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Heating Fuel Prices

Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2019

25 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019

Last updated

Average
$2.616
High
$2.723
Dec 2
Low
$2.369
Jan 7
Against 2018
Down −$0.101 (−3.7%)
change in average

In 2019, EIA published 25 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $2.616 a gallon, from a low of $2.369 on January 7, 2019 to a high of $2.723 on December 2, 2019.

The average was 3.7% below 2018’s $2.717.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Midwest values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Midwest heating oil prices in 2019Midwest heating oil in 2019: 25 weekly values from Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019, highest $2.723 on Dec 2, 2019, lowest $2.369 on Jan 7, 2019.$2.30$2.40$2.50$2.60$2.70$2.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2019

Midwest heating oil prices by month, 2019, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 7 $2.369Jan 14 $2.378Jan 21 $2.423Jan 28 $2.479$2.412
FebruaryFeb 4 $2.525Feb 11 $2.533Feb 18 $2.598Feb 25 $2.629$2.571
MarchMar 4 $2.640Mar 11 $2.639Mar 18 $2.638Mar 25 $2.631$2.637
OctoberOct 7 $2.686Oct 14 $2.662Oct 21 $2.642Oct 28 $2.663$2.663
NovemberNov 4 $2.678Nov 11 $2.696Nov 18 $2.694Nov 25 $2.710$2.695
DecemberDec 2 $2.723Dec 9 $2.711Dec 16 $2.705Dec 23 $2.682Dec 30 $2.669$2.698

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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