East Coast gasoline inventory ·EIA week ending August 21, 2026
East Coast gasoline storage holds 52.3 M bbl as of August 21, 2026, down 0.3% week over week.
The Desk's read
Notably thin is the East Coast gasoline pile, sitting at just the 12th percentile of the 37-year record; this is metal-market style plumbing for fuel held in PADD 1 for regional supply. At 52.3 MM bbl as of 2026-08-21, the level has eased 1.6% over 30 days, yet the drawdown pace runs at the 67 percentile of comparable stretches, more build-leaning than fast. We watch next Wednesday's EIA weekly report for whether the level firms.
East Coast (PADD 1) gasoline inventory
September 3, 2021 to August 21, 2026
Weekly PADD 1 total motor gasoline stocks, in millions of barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
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About this series
Total motor gasoline, including blending components, held in tanks and terminals across PADD 1, the East Coast district. Reported weekly by the U.S. EIA as one of five regional cuts of the national gasoline series. The East Coast makes far less gasoline than it burns. Most supply arrives up the Colonial Pipeline from the Gulf Coast or by tanker into New York Harbor, so PADD 1 stocks read on supply lines and imports rather than local refining. New York Harbor is also the delivery point for the NYMEX gasoline futures contract.
Today's reading sits in the lower part of the EIA record going back to 1990. East Coast gasoline stocks are running below their typical level.
Weekly PADD 1 total motor gasoline stocks, in millions of barrels. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Updated weekly. View this series at eia.gov ↗
East Coast gasoline inventory: common questions
- What is PADD 1?
- PADD 1 is the East Coast district of the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts, the five regions the EIA uses to report US petroleum statistics. It covers Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The district lines were drawn for World War II fuel allocation and remain the standard regional cut of US oil data.
- What does this page track?
- The total volume of motor gasoline held in tanks and terminals across PADD 1 (East Coast), including blending components not yet mixed into finished fuel. It is the EIA's regional cut of the same weekly series the national gasoline page tracks, and the five districts sum to the US total.
More questions
- Why do East Coast gasoline inventories matter?
- The East Coast makes far less gasoline than it burns. Most supply arrives up the Colonial Pipeline from the Gulf Coast or by tanker into New York Harbor, so PADD 1 stocks read on supply lines and imports rather than local refining. New York Harbor is also the delivery point for the NYMEX gasoline futures contract.
- How often is this figure updated?
- The EIA publishes the figure every week, typically Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. Eastern for the prior Friday's week. This page reads that same EIA series and shows the latest reading with its as-of date.