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Heating Fuel Prices

U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1992

11 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 1992 to Dec 21, 1992

Last updated

Average
$0.974
High
$0.984
Nov 2
Low
$0.963
Mar 16
Against 1991
Down −$0.102 (−9.5%)
change in average

In 1992, EIA published 11 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $0.974 a gallon, from a low of $0.963 on March 16, 1992 to a high of $0.984 on November 2, 1992.

The average was 9.5% below 1991’s $1.076.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

U.S. heating oil prices in 1992U.S. heating oil in 1992: 11 weekly values from Jan 6, 1992 to Dec 21, 1992, highest $0.984 on Nov 2, 1992, lowest $0.963 on Mar 16, 1992.$0.90$0.95$1.00$1.05JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 1992

U.S. heating oil prices by month, 1992, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $0.980Jan 20 $0.973$0.976
FebruaryFeb 3 $0.972Feb 17 $0.976$0.974
MarchMar 2 $0.968Mar 16 $0.963$0.966
OctoberOct 5 $0.964Oct 19 $0.980$0.972
NovemberNov 2 $0.984Nov 16 $0.983$0.984
DecemberDec 21 $0.974$0.974

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, 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.

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