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PADD 1 (East Coast) retail-wholesale propane spread

Residential survey price minus wholesale/resale price, a gross-spread indicator (October-March)

Data through Mar 30, 2026 · source last checked Jul 26, 2026 · page revised Jul 26, 2026

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About this data
Source
Derived from EIA propane price series
Series
PADD 1 (East Coast) retail-wholesale propane spread
Basis
Price difference between two EIA quotes
Unit
$/gal
Calculation
Weekly, Oct-Mar heating season
Last observation
Mar 30, 2026
Update frequency
Weekly, Oct-Mar

Now $2.436/gal, 2% above the 4-yr median. The EIA weekly price survey runs October through March; the latest reading is $2.436/gal from Mar 30, 2026. The survey resumes in October.

PADD 1's retail-wholesale propane spread read $2.436/gal on March 30, up 5.0% from four weeks prior. The spread sits 2% above the 4-year median. The EIA price survey resumes in October.

Final weeks of the 2025-26 heating season
PeriodCurrentPriorChange
vs 4-yr median$2.436/gal$2.379/gal+2.4%
Year over year$2.436/gal$2.412/gal+1.0%
vs 4 weeks ago$2.436/gal$2.320/gal+5.0%
Week over week$2.436/gal$2.411/gal+1.0%