Gasoline prices fell to $2.24 per gallon this past week (-11.3% y/y) from $2.27 during the prior week. Haver Analytics constructs factors to adjust for the marked seasonal variation in prices. The seasonally-adjusted gasoline price fell to $2.35 per gallon from $2.37.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices improved last week to an average of $47.06 per barrel (-23.3% y/y) after falling to $44.50, the lowest price since June 2017. Yesterday, prices were $50.51 per barrel. Brent crude oil prices improved last week to an average $59.97 per barrel (-13.0% y/y) up from $55.28 during the prior week. Yesterday, prices were $59.03 per barrel.

Natural gas prices declined last week to an average $2.92/mmbtu (-48.9% y/y) from an average $3.26 during the prior week. The price was $2.80 on Friday.

During the latest four weeks, gasoline demand declined 1.1% y/y; total petroleum product demand rose 1.6% y/y. Gasoline inventories increased 2.9% y/y, but inventories of all petroleum products were flat y/y. Crude oil input to refineries rose 2.0% y/y in the last four weeks.

These data are reported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The price data can be found in Haver's WEEKLY and DAILY databases. Greater detail on prices, as well as the demand, production and inventory data, along with regional breakdowns, are in OILWKLY.