SAN ANSELMO, CA - Gas prices are displayed at a Gas & Shop gas station on October 27, 2014 in San Anselmo, California. Gas prices have fallen to their lowest level in four years with the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropping to $3.08. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Every year, gas prices continue to rise and therefore make owning a car that much more expensive. Those who were set back an average of $2.51 per gallon last year long for the $0.16 Americans paid 80 years ago.
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), FindTheData found the average price of gas in every year since 1935.
The data is a combination of observed price averages and estimates based on theConsumer Price Index (CPI).*
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I remember pumping gas for my father and it was 32¢
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