Spreads
Out of seasonPADD 3 (Gulf 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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- Spread
About this data
- Source
- Derived from EIA propane price series
- Series
- PADD 3 (Gulf 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 $1.938/gal, 0% above the 4-yr median. The EIA weekly price survey runs October through March; the latest reading is $1.938/gal from Mar 30, 2026. The survey resumes in October.
PADD 3 retail-wholesale spread fell 6.8 cents to $1.938/gal this week, extending a 17.1-cent decline from four weeks ago as heating season closed. The spread sits at the 4-year median.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs 4-yr median | $1.938/gal | $1.935/gal | +0.2% |
| Year over year | $1.938/gal | $1.946/gal | -0.4% |
| vs 4 weeks ago | $1.938/gal | $2.109/gal | -8.1% |
| Week over week | $1.938/gal | $2.006/gal | -3.4% |