Gas in Texas averaged $1.45 in 2003 — $2.53 in today’s money
Average, that year
$1.45
In 2025 dollars
$2.53
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2003, 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 2003
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $1.61 the week of March 17, 2003; the low was $1.36 the week of June 2, 2003 — a swing of 18.5%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.48 |
| January 13, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.47 |
| January 20, 2003 | $1.41 | $2.48 |
| January 27, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.50 |
| February 3, 2003 | $1.48 | $2.59 |
| February 10, 2003 | $1.56 | $2.74 |
| February 17, 2003 | $1.58 | $2.77 |
| February 24, 2003 | $1.58 | $2.76 |
| March 3, 2003 | $1.57 | $2.75 |
| March 10, 2003 | $1.59 | $2.78 |
| March 17, 2003 | $1.61 | $2.82 |
| March 24, 2003 | $1.59 | $2.79 |
| March 31, 2003 | $1.56 | $2.73 |
| April 7, 2003 | $1.53 | $2.68 |
| April 14, 2003 | $1.49 | $2.62 |
| April 21, 2003 | $1.45 | $2.56 |
| April 28, 2003 | $1.43 | $2.52 |
| May 5, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.46 |
| May 12, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.40 |
| May 19, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.40 |
| May 26, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.40 |
| June 2, 2003 | $1.36 | $2.39 |
| June 9, 2003 | $1.37 | $2.41 |
| June 16, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.45 |
| June 23, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.44 |
| June 30, 2003 | $1.37 | $2.41 |
| July 7, 2003 | $1.38 | $2.42 |
| July 14, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.50 |
| July 21, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.52 |
| July 28, 2003 | $1.43 | $2.51 |
| August 4, 2003 | $1.44 | $2.52 |
| August 11, 2003 | $1.47 | $2.57 |
| August 18, 2003 | $1.50 | $2.62 |
| August 25, 2003 | $1.58 | $2.76 |
| September 1, 2003 | $1.58 | $2.74 |
| September 8, 2003 | $1.55 | $2.70 |
| September 15, 2003 | $1.51 | $2.64 |
| September 22, 2003 | $1.48 | $2.57 |
| September 29, 2003 | $1.43 | $2.49 |
| October 6, 2003 | $1.41 | $2.45 |
| October 13, 2003 | $1.41 | $2.46 |
| October 20, 2003 | $1.42 | $2.47 |
| October 27, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.44 |
| November 3, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.42 |
| November 10, 2003 | $1.37 | $2.39 |
| November 17, 2003 | $1.38 | $2.40 |
| November 24, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.43 |
| December 1, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.41 |
| December 8, 2003 | $1.38 | $2.39 |
| December 15, 2003 | $1.37 | $2.38 |
| December 22, 2003 | $1.40 | $2.42 |
| December 29, 2003 | $1.39 | $2.42 |
Year over year
How 2003 compares, adjusted for inflation
2003 was Texas’s 24th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 4th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas 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 | $1.45 | $2.53 | — |
| Midgrade | $1.55 | $2.70 | +9.6¢ |
| Premium | $1.64 | $2.86 | +18.8¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2003, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2003?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2003 was $1.45 per gallon — about $2.53 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 2003?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $1.61 the week of March 17, 2003 and bottomed out at $1.36 the week of June 2, 2003 — a swing of 18.5% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2003 than in 2002?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was more expensive in 2003 than in 2002, up 11.2% year over year.
- How does 2003 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2003 was the 24th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).