North Carolina Propane Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
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- Average
- $2.409
- High
- $2.548
- Dec 12
- Low
- $2.330
- Mar 28
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.127 (−5.0%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for North Carolina. They averaged $2.409 a gallon, from a low of $2.330 on March 28, 2016 to a high of $2.548 on December 12, 2016.
The average was 5.0% below 2015’s $2.536.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no North Carolina 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 $2.331Jan 11 $2.348Jan 18 $2.342Jan 25 $2.345 | $2.342 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.357Feb 8 $2.351Feb 15 $2.357Feb 22 $2.357Feb 29 $2.376 | $2.360 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.376Mar 14 $2.359Mar 21 $2.361Mar 28 $2.330 | $2.357 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.418Oct 10 $2.467Oct 17 $2.429Oct 24 $2.464Oct 31 $2.456 | $2.447 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.447Nov 14 $2.418Nov 21 $2.390Nov 28 $2.443 | $2.425 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.503Dec 12 $2.548Dec 19 $2.535Dec 26 $2.535 | $2.530 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly North Carolina, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.