The average price of diesel rose in seven of the 10 regions in the Energy Information Administration’s weekly survey and went down in three. (Bim/Getty Images)
The needle refused to budge on the national average diesel price, holding at $3.806 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 17.
Highlights
- The last time there was no change in the average diesel price was April 26, 2021, when it cost $3.124 a gallon.
- The average diesel price held steady after a 3.9-cent gain July 10, which marked just the sixth increase of the year and third since January.
- The national average diesel price is $1.626 less than it was at this time in 2022.
- Of the 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey, the average price went up in seven and down in three. The largest gain was 2.7 cents a gallon in California; the biggest decline was 1.6 cents in the Midwest.
- Meanwhile, the national average for gasoline rose 1.3 cents to $3.559 a gallon.
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
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