Midwest Propane Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
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- Average
- $1.884
- High
- $2.050
- Jan 22
- Low
- $1.745
- Oct 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.054 (+3.0%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential propane prices for the Midwest. They averaged $1.884 a gallon, from a low of $1.745 on October 1, 2018 to a high of $2.050 on January 22, 2018.
The average was 3.0% above 2017’s $1.830.
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
Every survey in 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $1.946Jan 8 $1.978Jan 15 $2.015Jan 22 $2.050Jan 29 $2.034 | $2.005 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.032Feb 12 $2.015Feb 19 $2.000Feb 26 $1.985 | $2.008 |
| March | Mar 5 $1.949Mar 12 $1.911Mar 19 $1.893Mar 26 $1.882 | $1.909 |
| October | Oct 1 $1.745Oct 8 $1.759Oct 15 $1.779Oct 22 $1.800Oct 29 $1.800 | $1.777 |
| November | Nov 5 $1.804Nov 12 $1.803Nov 19 $1.805Nov 26 $1.803 | $1.804 |
| December | Dec 3 $1.810Dec 10 $1.819Dec 17 $1.821Dec 24 $1.819Dec 31 $1.818 | $1.817 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.