.65 |
1979 | 4.90 | 2.21 | 2.60 | 3.59 | 2.50 | 2.76 | 2.83 | 0.88 |
1980 | 6.24 | 2.80 | 3.18 | 4.62 | 3.15 | 3.50 | 3.72 | 1.22 |
1981 | 6.16 | 2.84 | 3.19 | 4.60 | 3.21 | 3.53 | 3.92 | 1.35 |
1982 | 5.52 | 2.50 | 2.80 | 4.17 | 2.85 | 3.05 | 3.56 | 1.26 |
1983 | 4.84 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 3.69 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.11 | 1.20 |
1984 | 4.24 | 2.15 | 2.42 | 3.26 | 2.45 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 1.17 |
1985 | 3.92 | 2.07 | 2.31 | 3.04 | 2.34 | 2.43 | 2.44 | 1.16 |
1986 | 2.88 | 1.57 | 1.76 | 2.25 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 0.90 |
1987 | 2.80 | 1.58 | 1.76 | 2.21 | 1.80 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 0.93 |
1988 | 2.60 | 1.52 | 1.69 | 2.07 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 0.93 |
1989 | 2.63 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 2.11 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.01 |
1990 | 2.85 | 1.76 | 1.90 | 2.32 | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.02 | 1.16 |
1991 | 2.71 | 1.67 | 1.80 | 2.24 | 1.91 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.14 |
1992 | 2.54 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
1993 | 2.37 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.11 |
1994 | 2.23 | 1.53 | 1.61 | 1.91 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.11 |
1995 | 2.21 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.92 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.15 |
1996 | 2.24 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.91 | 1.80 | 1.23 |
1997 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.87 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.23 |
1998 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.06 |
1999 | 1.78 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.17 |
2000 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.99 | 1.90 | 2.04 | 1.96 | 1.51 |
2001 | 2.02 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.97 | 1.82 | 1.46 |
2002 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.36 |
2003 | 2.03 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.59 |
2004 | 2.26 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 1.88 |
2005 | 2.59 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.50 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.45 | 2.30 |
2006 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.68 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 2.64 | 2.59 |
2007 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.83 | 2.99 | 2.97 | 2.83 | 2.85 |
2008 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.26 | 3.20 | 3.28 | 3.31 | 3.20 | 3.27 |
2009 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 |