Adjusted for inflation, crude oil's high was $78 a barrel in 1980
Written on Friday, May 14, 2004 by Jessica
U.S. crude futures reach record high - May. 14, 2004
Sure, right now we're at an absolute high, but when adjusted for inflation, the price of crude is barely more than half what it was in 1980.
I wrote this when oil was about $40 a barrel. Now it's $68.