Iowa Propane Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
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- Average
- $1.612
- High
- $1.898
- Jan 9
- Low
- $1.356
- Oct 1
- Against 2011
- Down −$0.264 (−14.1%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for Iowa. They averaged $1.612 a gallon, from a low of $1.356 on October 1, 2012 to a high of $1.898 on January 9, 2012.
The average was 14.1% below 2011’s $1.876.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Iowa values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2012
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $1.893Jan 9 $1.898Jan 16 $1.884Jan 23 $1.886Jan 30 $1.872 | $1.887 |
| February | Feb 6 $1.873Feb 13 $1.862Feb 20 $1.854Feb 27 $1.855 | $1.861 |
| March | Mar 5 $1.838Mar 12 $1.828Mar 19 $1.819 | $1.828 |
| October | Oct 1 $1.356Oct 8 $1.359Oct 15 $1.364Oct 22 $1.387Oct 29 $1.395 | $1.372 |
| November | Nov 5 $1.404Nov 12 $1.401Nov 19 $1.412Nov 26 $1.409 | $1.406 |
| December | Dec 3 $1.413Dec 10 $1.405Dec 17 $1.405Dec 24 $1.421Dec 31 $1.421 | $1.413 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.