The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down nine-tenths of cent to $2.90 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Dec. 18.
Diesel prices went down in eight of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the Rocky Mountain region, where prices at the pump went down 3.3 cents per gallon. Prices went up one-tenth 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. – $2.901, down nine-tenths of a cent
• East Coast – $2.897, down four-tenths of a cent
• New England – $2.924, up 2.4 cents
• Central Atlantic – $3.06, unchanged
• Lower Atlantic – $2.788, down 1 cent
• Midwest – $2.853, down 1 cent
• Gulf Coast – $2.697, down eight-tenths of a cent
• Rocky Mountain – $2.958, down 3.3 cents
• West Coast – $3.327, down 1.7 cents
• West Coast less California – $3.044, down 2.8 cents
• California – $3.552, down eight-tenths of a cent
