The national average price of diesel increased after seven straight weeks of declines, rising 4.6 cents to $4.583 according to Energy Information Administration data on Jan. 2.

Highlights

  •  The national average price of diesel had dropped 79.6 cents, from $5.333 on Nov. 7 to $4.537 on Dec. 26.
  • The average price for a gallon of diesel now costs 97 cents more than it did at this time in 2022.
  • Of the 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey, diesel’s cost went up in six and down in four. The biggest increase was 10.3 cents in the Gulf Coast; the biggest drop was 5.1 cents in the Central Atlantic.

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices

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EIA regional fuel chart

EIA.gov