Diesel Prices Bump Up A Bit

Retail diesel fuel prices rose about one cent in the prior week to reach $2.93 per gallon.

• Prices were up throughout most of the country, although New England saw a price decline of half a penny to $3.01 per gallon.
• West Coast prices averaged $3.07 per gallon after increasing one cent.
• The largest price increase occurred in the Rocky Mountains, where prices increased almost two cents to $2.94 per gallon.

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline decreased over one cent to $2.74 per gallon after increasing by almost three cents the previous week.

• This week’s price is still $0.18 per gallon higher than this time last year.
• Price changes were mixed throughout the country, with the Midwest seeing the largest price decrease of almost 5 cents to $2.70 per gallon after the region saw larger prices increases than the national average over the previous three weeks.
• East Coast and Rocky Mountain prices both rose about half a penny to reach $2.67 per gallon and $2.75 per gallon, respectively.
• Gulf Coast prices fell about one cent but remained the lowest in the nation at $2.58 per gallon.
• The West Coast averaged $3.07 per gallon after edging down just a tenth of one cent; California prices fell half a penny to $3.13 per gallon.