Gas in Florida averaged $1.52 in 2003 — $2.66 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.52
In 2025 dollars
$2.66
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Florida across 2003, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U). EIA’s weekly series for Florida begins mid-2003, so this year reflects 32 weeks of data.
Across the year
How Florida prices moved through 2003
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.69 the week of August 25, 2003; the low was $1.44 the week of May 26, 2003 — a swing of 17.3%.
View the weekly data (32 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.53 |
| June 2, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.54 |
| June 9, 2003 | $1.45 | $2.55 |
| June 16, 2003 | $1.48 | $2.60 |
| June 23, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.58 |
| June 30, 2003 | $1.45 | $2.56 |
| July 7, 2003 | $1.46 | $2.57 |
| July 14, 2003 | $1.51 | $2.66 |
| July 21, 2003 | $1.53 | $2.68 |
| July 28, 2003 | $1.52 | $2.66 |
| August 4, 2003 | $1.53 | $2.67 |
| August 11, 2003 | $1.57 | $2.74 |
| August 18, 2003 | $1.61 | $2.81 |
| August 25, 2003 | $1.69 | $2.95 |
| September 1, 2003 | $1.68 | $2.93 |
| September 8, 2003 | $1.65 | $2.87 |
| September 15, 2003 | $1.63 | $2.83 |
| September 22, 2003 | $1.60 | $2.78 |
| September 29, 2003 | $1.57 | $2.72 |
| October 6, 2003 | $1.54 | $2.68 |
| October 13, 2003 | $1.52 | $2.65 |
| October 20, 2003 | $1.52 | $2.65 |
| October 27, 2003 | $1.50 | $2.61 |
| November 3, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.59 |
| November 10, 2003 | $1.48 | $2.57 |
| November 17, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.56 |
| November 24, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.59 |
| December 1, 2003 | $1.48 | $2.57 |
| December 8, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.55 |
| December 15, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.55 |
| December 22, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.59 |
| December 29, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.59 |
Year over year
How 2003 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year
No earlier year on record.
vs. following year · 2004
−16.2%
2004 averaged $3.17 in 2025 dollars.
2003 was Florida’s 23rd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 2nd-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Florida fuel prices by grade in 2003
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 | $1.52 | $2.66 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.62 | $2.83 | +10.1¢ |
| Premium | $1.72 | $3.00 | +19.7¢ |
Common questions
Florida gas prices in 2003, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Florida in 2003?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Florida in 2003 was $1.52 per gallon — about $2.66 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Florida during 2003?
- Florida's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.69 the week of August 25, 2003 and bottomed out at $1.44 the week of May 26, 2003 — a swing of 17.3% across the year.
- How does 2003 rank for gas prices in Florida history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2003 was the 23rd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Florida out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).