Gas in Ohio averaged $1.50 in 2003 — $2.62 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.50
In 2025 dollars
$2.62
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Ohio 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 Ohio begins mid-2003, so this year reflects 32 weeks of data.
Across the year
How Ohio prices moved through 2003
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.74 the week of August 25, 2003; the low was $1.36 the week of December 15, 2003 — a swing of 28.0%.
View the weekly data (32 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.50 |
| June 2, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.40 |
| June 9, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.61 |
| June 16, 2003 | $1.51 | $2.66 |
| June 23, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.45 |
| June 30, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.52 |
| July 7, 2003 | $1.41 | $2.48 |
| July 14, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.57 |
| July 21, 2003 | $1.51 | $2.66 |
| July 28, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.57 |
| August 4, 2003 | $1.50 | $2.62 |
| August 11, 2003 | $1.54 | $2.68 |
| August 18, 2003 | $1.60 | $2.80 |
| August 25, 2003 | $1.74 | $3.04 |
| September 1, 2003 | $1.68 | $2.92 |
| September 8, 2003 | $1.61 | $2.80 |
| September 15, 2003 | $1.69 | $2.94 |
| September 22, 2003 | $1.59 | $2.77 |
| September 29, 2003 | $1.50 | $2.61 |
| October 6, 2003 | $1.54 | $2.68 |
| October 13, 2003 | $1.55 | $2.70 |
| October 20, 2003 | $1.56 | $2.71 |
| October 27, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.55 |
| November 3, 2003 | $1.54 | $2.67 |
| November 10, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.47 |
| November 17, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.50 |
| November 24, 2003 | $1.50 | $2.61 |
| December 1, 2003 | $1.38 | $2.39 |
| December 8, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.41 |
| December 15, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.36 |
| December 22, 2003 | $1.46 | $2.53 |
| December 29, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.47 |
Year over year
How 2003 compares, adjusted for inflation
vs. prior year
No earlier year on record.
vs. following year · 2004
−14.4%
2004 averaged $3.06 in 2025 dollars.
2003 was Ohio’s 23rd-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 2nd-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Ohio 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 | $1.50 | $2.62 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.60 | $2.79 | +10.0¢ |
| Premium | $1.70 | $2.96 | +19.7¢ |
Common questions
Ohio gas prices in 2003, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Ohio in 2003?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Ohio in 2003 was $1.50 per gallon — about $2.62 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Ohio during 2003?
- Ohio's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.74 the week of August 25, 2003 and bottomed out at $1.36 the week of December 15, 2003 — a swing of 28.0% across the year.
- How does 2003 rank for gas prices in Ohio history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2003 was the 23rd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Ohio out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).