Monthly
$ per Barrel
1946 - 2026
Jan 1, 1946 to Jan 1, 2026
FRED
3 weeks ago
RecentFeb 4, 2026
This series was created by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to expand the history of the monthly West Texas Intermediate oil price series in FRED. We simply combined these two FRED series: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OILPRICE and https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MCOILWTICO. From January 1946 through July 2013, the series used is OILPRICE. From August 2013 to present, the series used is MCOILWTICO.
As of January 1, 2026 • M data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 961 monthly observations, over 80 years, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
961
Coverage
80 years
Updates
monthly
This dataset's metadata was updated on 2/5/2026. The current data may be outdated.