The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down 1.2 cents to $2.91 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Dec. 11. This marks the second consecutive decrease after a short-lived increase two weeks ago.
Diesel prices went down in nine of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the California region, where prices at the pump went down 3.4 cents per gallon. Prices went up three-tenths of a cent in the New England region, the only increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
• U.S. – $2.91, down 1.2 cents
• East Coast – $2.901, down three-tenths of a cent
• New England – $2.90, up three-tenths of a cent
• Central Atlantic – $3.06, down two-tenths of a cent
• Lower Atlantic – $2.788, down six-tenths of a cent
• Midwest – $2.863, down 1.4 cents
• Gulf Coast – $2.705, down eight-tenths of a cent
• Rocky Mountain – $2.991, down 2.8 cents
• West Coast – $3.344, down 2.9 cents
• West Coast less California – $3.072, down 3.4 cents
• California – $3.56, down 2.5 cents
