East Coast Propane Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
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- Average
- $2.801
- High
- $2.959
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.716
- Jan 4
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.030 (−1.1%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for the East Coast. They averaged $2.801 a gallon, from a low of $2.716 on January 4, 2016 to a high of $2.959 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 1.1% below 2015’s $2.831.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no East Coast values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.716Jan 11 $2.733Jan 18 $2.736Jan 25 $2.737 | $2.731 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.750Feb 8 $2.768Feb 15 $2.768Feb 22 $2.760Feb 29 $2.766 | $2.762 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.761Mar 14 $2.764Mar 21 $2.754Mar 28 $2.748 | $2.757 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.760Oct 10 $2.801Oct 17 $2.826Oct 24 $2.843Oct 31 $2.827 | $2.811 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.837Nov 14 $2.802Nov 21 $2.821Nov 28 $2.836 | $2.824 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.887Dec 12 $2.917Dec 19 $2.939Dec 26 $2.959 | $2.926 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.