Observed arrival · 2026-09-26
FuelFigures puts gas prices on three different clocks
A data journalism project compares U.S. fuel prices since 1980 in nominal dollars, inflation-adjusted dollars, and minutes of work.
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- Its wage lens estimates a 15-gallon fill-up at 124 minutes of work, four minutes more than the previous week.
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The page pairs weekly EIA figures with a monthly series reaching back to January 1980, then recalculates the comparison using inflation and average-worker time. Its wage measure is based on BLS production and nonsupervisory workers, which the page says represent about 80% of the private workforce. A methodology page, downloads, and embed-and-cite links are also listed.
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