Gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.64 in 2012 — $5.11 in today’s money
Average, that year
$3.64
In 2025 dollars
$5.11
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2012, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Massachusetts prices moved through 2012
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.90 the week of April 16, 2012; the low was $3.29 the week of January 2, 2012 — a swing of 18.7%.
View the weekly data (53 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2012 | $3.29 | $4.65 |
| January 9, 2012 | $3.39 | $4.78 |
| January 16, 2012 | $3.39 | $4.80 |
| January 23, 2012 | $3.42 | $4.83 |
| January 30, 2012 | $3.49 | $4.93 |
| February 6, 2012 | $3.51 | $4.95 |
| February 13, 2012 | $3.55 | $5.00 |
| February 20, 2012 | $3.60 | $5.08 |
| February 27, 2012 | $3.68 | $5.19 |
| March 5, 2012 | $3.72 | $5.24 |
| March 12, 2012 | $3.72 | $5.23 |
| March 19, 2012 | $3.74 | $5.26 |
| March 26, 2012 | $3.76 | $5.29 |
| April 2, 2012 | $3.79 | $5.33 |
| April 9, 2012 | $3.88 | $5.44 |
| April 16, 2012 | $3.90 | $5.49 |
| April 23, 2012 | $3.87 | $5.44 |
| April 30, 2012 | $3.85 | $5.41 |
| May 7, 2012 | $3.80 | $5.35 |
| May 14, 2012 | $3.74 | $5.27 |
| May 21, 2012 | $3.69 | $5.20 |
| May 28, 2012 | $3.65 | $5.15 |
| June 4, 2012 | $3.60 | $5.07 |
| June 11, 2012 | $3.54 | $4.98 |
| June 18, 2012 | $3.47 | $4.89 |
| June 25, 2012 | $3.42 | $4.81 |
| July 2, 2012 | $3.38 | $4.76 |
| July 9, 2012 | $3.42 | $4.81 |
| July 16, 2012 | $3.48 | $4.90 |
| July 23, 2012 | $3.57 | $5.02 |
| July 30, 2012 | $3.57 | $5.02 |
| August 6, 2012 | $3.65 | $5.11 |
| August 13, 2012 | $3.71 | $5.20 |
| August 20, 2012 | $3.74 | $5.23 |
| August 27, 2012 | $3.74 | $5.24 |
| September 3, 2012 | $3.78 | $5.26 |
| September 10, 2012 | $3.85 | $5.36 |
| September 17, 2012 | $3.90 | $5.44 |
| September 24, 2012 | $3.88 | $5.41 |
| October 1, 2012 | $3.89 | $5.41 |
| October 8, 2012 | $3.90 | $5.42 |
| October 15, 2012 | $3.86 | $5.37 |
| October 22, 2012 | $3.79 | $5.27 |
| October 29, 2012 | $3.70 | $5.14 |
| November 5, 2012 | $3.68 | $5.12 |
| November 12, 2012 | $3.63 | $5.05 |
| November 19, 2012 | $3.59 | $5.00 |
| November 26, 2012 | $3.58 | $4.98 |
| December 3, 2012 | $3.53 | $4.92 |
| December 10, 2012 | $3.49 | $4.87 |
| December 17, 2012 | $3.42 | $4.76 |
| December 24, 2012 | $3.39 | $4.71 |
| December 31, 2012 | $3.40 | $4.74 |
Year over year
How 2012 compares, adjusted for inflation
2012 was Massachusetts’s 1st-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 24th-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts 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 | $3.64 | $5.11 | — |
| Midgrade | $3.82 | $5.36 | +18.0¢ |
| Premium | $3.94 | $5.52 | +29.9¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2012, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2012?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2012 was $3.64 per gallon — about $5.11 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Massachusetts during 2012?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.90 the week of April 16, 2012 and bottomed out at $3.29 the week of January 2, 2012 — a swing of 18.7% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2012 than in 2011?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was more expensive in 2012 than in 2011, up 1.1% year over year.
- How does 2012 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2012 was the 1st-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).