US Gasoline Demand (Product Supplied)
Product supplied of finished motor gasoline — the EIA's proxy for consumption, measured as what leaves the primary supply system (refineries, pipelines, terminals) for retail. Weekly since February 1991, in millions of barrels per day. Because it is a residual estimate it is revised in the monthly data; the 4-week average is the working read.
Product supplied (million b/d)
- YoY %
- -1.7%
Next release: ≈ Aug 26, 2026
Latest reading
As of August 14, 2026, Gasoline Demand (Product supplied (million b/d)) stands at 8.69 — down from 8.96 the prior reading, 13% below the July 2, 2021 record of 10.04. US gasoline demand peaked around 9.3-9.5 million barrels a day before the pandemic and has been roughly flat-to-lower since as fuel economy and EVs offset driving growth. Demand matters for the refiner story as the thing that is NOT driving high margins: when crack spreads spike with flat demand, the cause is supply — closed refineries, low inventories, export pulls — not a driving boom. Series history runs from 1991 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-08-21 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Million barrels per day
Year-over-year %
Weekly demand against the same week a year earlier. The single-week number is noisy (holiday timing, weather); the 4-week average on the main chart is the usual read.
Methodology & data
Gasoline Demand is sourced from EIA directly from the publisher’s own dataset (EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WGFUPUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week). We pull the complete history, chart it on a weekly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-08-21. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the US Gasoline Demand (Product Supplied)?
Product supplied of finished motor gasoline — the EIA's proxy for consumption, measured as what leaves the primary supply system (refineries, pipelines, terminals) for retail. Weekly since February 1991, in millions of barrels per day. Because it is a residual estimate it is revised in the monthly data; the 4-week average is the working read.
How do you read Gasoline Demand?
US gasoline demand peaked around 9.3-9.5 million barrels a day before the pandemic and has been roughly flat-to-lower since as fuel economy and EVs offset driving growth. Demand matters for the refiner story as the thing that is NOT driving high margins: when crack spreads spike with flat demand, the cause is supply — closed refineries, low inventories, export pulls — not a driving boom.
Where does the Gasoline Demand data come from?
EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WGFUPUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week. We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/gasoline-demand.csv.
How often is Gasoline Demand updated?
Gasoline Demand is a weekly series from EIA, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts from EIA.
Product supplied (million b/d)
- YoY %
- -1.7%
Next release: ≈ Aug 26, 2026