How much was gasoline in 1910?

1. When did gas become $1?
2. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1920?
3. What was the price of gasoline in 1915?
4. What was the price of gasoline in 1921?
5. How much was a gallon of milk 1960?
6. What were gas prices in 1978?
7. What was the price of petrol in 1980?
8. How much did a house cost in 1980?
9. Is gasoline cheaper today than it was in 1959?

When did gas become $1?

While gas stayed below a dollar from 1929 until 1980 (a period of 51 years) it doubled in the four years from 1979 to 1983. I guess we showed them. To be fair it did go back down slightly in the late 1980's, but after that, a dollar a gallon gas was just a fond memory.

How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1920?

"Fill 'er up!" A gallon of gas cost 30 cents in 1920. That would be equivalent to $3.87 per gallon now. Talk about a steep rate! That's quite a bit above our current national average of $2.18.

What was the price of gasoline in 1915?

In 1915, you would have paid somewhere around 15 cents a gallon.

What was the price of gasoline in 1921?

100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago: 1921, the price of gasoline was 20 cents per gallon.

How much was a gallon of milk 1960?

1960: $1 per gallon.

What were gas prices in 1978?

In 1978, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in U.S. cities ranged from 65 cents to 71 cents.

What was the price of petrol in 1980?

When the second Opec-driven oil shock sent international oil prices past $30 per barrel (equivalent in today's currency to about $100) in 1980, India's petrol price was raised to Rs 5.10 per litre (today's equivalent would be about Rs 80).

How much did a house cost in 1980?

Houses weren't always this expensive. In 1940, the median home value in the U.S. was just $2,938. In 1980, it was $47,200, and by 2000, it had risen to $119,600. Even adjusted for inflation, the median home price in 1940 would only have been $30,600 in 2000 dollars, according to data from the U.S. Census.

Is gasoline cheaper today than it was in 1959?

From 1950 through 1959 nominal gas prices climbed from 27 cents a gallon to 30 cents a gallon with a brief stop at 31 cents a gallon in 1957. But over the same period, overall inflation climbed faster so the inflation-adjusted price actually fell from $2.89 in 1950 to $2.66 in 1959.