Gasoline Price Trend Analysis 2026: Historical Prices, Latest News, Price Drivers, Market Insights & Supply Demand Analysis

Written ByVikas Jha

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Product Category Region Price Last Updated Month
Gasoline Operating Costs, Logistics and Utilities China 1039 USD/MT October 2025
Gasoline Operating Costs, Logistics and Utilities China 1012 USD/MT December 2025

Asia

The Asian gasoline market during the fourth quarter experienced a downward trend through most of the period before staging a modest recovery in the final weeks. The prices were about 1039 USD/MT (Spot FD) in October and around 1012 USD/MT in December. Prices declined steadily through the opening and middle portions of the quarter as adequate refinery output met moderate demand from transportation sectors. The competitive landscape of new energy vehicles continued to exert pressure on traditional gasoline consumption, while seasonal factors provided limited support.

Market participants maintained cautious procurement strategies amid uncertain economic signals and evolving fuel consumption patterns. The latter portion of the quarter witnessed prices reaching their lowest levels before stabilizing and recovering modestly as year-end demand considerations and inventory management prompted increased buying activity. Refining margins faced pressure throughout most of the period, though operational rates remained relatively stable. Export activity adjusted to regional price dynamics, while import flows responded to domestic supply-demand balances.

Europe

European gasoline markets demonstrated mixed trends during the fourth quarter. Multiple supply constraints converged to create unusually tight market conditions, including uncertainties surrounding Russian firm operations and their European downstream assets, widespread refinery maintenance activities, and persistent barge loading delays that limited product availability for storage. Refiners increasingly shifted production toward diesel to capture favourable distillate margins, further tightening gasoline supply as global diesel availability contracted.

Regional export volumes declined notably while import requirements increased to address elevated prompt supply tightness, reflecting the severity of market constraints. However, competitive pressures from West African refining capacity expansion, particularly pricing adjustments from major facilities, introduced potential headwinds that may moderate margin strength going forward.

North America

North American gasoline markets experienced sustained price weakness throughout the fourth quarter, with benchmark quotations declining across multiple regions. Inventories accumulated on the Gulf Coast while demand indicators remained disappointing, with consumption trailing year-ago levels during the traditional holiday travel period.

Underlying futures contracts declined steadily through the quarter, contributing to weakening outright prices across coastal and inland markets. East Coast inventories remained near seasonal record lows despite weak pricing, as reduced import flows and regional supply-demand dynamics created localized tightness. Blending activity slowed considerably in response to elevated finished product stocks.

About Gasoline

Gasoline, a mixture of flammable liquid hydrocarbons, is a derivative product of crude oil/petroleum that is widely used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It has become one of the most popular automobile fuels owing to its high energy of combustion and capacity to mix readily with air in a carburetor.

It can have many different compositions to meet a host of engine performance specifications. It is produced as a by-product during the manufacture of kerosene in the petroleum industry.

Gasoline Product Detail

Industrial Uses

Solvent for oils and fats, Aviation gasoline, Automobile gasoline

Synonyms

Gas or Petrol

Supplier Database

Gazprom PAO, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exxon Mobil Corporation, PetroChina Company Limited, BP Plc

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Asia Pacific

China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Iran, Thailand, South Korea, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Israel, Hongkong, Singapore, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Australia, and New Zealand

Europe

Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy,Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Ireland Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Finland, Czech Republic, Portugal and Greece

North America

United States and Canada

Latin America

Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru

Africa

South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco

CurrencyUS$ (Data can also be provided in local currency)

Supplier Database AvailabilityYes

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Gasoline Production Processes

  • Production of Gasoline via Fractional Distillation of Petroleum

The manufacturing of Gasoline begins with the processing of crude oil or petroleum in an oil refinery.Gasoline is obtained after the fractional distillation of petroleum, where the process is enhanced with a variety of additives.

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Vikas Jha

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Driving growth and operational excellence at Procurement Resource by partnering with global enterprises on procurement consulting and client solutions, with expertise in scaling research operations and delivering actionable commodity intelligence.

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