U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1996
18 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 1996 to Dec 30, 1996
Last updated
- Average
- $1.103
- High
- $1.162
- Dec 23
- Low
- $0.999
- Jan 1
- Against 1995
- Up +$0.179 (+19.4%)
- change in average
In 1996, EIA published 18 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.103 a gallon, from a low of $0.999 on January 1, 1996 to a high of $1.162 on December 23, 1996.
The average was 19.4% above 1995’s $0.924.
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
Every survey in 1996
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $0.999Jan 15 $1.022 | $1.011 |
| February | Feb 5 $1.012Feb 19 $1.037 | $1.025 |
| March | Mar 4 $1.049Mar 18 $1.052 | $1.051 |
| October | Oct 7 $1.105Oct 21 $1.131Oct 28 $1.133 | $1.123 |
| November | Nov 4 $1.126Nov 11 $1.124Nov 18 $1.135Nov 25 $1.143 | $1.132 |
| December | Dec 2 $1.145Dec 9 $1.156Dec 16 $1.155Dec 23 $1.162Dec 30 $1.159 | $1.155 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.