Lower Atlantic Propane Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
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- Average
- $2.859
- High
- $2.980
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.778
- Mar 28
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.016 (−0.6%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.859 a gallon, from a low of $2.778 on March 28, 2016 to a high of $2.980 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 0.6% below 2015’s $2.875.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Lower Atlantic 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 $2.807Jan 11 $2.818Jan 18 $2.815Jan 25 $2.815 | $2.814 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.820Feb 8 $2.829Feb 15 $2.838Feb 22 $2.829Feb 29 $2.833 | $2.830 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.819Mar 14 $2.808Mar 21 $2.797Mar 28 $2.778 | $2.801 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.862Oct 10 $2.903Oct 17 $2.902Oct 24 $2.928Oct 31 $2.874 | $2.894 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.845Nov 14 $2.845Nov 21 $2.860Nov 28 $2.870 | $2.855 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.923Dec 12 $2.966Dec 19 $2.969Dec 26 $2.980 | $2.960 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.