U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2003
23 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2003 to Dec 29, 2003
Last updated
- Average
- $1.520
- High
- $1.854
- Mar 10
- Low
- $1.344
- Oct 6
- Against 2002
- Up +$0.275 (+22.1%)
- change in average
In 2003, EIA published 23 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.520 a gallon, from a low of $1.344 on October 6, 2003 to a high of $1.854 on March 10, 2003.
The average was 22.1% above 2002’s $1.245.
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 2003
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $1.428Jan 13 $1.431Jan 20 $1.453Jan 27 $1.497 | $1.452 |
| February | Feb 3 $1.535Feb 10 $1.716Feb 17 $1.731Feb 24 $1.752 | $1.684 |
| March | Mar 3 $1.838Mar 10 $1.854Mar 17 $1.803 | $1.832 |
| October | Oct 6 $1.344Oct 13 $1.379Oct 20 $1.383Oct 27 $1.386 | $1.373 |
| November | Nov 3 $1.383Nov 10 $1.386Nov 17 $1.400Nov 24 $1.411 | $1.395 |
| December | Dec 1 $1.413Dec 15 $1.459Dec 22 $1.489Dec 29 $1.491 | $1.463 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.