Gas Prices When Obama Took Office

Whether rising gas prices will hit 5 per gallon in the u s.

Gas prices when obama took office. By memorial day 2011 is a matter of speculation but the notion that president barack obama s response to the issue of high. According to eia data the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the united states was 1 838 on jan. Now let s look at president obama s experience with gasoline prices.

Many americans see these prices as they drive to work and it influences their overall feeling about the economy. So yes 1 81 sounds about right. Americans keep a close eye on gas prices and tend to get nervous when it climbs above 3 a gallon nationally but for much of obama s second term and trump s first term gas prices.

The price of unleaded regular gasoline in january 2009 was 1 79. The february gasoline price was 1 93. As of monday feb.

In january 2009 just a couple of weeks before barack obama s inauguration gasoline prices had fallen by nearly half from the previous year. The 3 677 is not the highest gas prices have been under president obama. During obama s tenure the national average for a gallon of regular gas has been as high as almost 4 in 2011 and as low as 1 85 a gallon the month he took office.

Since former president barack obama took office gas prices are up 26 7 percent. Gas prices were well above 3 a gallon for much of obama s tenure. Since late 2014 gas prices have.

Prices climbed steadily. Obama assumed office on january 20 2009. 11 2013 the per gallon price had risen to an average of 3 611 an increase of 96 percent.