Though diesel prices dropped, the average cost of a gallon went up on the East Coast, Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Diesel prices nudged slightly lower, dipping three-tenths of a cent to a national average of $3.794 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 12.
Highlights
- With the modest decline, diesel prices have fallen every week since Jan. 30, except for a 1.8-cent rise April 17.
- Average diesel prices have fallen 82.8 cents a gallon since Jan. 30.
- Diesel prices decreased in seven of the 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey and increased in three. The largest drop was 7.2 cents a gallon in the West Coast less California; the largest gain was 3 cents in the Lower Atlantic.
- Diesel prices on average have declined $1.924 a gallon from this time in 2022.
- Gasoline experienced a national average rise of 5.4 cents a gallon, and at $3.595, is just 19.9 cents a gallon cheaper than diesel.
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
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