With gas prices surging in May, Unleaded 88 sales in Minnesota reached a new all-time high with 12.73 million gallons sold.
According to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the 12.73 million gallons sold in May is the highest monthly volume recorded in Minnesota. The previous record was 12.69 million gallons in May 2024.
May’s volume of 12.73 million gallons was 7.6 percent higher than the 11.83 million gallons recorded in April as the average price of 87 octane fuel clocked in at $4.22 a gallon in Minnesota. The average price of Unleaded 88 in May was $4.10 a gallon, according to the Commerce Department.
In comparison to a year earlier, Unleaded 88 sales in May was slightly higher than the 12.51 million gallons sold in May 2025.
On a cumulative basis, 57.6 million gallons of Unleaded 88 have been sold over the first five months of 2026 in Minnesota.