Gas in New York averaged $1.64 in 2000 — $3.05 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.64
In 2025 dollars
$3.05
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New York across 2000, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U). EIA’s weekly series for New York begins mid-2000, so this year reflects 30 weeks of data.
Across the year
How New York prices moved through 2000
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.73 the week of July 3, 2000; the low was $1.57 the week of December 25, 2000 — a swing of 10.3%.
View the weekly data (30 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2000 | $1.61 | $3.00 |
| June 12, 2000 | $1.65 | $3.08 |
| June 19, 2000 | $1.69 | $3.16 |
| June 26, 2000 | $1.71 | $3.20 |
| July 3, 2000 | $1.73 | $3.23 |
| July 10, 2000 | $1.72 | $3.21 |
| July 17, 2000 | $1.72 | $3.21 |
| July 24, 2000 | $1.71 | $3.18 |
| July 31, 2000 | $1.68 | $3.12 |
| August 7, 2000 | $1.66 | $3.09 |
| August 14, 2000 | $1.64 | $3.05 |
| August 21, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.04 |
| August 28, 2000 | $1.62 | $3.02 |
| September 4, 2000 | $1.61 | $2.99 |
| September 11, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.03 |
| September 18, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.02 |
| September 25, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.03 |
| October 2, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.01 |
| October 9, 2000 | $1.61 | $2.99 |
| October 16, 2000 | $1.62 | $3.00 |
| October 23, 2000 | $1.62 | $3.00 |
| October 30, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.01 |
| November 6, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.01 |
| November 13, 2000 | $1.63 | $3.00 |
| November 20, 2000 | $1.62 | $2.99 |
| November 27, 2000 | $1.62 | $2.99 |
| December 4, 2000 | $1.60 | $2.96 |
| December 11, 2000 | $1.60 | $2.94 |
| December 18, 2000 | $1.58 | $2.91 |
| December 25, 2000 | $1.57 | $2.89 |
Year over year
How 2000 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year
No earlier year on record.
vs. following year · 2001
+10.6%
2001 averaged $2.75 in 2025 dollars.
2000 was New York’s 22nd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 6th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
New York fuel prices by grade in 2000
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 | $1.64 | $3.05 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.74 | $3.23 | +10.0¢ |
| Premium | $1.79 | $3.33 | +15.2¢ |
Common questions
New York gas prices in 2000, answered
- What was the average price of gas in New York in 2000?
- The average price of regular gasoline in New York in 2000 was $1.64 per gallon — about $3.05 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in New York during 2000?
- New York's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.73 the week of July 3, 2000 and bottomed out at $1.57 the week of December 25, 2000 — a swing of 10.3% across the year.
- How does 2000 rank for gas prices in New York history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2000 was the 22nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in New York out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).