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Gas dips below $4 a gallon after months of pump pain

A line chart that tracks average U.S. regular gasoline prices, in dollars per gallon, from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2026. Prices fell to a low of $2.7951 on Jan. 11, then climbed steadily to a peak of $4.5641 on May 21 before easing to $3.9987 on June 18.

Average U.S. regular gasoline prices

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U.S. oil stockpile falls to 43-year low

A line chart that tracks weekly crude oil held in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve from Aug. 20, 1982, to June 5, 2026. Stocks range from 270.5 million barrels to 726.6 million. The reserve reached 665.7 million in August 2004 and stood at 349.2 million in June 2026.

Barrels of crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

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