Gas in Texas averaged $1.27 in 2002 — $2.28 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.27
In 2025 dollars
$2.28
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2002, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2002
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.41 the week of October 21, 2002; the low was $1.03 the week of January 28, 2002 — a swing of 36.1%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2002 | $1.04 | $1.89 |
| January 14, 2002 | $1.05 | $1.90 |
| January 21, 2002 | $1.04 | $1.88 |
| January 28, 2002 | $1.03 | $1.87 |
| February 4, 2002 | $1.03 | $1.87 |
| February 11, 2002 | $1.04 | $1.88 |
| February 18, 2002 | $1.05 | $1.90 |
| February 25, 2002 | $1.06 | $1.91 |
| March 4, 2002 | $1.06 | $1.91 |
| March 11, 2002 | $1.16 | $2.10 |
| March 18, 2002 | $1.22 | $2.20 |
| March 25, 2002 | $1.28 | $2.31 |
| April 1, 2002 | $1.30 | $2.33 |
| April 8, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.40 |
| April 15, 2002 | $1.35 | $2.42 |
| April 22, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.41 |
| April 29, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.40 |
| May 6, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.40 |
| May 13, 2002 | $1.33 | $2.39 |
| May 20, 2002 | $1.33 | $2.38 |
| May 27, 2002 | $1.32 | $2.38 |
| June 3, 2002 | $1.33 | $2.38 |
| June 10, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.35 |
| June 17, 2002 | $1.30 | $2.34 |
| June 24, 2002 | $1.29 | $2.32 |
| July 1, 2002 | $1.29 | $2.31 |
| July 8, 2002 | $1.29 | $2.31 |
| July 15, 2002 | $1.29 | $2.31 |
| July 22, 2002 | $1.32 | $2.36 |
| July 29, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.35 |
| August 5, 2002 | $1.32 | $2.35 |
| August 12, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.33 |
| August 19, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.33 |
| August 26, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.34 |
| September 2, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.34 |
| September 9, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.33 |
| September 16, 2002 | $1.32 | $2.35 |
| September 23, 2002 | $1.33 | $2.36 |
| September 30, 2002 | $1.35 | $2.40 |
| October 7, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.44 |
| October 14, 2002 | $1.38 | $2.46 |
| October 21, 2002 | $1.41 | $2.50 |
| October 28, 2002 | $1.40 | $2.48 |
| November 4, 2002 | $1.39 | $2.46 |
| November 11, 2002 | $1.37 | $2.42 |
| November 18, 2002 | $1.34 | $2.38 |
| November 25, 2002 | $1.32 | $2.34 |
| December 2, 2002 | $1.31 | $2.31 |
| December 9, 2002 | $1.30 | $2.30 |
| December 16, 2002 | $1.29 | $2.28 |
| December 23, 2002 | $1.33 | $2.36 |
| December 30, 2002 | $1.39 | $2.45 |
Year over year
How 2002 compares, adjusted for inflation
2002 was Texas’s 26th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 2nd-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2002
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 | $1.27 | $2.28 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.37 | $2.45 | +9.8¢ |
| Premium | $1.47 | $2.63 | +19.6¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2002, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2002?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2002 was $1.27 per gallon — about $2.28 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Texas during 2002?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.41 the week of October 21, 2002 and bottomed out at $1.03 the week of January 28, 2002 — a swing of 36.1% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2002 than in 2001?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2002 than in 2001, down 5.4% year over year.
- How does 2002 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2002 was the 26th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).